Following the tragedy in Orlando, Florida a few weeks ago, when a radical Islamist gunman shot and killed 50 people in a gay club, the public debate over gun control has once again flared up in full force. In recent years, it has become one of the biggest public debates not only in the United States but also around the world. …

The topic of “Unconditional Basic Income” has been increasingly talked about in the last few years. Most commentators with at least a basic understanding of economics and finance have not paid serious attention to the topic, but unfortunately, public interest in the idea is likely to grow. Most recently, the Swiss strongly opposed …

Yavor Ganchev A talented, dedicated and qualified teacher is a great tool for achieving quality, effective and adequate education. However, a good tool is not, in itself, a sufficient condition for a good result. The quality of education is measured by the satisfaction of the learner. And satisfaction comes from achieving one's own, not someone else's...

On June 13, 3 years ago, I was at my boring job, in my boring office, waiting for another boring workday to end, when... ...regularly scrolling through my Facebook feed and without any particular expectations for anything exciting, I realized that I already had a casus belli (cause for war) with the then government of Plamen Oresharski, ...

Tom Palmer* We see a kind of celebration on the Internet over the slaughter of peaceful people simply because they are gay and American. This makes them a "double win" for the so-called Islamic State (ISIS). It is high time we fought back. We must stand up to the "gun-free" slaughterhouses. If there were a legal …

The case of "priority" majors About a month ago, the Ministry of Education and Science announced a reform in the financing of student scholarships with European funds under the operational program "Science and Education for Smart Growth". According to this reform, from now on, student majors are divided into "priority" and "non-priority" and only students following ...

A screenwriter from Slavi Trifonov's team tore up a photo of President Rosen Plevneliev on national airwaves, causing a media storm that has been going on for the 4th day now. The overall response and comments are negative for the showman, with even the lazy and sluggish SEM taking matters into his own hands and sending a letter to bTV. bTV itself …

It’s time to understand why Universal Basic Income (UBI) is such an important battle for the modern left. It’s an idea that has been circulating in society for several eras – its modern advocates, for example, consider the 16th-century humanist Thomas More to be their founding ideologue. This text is not intended to explain why UBI …

Chapter I, Part 1* Nowadays, many people feel that the explanations of crises and social processes are incomplete, if not completely wrong. The process repeats itself - political formations change, promises are replaced, and disappointments are not long in coming. Change is needed, but not led by the hope for new state "saviors", ...

Even if there are daily and quarterly stickers, the question is how both the outdated and newly built road infrastructure will be maintained. Despite the resistance shown by the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works (MRDPW), the introduction of daily and quarterly vignettes from January 1, 2017 was adopted at first reading in the relevant parliamentary committee...