I am late on this, but it is no less heartfelt for that. The fall of communism in Eastern Europe will likely be the great world-historical event of my lifetime, and Havel was one of the most inspiring figures of that event.
The Economist provides a very nice history, and Reason's Matt Welch reports from his funeral in Prague.
Who was my favorite student this term?
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