The remains of my dinner at the apartment of the Benda family. What a fitting end to an unforgettable week in Slovakia and Czechia. Back home tomorrow, then to DC on Thursday for the TAC Gala. I hope to see some of you there.

Thanks to this great and heroic family of anti-communist resisters for their kind hospitality this evening. And thanks to Father Stepan for his Stakhanovite translation work today.