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1. What American legalization looks like from the first person (Dimitar Karagegov)

"60 Minutes of Freedom!" is back with a new host - not just anyone, but the chairman of the Bulgarian Libertarian Society and the Expert Club for Economics and Politics himself! From now on, Stoyan Panchev will select and interview the guests in our titular podcast. The technical team behind the podcast has also been changed, so please …

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Classic Christmas movies that say taxes are theft!

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...

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Ep. 13: Dimitar Karagegov on the war on drugs

01:43 - Another revival of the Belene NPP 17:46 - The "Freedom for Hemp" March and the war on drugs in Bulgaria 50:10 - The AIKB's proposal for reform in higher education Analysis of Bulgarian drug policy Concept for providing specialists for the Bulgarian economy If you want to support the cause of decriminalization ...

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Let's smoke Valeri Simeonov!

Seriously! The man has all the qualities to be a leader. He has shown it with his years in business, he shows it in his emotionally charged parliamentary life. He also has all the qualities to stay in power or around it for a long time. He knows what you have to do when elections are coming up, and …

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An overdose of incompetence...or the problem that could cost Trump everything

Trump and his administration have been the subject of much coverage in our media, primarily over his economic and foreign policy. This article will examine his administration's actions on an issue that was not expected to become a cornerstone of his term, but is on its way...

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Prohibition Economics: Expensive, Inefficient, and Harmful

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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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The genocide in the Philippines – another lesson in democracy

We all know from history how easily, gradually and imperceptibly modern societies can fall into the grip of dictatorial and oppressive regimes. Everyone is familiar with the stories of Adolf Hitler, Robert Mugabe and a number of other democratically ascended to power tyrants. In the last month, one piece of news has been almost absent from the Bulgarian media. …

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What I learned from the Warsaw drug conference: Good examples

At the beginning of the year, I received an invitation to participate in the Urban Drug Policies conference, which was held in the Polish capital Warsaw. The idea of the event was to bring together Polish officials tasked with formatting and implementing state drug policy with representatives of the sector from other countries with similar or radically different approaches to the problem. The task …

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