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Tax Freedom Day is the day on the calendar when citizens will pay the planned revenues into the budget and begin working for their needs. In 2019, this day in our country falls on May 18, 138 days after the New Year. This means that if everything …

Many young libertarians are familiar with Frédéric Bastiat, but few are aware of his most significant predecessor, who is also one of the greatest "classical" economists - Jean-Baptiste Say. Nowadays, Say is one of those figures in the history of economic science who is systematically ignored, despite his ...

Author: Martin Tarpev From January 1, 2019, the state made a gift to lower-skilled workers by increasing the minimum wage to 560 leva. Many people are accepting this measure with applause, which on a more abstract level seems normal. Who doesn't want to receive more money? Beyond rosy economic dreams …

One of the most frequently applied economic regulations is state intervention in pricing. This is easily explained. The increase in prices of essential goods creates social tension. The authorities try to bring calm by subjecting prices to administrative control. It is believed that this helps the poor and the disadvantaged. Elementary economic …

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 …

Author: Murray Rothbard, Mises.org Follower of Jefferson or of Alexander Hamilton? Every student, indeed every literate person in the United States, is expected to choose a side and join one of the two camps of the Great Debate. Most people today consider themselves followers of Jefferson. Representatives of a variety of groups, …

The words in the title are a quote from a parliamentary speech by the Bulgarian Prime Minister from 1926 to 1931, Andrey Lyapchev (1866-1933). They are an expression of the life credo that one should remain true to one's beliefs and not change them according to the requirements of a specific historical situation. It is well known that …

We at EKIP are pleased to present you the first episode of our new series of audio essays! The idea of this series is to regularly create and publish new audio content with our reflections on a variety of political, economic, and philosophical topics. This project is only possible thanks to the generous support of our …

In this article, I intend to shock you. I hope to achieve this by telling you in plain language that our pension system is practically bankrupt. And I will repeat it several times to get it into your head. Bankrupt and therefore in need of urgent reform – transition …

High-rise construction is not particularly popular in Sofia. Whether it is because it blocks someone's view or because it attracts new residents/workers to a neighborhood that the locals don't like, high-rise construction has recently become a favorite punching bag for politicians, public figures, and ordinary citizens. Quite unusually, it seems on this issue...