Alas, the idea of this article was for a much more full-fledged material, examining the last 4 years of government through the prism of indiscriminate government spending. The "elite" who spent the taxpayer's money, although with a long experience in politics, received only their first full governing mandate, worthy of delving into how much it cost us ...
More »Basic rules for postmodern checkmate
Recently, modern leftists around the world, including in our country, have been constantly testing the limits of our sense of humor, proposing increasingly exotic innovations in public life, with the aim of preventing racial and class injustice. In particular, the proposals for a chess reform, abolishing the rule that white pieces always go first, can be supplemented with …
More »The Drunkenness of a Nation...and Its Addictions
Last week, the WHO (World Health Organization) showed data showing that Bulgaria tops the charts for early onset of psychoactive substance use such as cigarettes, alcohol, cannabis, and even early initiation of sexual activity. Rarely does our country have the “honor” of being at the top of something, and this usually happens…
More »Liberty 420's position on the new National Drug Strategy
Full text of the statement As you know, one of the very first battles of EKIP and BLO is precisely that for a more meaningful and fair drug policy in Bulgaria. Our country continues to top the charts for both the strictest drug laws and the highest use among children and youth. That is why our cause Liberty 420 has been …
More »Almanac of Government Tyranny
The almanac will be a kind of collection and compendium of every government measure that violates, takes away, limits the freedoms of Bulgarian citizens. With this publication, we aim to keep our audience informed about all the restrictions on their freedoms that the government imposes. We will add new cases as soon as they are published in the State Gazette and will …
More »Let's smoke Valeri Simeonov!
Seriously! The man has all the qualities to be a leader. He has shown it with his years in business, he shows it in his emotionally charged parliamentary life. He also has all the qualities to stay in power or around it for a long time. He knows what you have to do when elections are coming up, and …
More »An overdose of incompetence...or the problem that could cost Trump everything
Trump and his administration have been the subject of much coverage in our media, primarily over his economic and foreign policy. This article will examine his administration's actions on an issue that was not expected to become a cornerstone of his term, but is on its way...
More »When the "honor of the epaulette" replaced the "health of the nation"
Yesterday we angered the Minister of the Interior Valentin Radev. He was offended that we took data that is freely available from the website of the Ministry of the Interior and told it to the public. The reason was the "Analysis of Bulgarian Drug Policy 2009-2016" that we published. The information "undermines the authority of the Ministry of the Interior", he said and sullenly scolded us for not ...
More »The "Pirogov" case - why it will get worse and who is to blame
Saturday's day off was marred by the disturbing news that an 18-year-old man beat up a nurse and strangled a patient in the Emergency Department of Pirogov Hospital. "An 18-year-old man, admitted to the toxicology department of Pirogov, attacked and beat up the nurse on duty due to marijuana use. She is currently lying in the maxillofacial ward. … …
More »The economics of legal weed and why there's no turning back
They say ideas are contagious. They start with a few, they spread by word of mouth, which promises them a furious growth until they circle the Earth. What if that idea was to live in a country where you could freely buy cannabis from your local shop? Only a quarter of a century ago, Amsterdam was …
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