In just over a year in power, the coalition led by the BSP has proposed, submitted for consideration and adopted quite a few changes. The effects of some of them are not yet visible, and when they do appear, many may not associate them with the current rulers. In any case, we can now prepare an anthology …

In 2013, we witnessed various (more or less) creative ways to manipulate GDP. From the US, to Greece and the UK, to Nigeria[1], the index fell victim to politicians’ desire not to pay the price for the economic crises, harmful policies and cronyism they create. Starting this year, the NSI also …

Since the beginning of the BSP’s mandate, we have witnessed a constant avalanche of legislative projects and proposals. A huge part of them fall into the category of “harmful to individual freedom and the market economy”. The latest proposal of the Minister of Education is definitely one of them. It is about the idea that “[t]o completion of primary education …

Herbert Spencer Let us suppose, for the sake of argument, that, in some Malthusian panic, the legislators pass a law that all children born in the next ten years shall be drowned. Is there anyone who thinks such a law would be justified? If not, there are clearly limits to the power of …

Just a month and a half after Russia annexed Crimea, Ukraine is on the brink of (civil) war. This time, the conflict is taking place in the eastern part of the country, north of the Sea of Azov. In this article, we will try to present a libertarian position on the events in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the month, in some of …

This is an abridged version of the report presented by Daniel Vassilev during the First Meeting on Free Education, organized by the National Network of Parents. When comparing economic indicators – such as GDP per capita and labor productivity – of Bulgaria and a Western country, especially non-economists rarely …

Very soon, the NSI released the inflation data for 2013, which were interpreted on the same day on BNT in the following way: "We have recorded the lowest annual inflation in 23 years. According to the National Statistics Office, this is a deflation of 1.6 percent." [1] It turns out that the data is for December...

Mr. Volgin's comment begins like this: "Last year, a trend became noticeable in Bulgaria, which I strongly hope will become even more visible in 2014. I mean the trend in thinking. And as we know from Plato, the most important thing is the thought, the most important idea. In order to get one ...

Electricity and gas prices in the UK are expected to rise by 8-9% over the winter season. From the apocalyptic picture that the British media is trying to paint, one might be left with the impression that we are talking about some developing country whose energy supplies are monopolized by Russia. Let's see...

While the focus of public attention is concentrated on the occupations in universities, the socialist government – quite expectedly – is focused on implementing anti-market reforms. The amendments to the law on medicinal products in human medicine adopted at first reading create conditions for limiting competition in the supply of medicines, and …