A great nation—and optimistically speaking, any nation—is supposed to represent all its inhabitants, equally and without discrimination. It shouldn’t see a difference between people of different sexual orientations, between people of different races, between the personal beliefs of its citizens. And yet, in many countries—commonly third-world and second-world ones, but unfortunately often also in first-world [...]

International recognition of Kosovo has set precedent, whether the recognizing countries want it or not. They say Kosovo is a “sui generis” case, but it isn’t. Russia has used it to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia (while still not recognizing Kosovo), which has upped the precedent even more. This time not such much for the [...]

I have always known writing a novel was hard, but damn I have to confess — it’s harder than I thought. Of course I haven’t exactly been easy for myself with “The Reigning.” I have about fifty characters, six of them are main characters who drive the story, which is made up of three intertwining [...]

“It’s June 21st. The time of return, cooling downs, …” Oh, whatever. I’m back from vacation, that’s the main point of this post. I had a great time; the weather was pleasant, the accommodation luxurious, our friends absolutely freaking fabulous, and Morvan a region with wonderful views and people. I won’t bore you with all [...]

“It’s June 7th. The time of relaxation, sunbathing, extremely hot weather, 24/7 tennis matches, and awkward conversations with French people whom I don’t understand, is upon us.” Okay, so I actually hate sunbathing, but the rest is all true. Don’t expect any new posts during June 7 till June 21, because I probably won’t have [...]