Society

Unhindered passage on Sofia's roads is important. However, isn't expedited passage through Terminal 1 more important? We have a situation... People are protesting against the government, which is preventing other people from using certain common areas - specifically roads. The complaints were not long in coming - amplified by the politicians' megaphones: You are preventing...

Where are the people of culture? Why aren't directors of museums, galleries and theaters protesting too? The obvious and logical question with a clear – but ungiven – answer has been circulating on social networks in recent days. Here we will give this answer. There are people of culture who support the government. This should not be …

Recently, modern leftists around the world, including in our country, have been constantly testing the limits of our sense of humor, proposing increasingly exotic innovations in public life, with the aim of preventing racial and class injustice. In particular, the proposals for a chess reform, abolishing the rule that white pieces always go first, can be supplemented with …

The Rila Monastery will receive over half a million leva as a state subsidy, it became clear in news from early June. In typical government style, a sensitive and popular topic related to one of the most important sites in Bulgarian history and culture was immediately resolved through unclear procedures by Prime Minister Boyko Borissov. …

Last week, the WHO (World Health Organization) showed data showing that Bulgaria tops the charts for early onset of psychoactive substance use such as cigarettes, alcohol, cannabis, and even early initiation of sexual activity. Rarely does our country have the “honor” of being at the top of something, and this usually happens…

Author: Petar Ivanov You are woken up by the bass clatter of a cango, a hammer or something similar. It is 2:15 PM, but you are used to it, you practically use it as an alarm clock. The craftsmen building the third overpass in front of the apartment building finish their coffees around this time every day and get busy with their public works. The TV is abandoned …

Many of the policies that our and foreign leaders are proposing in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic can be described as Keynesian, named after the English economist John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946). He was born in Cambridge, UK, his basic education was in mathematics, he listened to lectures on economics from brilliant scholars such as …

The carrying of weapons among the Bulgarian population has deep traditions even during the Ottoman rule. Contrary to popular belief, the Bulgarians were not at all defenseless. In fact, on the contrary, they were quite often found with weapons in their hands despite the suspicion and prohibitions of the authorities, and during the period of the Kardzhali unrest (the end of the 17th century …

Author: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hristiyan Atanasov The possession of weapons by Bulgarians during the Ottoman rule is not an unexplored or neglected problem by historians. However, it hardly figures in the mass consciousness, with the exception of the image of the outlaws, who in most cases are presented as rebels against the authorities and "people's champions". In fact ...

Author: Rosen Sharkov Since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, businesses around the world have been changing their concepts and ways of working and joining the common fight against the pandemic. An example of this in Bulgaria were textile factories that began producing clothing and masks such as – …