Politics

On June 13, 3 years ago, I was at my boring job, in my boring office, waiting for another boring workday to end, when... ...regularly scrolling through my Facebook feed and without any particular expectations for anything exciting, I realized that I already had a casus belli (cause for war) with the then government of Plamen Oresharski, ...

A screenwriter from Slavi Trifonov's team tore up a photo of President Rosen Plevneliev on national airwaves, causing a media storm that has been going on for the 4th day now. The overall response and comments are negative for the showman, with even the lazy and sluggish SEM taking matters into his own hands and sending a letter to bTV. bTV itself …

It’s time to understand why Universal Basic Income (UBI) is such an important battle for the modern left. It’s an idea that has been circulating in society for several eras – its modern advocates, for example, consider the 16th-century humanist Thomas More to be their founding ideologue. This text is not intended to explain why UBI …

A marginal surcharge for fuel will not prevent the creation of a cartel, but will make it easier and more profitable in the long term. Referendums have clearly established themselves as a stepping stone for public figures to enter the political life of the country. Referendums do not come with the same negative associations as the founding of a party, they test and demonstrate the organizational …

In recent days, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, the proxy media and GERB proxy analysts have begun to promote the thesis that Slavi Trifonov cannot remain on the air if he continues with his political requests. Unsurprisingly, the PIK news agency was one of the most active, with its owner renewing his attacks on Trifonov. Here are two …

A characteristic feature of people with left-wing beliefs is the bifurcation of philosophy. It allows them to defend their theses from whatever angle they want and with whatever arguments they want, without paying attention to the constant contradictions. That is why the main technique of leading a debate that the left-wing person uses is switching ...

Voter Anger A huge portion of voters around the world are angry. Some are angry at their politicians because they lied to them about getting out of the crisis – supposedly it is over and the problems have been solved, and yet neither wages are rising nor jobs are being created. Others are angry at the weakness of their countries to …

Although they don't know it yet, yesterday GERB deputies gifted the next elections to Slavi Trifonov. They did it in the same way that Kostov gifted the elections to Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Parvanov gifted the elections to Borisov, Fidosova gifted the elections to the BSP, and then Oresharski gifted …

Apparently, the shelf life of a story in the Bulgarian public space is a maximum of a week. The entire media-expert elite hastily stopped being outraged about the Panama Papers and moved on to their next object of outrage – the volunteer citizen patrols along the border. Essentially, the rational and calm debate on the important topics related to the files …

A few months after the National Assembly condemned the referendum proposed by President Plevneliev in its part on a majoritarian electoral system, this issue may again come up on the agenda if the referendum organized by Slavi Trifonov and his team sees the light of day. In general, the idea of a majoritarian electoral system is in the …