Today, for the tenth consecutive year, the so-called "Sofia Pride", better known in ordinary Bulgarian as the "gay parade", is being held in Sofia. And this year, like every other, this event has caused stormy and contradictory reactions and public disputes. Many people do not understand the meaning of the gay parade. Many consider it extremely harmful. …
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An atypical Bulgarian politician
The peculiarities of political life are such that the most adaptable survive in it, and they are usually not the smartest, most honest, most talented, or most worthy representatives of the human race. Natural selection in the political jungle often brings to the fore people of dubious moral qualities. There are exceptions to this rule, of course, and they deserve ...
More »"The Broken Window" - the Most Common Economic Fallacy
It is often observed that incompetent economists are better at spreading their errors among the public than competent economists are at spreading the truth. The reason for this is that bad economists actually introduce people to half-truths. They only talk about the short-term effects that a given policy would have on a specific group of people. To solve this problem …
More »Ep.16: Are the actions of the Norwegian Child Protection Service legitimate?
Links: The report of bTV ECHR against the Norwegian Child Protection Services BBC documentary on the issue The Negative Effects of Physical Punishment For greater convenience, we recommend downloading the audio of the podcast by clicking on the “Download” button in the player above. Don't forget to like and share on Facebook and …
More »Today they ban the lottery, yesterday milk, and tomorrow what?
Two weeks ago, the United Patriots deputies introduced a bill in the National Assembly aimed at restricting the sale and advertising of lottery tickets. It even went so far as to say that Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs called for the introduction of a VAT on lotteries - something that is widely known...
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