Why do most Americans believe that Michael Jordan was the greatest basketball player of all time? While I vehemently disagree, I do understand. His six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls, six Finals MVP awards, five regular-season MVPs, and ten scoring titles certainly create a resume that appears untouchable. Yet, what the average observer fails…

Dear Bobby: As a boy living in refugee camps in Germany, I dreamed of a far-off utopia—a land called the United States of America—where justice ruled and all people loved one another. Sadly, having arrived on these shores in 1949 at the age of 13, I discovered that Americans were just as capable of bigotry…

Skiing through history is an unforgivable experience. Such was the case for us on January 27, 1991, when we donned our cross-country skis and made our way through the woods of Gettysburg Battlefield toward Culp’s Hill. At the hill’s summit, we climbed an observation tower in order to take in the scope of the historical…

An evil man returned to the White House on January 20th, primarily because he convinced 48% of voting Americans that immigrants are despicable and dangerous. As one-half of America cheers, the evil man orders the closing of our borders, Gestapo-like round-ups and deportation of our friends and neighbors, most of whom had been driven out…

Following the publication of Prague: My Long Journey Home in 2011, I prepared a presentation about my life as I hit the book-tour trail for the first time. I had fact-checked much of the story and thus was confident that I could answer any question and respond to any comment coming from an audience of…

As a 12-year-old in a refugee camp in Germany, I had dreamed of a far-off utopia, a land called the United States of America, where justice ruled and all people were created equal. Not long after arriving on these shores, however, I discovered that Americans were just as capable of bigotry and hatred as Europeans.…

An evil man returned to the White House on January 20th, primarily because he convinced 48% of voting Americans that immigrants are despicable and dangerous. As one-half of America cheers, the evil man orders the closing of our borders and deportation of our friends and neighbors to the same countries from which they had been…

On a crisp, sunny, winter day in 1997, I was sitting in the luxurious office of a Washington, DC, power broker, when his administrative assistant intruded on our conversation. “Excuse me for interrupting, sir,” she said, “but Mr. Erskine Bowles is on the phone for you.” I knew that Bowles was the White House Chief…

When the Germans gave us twenty-four hours to clear out of our home and to take only that which we could carry, my toys were not among the necessities Mother and Dědeček packed. Thus, I landed on the Tůma farm a four-year-old without his trucks, tin soldiers, and miniature sailboats. However, my ever-thoughtful mother made…