The European migrant crisis that began in 2015 has opened an expected front for a new cultural and political war within the Old Continent. The destructive military interventions of the US and its allies in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria, the “invitation to refugees” issued by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and the internal tensions in the richer members of the Union coming …
More »Ep. 4: Private security in the villages, Trump's protectionism, the Italian elections and the future of the EU
In the fourth episode of the podcast "60 Minutes of Freedom!" Georgi Vuldjev, Stoyan Panchev and Kaloyan Pravov discuss the following topics: 0:45 - Hiring private security companies to secure small settlements - Is this a solution to the lack of security? Why can't the Ministry of Interior do its job? Is it doing …
More »Culture does not need more state funding
The problem in the field of culture is related to the spending of funds, not their quantity. This was stated in Investbook with Dimitar Vuchev by Kapana.bg editor-in-chief Teodor Karakolev. According to the interlocutor in the program, the top priority should be to resolve the problem related to what exactly cultural funds are spent on. “It is hardly …
More »15 years since the destruction of the first charter school in Bulgaria
Special thanks to Svetlina Nancheva for her help in preparing this article. If anyone is wondering why the Bulgarian education system is failing compared to others, let them stop and read this – during the entire period of the so-called "transition", all the projects that were leading innovations in their time, not only in ...
More »How the introduction of a voucher system would improve education in Bulgaria
Let's imagine a small, but tall and boisterous child. Let's call him Peter. The child suffers from what psychologists call "accumulated behavioral deficits." Simply put, he is aggressive and boisterous. He often gets into conflict with his classmates. He bullies them mentally and physically. In general...
More »The failure of the centralized healthcare system in Britain
Author: Nikolay Filibev The National Health Service (NHS) of Great Britain was created after the end of World War II and is the jewel in the crown of the Labour Party (the largest left-wing party in Great Britain). Although among the most developed countries, Great Britain has its own problems in healthcare. They are much deeper than what politicians want to debate or …
More »The government's economic program - a string of disappointments
Authors: Georgi Vuldzhev, Emil Valkov This commentary is an analysis of the government's programs in the field of economy, energy, transport and tourism for the period 2017-2021, published on 02.08.2017 on the website of the Council of Ministers here. Economy: (Georgi Vuldzhev) The first priority in the government program in the "economy" sector is the removal of the administrative burden for business ...
More »The educational program - a policy of maintaining the status quo and repression
Author: Yavor Ganchev This commentary is an analysis of the government's program in the field of education for the period 2017-2021, published on 02.08.2017 on the website of the Council of Ministers here. An equal sign is put between staying in school and receiving an education One of the first measures to be implemented (340 and 341), …
More »The management program for culture – the inertia from socialism continues
This text is an analysis of the government's program in the field of culture for the period 2017-2021, published on 02.08.2017 on the website of the Council of Ministers here. The review of the 14 goals identified and the 63 measures selected by the government for the implementation of the priority called "Development of the arts, cultural and creative industries, cultural heritage ...
More »Is UNESCO needed to preserve cultural heritage around the world?
Individual freedom is an important topic in every aspect of our lives, and through the prism of libertarianism, the protection of this freedom is a guarantee of prosperity in the relevant sphere. Topics such as the creation of works of art or the preservation of cultural heritage are no exception. In a series of articles we will try to …
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