If you think that the days of total propaganda are over or that politics only changes history textbooks, you are very wrong. Today it is also imposed through natural sciences - the lesson "Air Pollution" in my daughter's textbook "Man and Nature" for 4th grade is a clear example. The definitions of ...
More »The free speech of a radio host
The entire progressive elite in our country is deeply moved and outraged by the news that the leadership of the Bulgarian National Radio has decided to take Petar Volgin's show "Deconstruction" off the air. Fierce attacks are pouring in against the authorities, against censorship, and the host of the show himself organized a protest on December 22 in front of the Bulgarian National Radio building. …
More »Climate Wars, Episode Two: Europe's Sacrifice
The Paris climate agreement is a fact. Now that the jubilant cheers over its signing have died down, it's time to take a sober look at what actually happened, who promised what, and what the consequences will be. Global industrial carbon dioxide emissions, from fossil fuel burning and cement production, are dominating …
More »The Cannabis Festival in Prague…or where the next Steve Jobs will be born
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...
More »Guest Article: Libertarian Common Sense on Refugees
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 …
More »Position: Testing all students for drugs and dangerous "herbs"
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 ...
More »The ecological cost of green-red activism in Vitosha Park
In recent days, public discussions have taken place to adopt the new management plans for the Vitosha, Pirin and Rila parks. As expected, two camps have formed in the debates. The first – and larger – is of a wide spectrum of people (athletes, architects, mayors, economists, etc.) who want to replace the lift facilities …
More »Which protects nature better - government regulations or the free market?
Today, many species of plants and animals are threatened with extinction. It is widely believed that the main causes of this ecological tragedy are agricultural activities, construction and industrial pollutants. The facts say otherwise – the extinction of biological species is a natural process, not a new, anthropogenic phenomenon. Fossils show, for example, that most creatures that lived …
More »Why do countries hate Uber — always and everywhere?
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...
More »Will Vitosha have a future after the local government elections?
Yesterday, a meeting and discussion on the topic "The Future of Vitosha" was held, organized by "Green Laws" and "For Nature to Remain in Bulgaria", at which mayoral candidates from several parties, including the "Greens", the Reformist Bloc, etc., as well as representatives of the lists for municipal councilors from the lists of the "Serdika" Coalition and ...
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