Personal freedoms

Anyone who has seen the first Steve Jobs biopic (Pirates Of The Silicone Valley) remembers the scene where he and his garage company debuted at the 1977 San Francisco Computer Show and realized they were on their way to becoming the hit of a nascent...

This article will not appeal to many libertarians. The reason is that in it I try to follow general moral principles on a subject for which society as a whole wants temporary immoral measures. Many libertarians, in my opinion, have succumbed to this general attitude in society, and unknowingly abandon, at least …

To bTV News Today I accidentally came across your video material, where an unknown gentleman practiced on the topic of "Drugs" in an extremely clumsy way and even allowed himself to suggest "testing all students for drugs" under the stormy ovations of the host. I noted several main statements and points from the conversation with ...

Kuzman Iliev States hate Uber and try to hinder the company by restricting, punishing or removing it from the market. Always and everywhere. But why is this prominent representative of the so-called "sharing economy" a thorn in the side of the French, Belgian, Bulgarian and generally conceptually every government? What does it threaten them with...

David Shellenberger Today I added a video introduction to my site. Thanks to James Nicoloro for the wonderful job of producing it. I wrote about it in “The First National Mark Twain Conference.” Almost 3 years ago, I wrote in my article “Libertarianism: The Political Philosophy of Compassion”: “Libertarianism is the political philosophy of compassion. It …

Recently, President Rosen Plevneliev put forward the idea of a referendum to change the electoral rules. Of the three proposed questions, one deserves special attention – do we want compulsory voting to be introduced? The first point to note is that such a question is of a very general nature and citizens do not really know …

Since last week, the escalating situation in the village of Garmen, Blagoevgrad region, has attracted the attention of the media and analysts. In this article, we will examine some of the theses presented and provide an alternative view on the cause and resolution of the conflict, which is simply a symptom of a clearly smoldering problem. A brief overview of the genesis of interethnic conflicts …

Recent years have clearly shown us that our rights as free citizens are being circumvented and often even unceremoniously trampled on in the name of the "security" so beloved by all those in power (the quotation marks are intentional). Heads of developed countries dream of having the means to eavesdrop on every citizen in real time and spend a lot of money on ...

A new report from the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) shows a sharp decline in marijuana possession arrests in Colorado and highlights the positive aspects of its decriminalization. The main findings of the report are: Since 2010, marijuana possession charges have dropped by 90%; marijuana cultivation charges have dropped by …

Edward Hess In early January, four people in the UK died[i] as a result of using something that looked like ecstasy (MDMA). Before we understand why the war on drugs contributed to, rather than prevented, the deaths of these four people, let’s look at ecstasy itself. MDMA is …