After reviewing the economic programs of three parties – GERB, BSP and DBG – in the previous issue of the weekly bulletin, we continue the review with the recently published document by “Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria” (DSB). To some extent, the policies set out in it are surprising as more market-oriented than we would have expected, following the recent appearances of individuals …

Amidst the fuss surrounding the fall of the government and the search for a new cabinet, President Plevneliev's meeting with the leadership of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences somehow remained aside. The main topic of conversation was the planned operational program for science - an initiative that will be among the worst things that can happen ...

Bulgarian society is paying increasing attention not only to the key role of entrepreneurs in the economy, but also to their positive impact on our environment. However, an important group of innovators is often overlooked, who are trying with all their might to change a cumbersome and dysfunctional system, without waiting for permission...

Today (03.01.2012) is an important day for American politics. In the small agricultural state of the Midwest - Iowa - the primary elections for delegates to the Republican National Convention are being held. This year the vote is especially important because it will determine who will fight Barack Obama in the upcoming …

Two main characteristics of public education can be highlighted, which form its foundation: centralized control over the form and nature of the teaching/learning process and financing through tax-based redistribution.

The results of the experiment in Portugal are encouraging. For almost all types of drugs and for consumption in general, data after decriminalization show a decline compared to the 1990s.

Since there is no social optimum and any decision about common resources will be the result of political pressure (such as the protests) or parliamentary servility to certain special interests (such as the changes in the law), we can conclude that public ownership of resources has a fundamental problem.

A review of the Bulgarian media recently leaves an unpleasant feeling of a (re)emerging protectionist rhetoric.

Education is one of those topics that is not sufficiently present on the agenda of politicians and commentators.

As long as the state uncomplainingly pours our money into the mill called "higher education," the system will continue to produce more mediocrity and problems than knowledge.