We are publishing 12 recommendations for the new US president less than a month before his inauguration. They were sent to us specifically by the students of Professor Alexander Tokarev at Northwood University in Michigan, USA. Like Reagan, Trump has chosen crappy predecessors. With this clever move, he has significantly facilitated the task of …
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How a greedy corporation saved Star Wars from a stubborn artist
Adam Ozimek The second film in Disney's Star Wars series isn't perfect, but it succeeds on many levels that George Lucas' second trilogy (Episodes I, II, and III) didn't. For the second time, Star Wars gives us a reason to celebrate the profit motive of a greedy corporation, …
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Vladimir Karolev and Stoyan Panchev on the right, the state and forecasts. Vladimir Karolev is a financier, macroeconomist, lecturer and pundit.
More »The Fed's decision to raise interest rates: Causes and consequences
On December 14, the chair of the Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, officially announced the increase in the institution's key interest rate by 25 basis points, from 0.25% to 0.50%. This is the first interest rate increase by the Fed since December 2015, although Yellen initially said that we would see three to four increases ...
More »What we're missing from the pedestrian traffic light saga
Recently, it has become fashionable for Sofia citizens to brag on social networks about original and effective ways of dealing with the latest innovation in the pedestrian life of the capital's residents - traffic light buttons. As you know, at this point, their function seems completely redundant as the only thing they do is not let …
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In any conflict between two individuals (or groups) who adhere to the same basic principles, the more consistent one wins. In any cooperation between two individuals (or two groups) who adhere to different basic principles, the worse or more irrational one wins. When opposing basic principles are clearly and openly defined, this …
More »Two possible paths for Hristo Ivanov's new party
The creation of the "Yes, Bulgaria" formation was announced two days ago at an event in the capital, in front of the eyes and ears of a large part of the protest activists, scattered across various organizations from parties (DEOS and the Greens) to streamlined coalitions (Protest Network). The application was to organize a party around the resigned minister in the second cabinet ...
More »The silent cry of the old authorities
Changing the mindset of a society does not happen overnight. It is a long and tiring process, requiring the energy and tireless work of a large number of people. We are not talking about the masses of people who need to change their worldview, we are talking about those public figures and leaders who need to explain …
More »Slavi Trifonov is dangerously clever with the Prosecutor General
Martin Nikolaev In recent days, you have surely noticed the Facebook buzz surrounding Slavi Trifonov's meetings with Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov. The opinions on the social network seem to prevail that this is a terrible blunder by the showman, who has connected with the corrupt Prosecutor General, and this will be the end of the referendum and ...
More »Who said that the Bulgarian mountains don't have year-round tourism?
Every winter, along with the Punic Wars around the second lift in Bansko, the first in Pamporovo and the zero lift in Vitosha, we hear the propaganda that there is no year-round tourism in the Bulgarian mountains. The understanding is instilled that in Bansko (Blagoevgrad), Pamporovo (Smolyan) and Borovets (Sofia region) some bad and stupid people invest in hotels and ski areas, …
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