Anyone who has been interested in the history of Bulgarian art knows that the years of the totalitarian communist regime are those in which art was most centralized, controlled and limited artists within certain limits. The period from 1944 to 1989 (very roughly, since things are a little more complicated) are years in which …
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12. What to invest in in 2019? (with guest Alexander Karolev)
00:24 – Presentation of the topics and special guest Alexander Karolev, an investment banker from London, a specialist in the debt market. 03:30 – What are the current financial and investment news in Bulgaria in recent weeks? 15:50 – Fintech news: Revolut has received a banking license in Lithuania. 18:00 – Macro and markets conversation with special guest …
More »"Home Alone" – poorly disguised libertarian propaganda
Last year, we presented “7 Libertarian Themes for the Christmas Eve Table,” which continues to be a relevant message in 2019. Today, we’re publishing something in the same vein – this time not from the traditional Christmas Eve ritual dinner, but from the traditional holiday TV ritual. The hit comedy with McCauley …
More »Where does civil forfeiture break down?
Author: Alexander Terziev Besides being in direct contradiction with European law, it is more than obvious that the KPONPI will be used as a bludgeon against the opposition "The state policy to combat corruption is not aimed at retribution, but at restoring justice in society (...) regardless of the criminal proceedings against the person being investigated or ...
More »The History of the Christmas Truce of World War I
Author: William Griggs, the article is translated from the author's blog In August 1914, in an episode of unprecedented intemperance, the Great Powers of Europe plunged into all-out war with each other. Germany, a rising military power with great ambitions, overran Belgium in search of a quick checkmate of France before Russia could …
More »The problem of private pension funds
The problem with private (mandatory) pension funds is that they don't make money. More precisely, they don't make money for their clients. They probably do for themselves, but the returns that people who insure themselves with them receive are almost non-existent or even negative. At least most of the time. This is a problem. Because …
More »Ep. 43: The most important events of 2018
Thank you for being with us this past year! "60 Minutes Free!" will return with a second season in 2019. Happy Holidays! For greater convenience, we recommend downloading the podcast audio by clicking the “Download” button in the player above. Don't forget to like and share on Facebook and …
More »Other victims and victims of World War II
The number of Bulgarian victims and victims of World War II (1939-1945) was relatively small. After its beginning, the authorities sincerely tried to maintain neutrality, but on March 1, 1941, they joined as allies of Hitler's Germany, and at the end of the same year they declared a "symbolic war" on the USA and ...
More »Classic Christmas movies that say taxes are theft!
Author: Tom Mullen, fee.org These wonderful works of freedom have disappeared from today's politically correct holiday stuffing "And it came to pass, that there went out a decree from Augustus Caesar, that all the world should be taxed. And that all should be taxed, every man in his own city: for the disobedience of the Roman emperor...
More »TEAM in the media for urban planning, healthcare and international politics
In the penultimate month of the year, the Bulgarian media again actively sought the expertise of the authors of the EKIP. Particular attention was paid to the topic of “urban planning” on the occasion of the report “Urban Planning Policy in Sofia” published at the beginning of the month with recommendations for improving urban planning policy. The problems with parking were commented on by our chairman Stoyan …
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