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Private school education – only for the rich, or not?

More and more people are realizing the ineffectiveness of the education offered by public schools. The most obvious sign of this is the growing number of young people who pay for private lessons.1 Both students and their parents see that it is impossible to obtain quality training in a given subject through school activities alone. The desire of the rulers …

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Guest article: Private school education – only for the rich, or not?

More and more people are realizing the ineffectiveness of the education offered by public schools. The most obvious sign of this is the growing number of young people who pay for private lessons.1 Both students and their parents see that it is impossible to obtain quality training in a given subject through school activities alone. The desire of the rulers …

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Central planning in energy - effects

Why are things not working out in the energy sector? Politicians have all the leverage to control the industry, but in practice they systematically make the wrong decisions. The usual excuse is a lack of sufficient control over the sector. The political decision-making process has inherent defects that stand out when compared to the free market, which by its very nature …

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Guest article: Central planning in energy - effects

Why are things not working out in the energy sector? Politicians have all the leverage to control the industry, but in practice they systematically make the wrong decisions. The usual excuse is a lack of sufficient control over the sector. The political decision-making process has inherent defects that stand out when compared to the free market, which by its very nature …

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The Maastricht failure

One of the main goals of the European Union and one of the reasons for its existence is to achieve economic stability and sustainable growth on the Old Continent. In themselves, these are concepts devoid of particular meaning and without practical value, whose main role is to sound good in political speeches ...

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The European Commission's health fascism

Taking a “broader view”, the European Commission has once again taken the step of expanding market regulations and powers at the expense of individual and corporate freedom. The Tobacco Products Directive was due to be voted on on 10 September, but the bill will be considered again on 8 October. Despite the good-sounding clichés …

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