June 1989, Zagreb — I was riding on a tram with my father. We were sitting in silence, and I can to this day see his smiling eyes with sunny rays around them, his head held high.
We decided not …
Letter to Serbia
Dear Serbia,
What have you done to Ukshin Hoti?
Where is his final resting place? What did you do to his body?
Do you remember his eyes of an ancient philosopher and his aquiline nose?
What did he say …
Albania in old Encyclopædia Britannica
9th Edition
— Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition, Volume I, “Albania (1.)” —
ALBANIA, a country of considerable extent, which though frequently ruled by turbulent and nearly independ ent chiefs, ranks as one of the provinces of the Turkish empire. …
Kosova iconic revolutionary dies
Adem Demaçi, Kosova Albanian writer and revolutionary who spent 28 years as a prisoner of conscience, has died. Demaçi opposed the Yugoslav communist regime and believed in Kosova’s right to self-determination.
Demaçi was imprisoned three times, serving more time in …
Should we praise capitalism?
The U.S. constitution doesn’t mention capitalism. Or the market economy. The Supreme Court hears economic regulation cases quite superficially, because the United States isn’t officially a capitalist state. But the Court applies the strictest standard, for example, to complaints that …
Two words on cultural appropriation
It is like plagiarism. If you use someone’s stuff and hold it out as yours, it’s wrong. Otherwise it’s just cultural diffusion, like adopting the Latin or Korean alphabet for a previously unwritten language.
We eat chocolate, a European variety …
Kosova’s 10th Independence Day
The Most Serene Republic of Kosovo, known by its native heirs and many righteous friends as Kosova or Dardania, celebrates its 10th Independence Day and the 2410th anniversary of its King Bardylis.
The history of Dardania is as ancient as …
The end of sports apartheid
The European soccer organization has admitted Kosova (Kosovo) as its newest member, bringing an end to a quarter-century period of isolation for the small country.
Kosova began organizing association football independently of the former Yugoslavia 26 years ago, but was …
Albanian Teachers’ Day
March 7, 1887: Korça, Albania — Albanian patriots opened the first desegregated, secular school in what was then the Ottoman Empire, a country that spanned across three continents. 35 students of different religions and social backgrounds attended classes in their …
Prezŭdent Danŭld Trŭmp
Trump to abolish Latin, Spanish, circumcision
01/23/2016 — After honoring Soviet veterans in a campaign video, U.S. presidential candidate Mr. Donald Trump has decided to take his admiration for strong and righteous Russia a step further.
If elected, the Republican …