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Last year, we presented “7 Libertarian Themes for the Christmas Eve Table,” which continues to be a relevant message in 2019. Today, we’re publishing something in the same vein – this time not from the traditional Christmas Eve ritual dinner, but from the traditional holiday TV ritual. The hit comedy with McCauley …

Author: William Griggs, the article is translated from the author's blog In August 1914, in an episode of unprecedented intemperance, the Great Powers of Europe plunged into all-out war with each other. Germany, a rising military power with great ambitions, overran Belgium in search of a quick checkmate of France before Russia could …

The number of Bulgarian victims and victims of World War II (1939-1945) was relatively small. After its beginning, the authorities sincerely tried to maintain neutrality, but on March 1, 1941, they joined as allies of Hitler's Germany, and at the end of the same year they declared a "symbolic war" on the USA and ...

Author: Tom Mullen, fee.org These wonderful works of freedom have disappeared from today's politically correct holiday stuffing "And it came to pass, that there went out a decree from Augustus Caesar, that all the world should be taxed. And that all should be taxed, every man in his own city: for the disobedience of the Roman emperor...

Surprise? Or not? The state nevertheless introduced quotas for hiring people with disabilities. Now we are waiting to see what will happen. There will definitely be distortions in the market. Read my opinion on this in my previous article regarding quotas for people with disabilities. Here I will touch on other aspects of the topic, for which …

A clip, filmed by a scoundrel's phone, who is harassing police officers leaning against a service car, has been circulating on social media. It has attracted good-natured approval and quickly turned into a meme at least as popular as the one-day Sofia fog. However, the hero of the video not only created fun for the hard-working, native Facebook audience, but also demonstrated civic …

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 …

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...