Society

500 years ago, Martin Luther launched a campaign against the financial corruption and moral decay of the Roman Catholic world. At that time, the Western church had been transformed from a voluntary religious community into a totalitarian political institution aimed at accumulating power and wealth. Luther rightly insisted that the long-delayed spiritual reformation could not be …

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 …

Economists are said to be the downfall of any party. Maybe because, unlike most people, we know that there are no easy solutions in life, only painful compromises. For example, I have never used drugs myself. Not because they are expensive, illegal, or I doubt that they would be fun. Even …

Roger Martin reached out his hand to the cloudy Canadian sky on October 17, 2012. A few raindrops wet his palm as he stood with his back to the University of Toronto main building, where he had just left. He turned his head for a moment and surveyed the ancient buildings. Most of them dated from the period …

Няма две мнения по въпроса, че управлението БСП-ДПС, поело юздите на политическия живот на България през последните осем месеца, е постоянен генератор на лоши политически идеи и законодателство. Управляващите имат намерение да облагат с допълнителни данъци производителите на електроенергия от възобновяеми източници, което вероятно ще доубие този бизнес. Друг интересен …

It's mid-January and the results of the university rankings are already out. While prospective students and their parents wait for the overloaded server to load where it would be best to enroll in the fall (in case they stay in Bulgaria), here we will offer them an alternative view of the ranking itself – how much …

The extent to which government authorities have taken on the daunting task of looking after people’s health is startling. The latest – and rather absurd – example is the EU’s intention to limit the amount of cinnamon in food[1] on the grounds that it contains a toxic substance that could …

This text is inspired by the journalistic coverage of the successes achieved by a homeschooled boy from Smolensk. And more specifically, by the conversation in the studio of the morning block on bTV between the host Genka Shikerova and the guests, who represent, on the one hand, the Ministry of Education and, on the other, a group of parents who are fans of democratic learning. Tatyana …

It seems that the BSP has again not understood exactly what the plan is (or as is fashionable lately – the supporting points). The reason for this observation is given by two of the ministers in the cabinet – Justice Minister Zinaida Zlatanova and Interior Minister Tsvetelin Yovchev. The subject of their misunderstanding is the draft for a new Criminal …

Cities are where we can witness many of the problems that arise from poorly defined or poorly enforced property rights – most notably in the form of numerous negative externalities. The topic includes the often-discussed issue of road ownership (for example), but here we will …