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…
More »Prohibition Economics: Expensive, Inefficient, and Harmful
Prohibition in the United States (1920-1933) is present in our minds mainly through the popular culture romanticized gangsters, secret bars and richly dressed ladies and gentlemen drinking forbidden cocktails. In fact, however, our modern societies have preserved something else that defines this historical period – and that is Prohibition itself. Although in …
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EKIP– Expert Club for Economics and Politics A Different Opinion