David Shellenberger If your eyes are open and you see the truth, then you know that freedom means having no master. You know that democracy is not a goal, because it is simply a form of government. You know that constitutional government is simply government, and the constitution does not really limit it. You know that politics …
More »Guest Article: Homeschooling and the Libertarian Initiative (Part One)
If someone had told me in 2000 that just 15 years later the Bulgarian parliament would pass a law that, albeit in an imperfect and unclear and unfinished form, would legalize and recognize homeschooling, I would have laughed at them. Well, come on, not to laugh, but at least to smile...
More »The village of Garmen and the right steps to resolve ethnic problems
Since last week, the escalating situation in the village of Garmen, Blagoevgrad region, has attracted the attention of the media and analysts. In this article, we will examine some of the theses presented and provide an alternative view on the cause and resolution of the conflict, which is simply a symptom of a clearly smoldering problem. A brief overview of the genesis of interethnic conflicts …
More »What do we mean by increasing the volume of public spending?
In March, Bulgaria placed three Eurobond issues on international markets for a total value of around EUR 3.1 billion. The issues were considered successful given the good yield achieved compared to the 10-year Eurobonds issued in the summer of 2014 for EUR 1.5 billion. Although the country’s need to exit …
More »Nineteen overlooked effects of income redistribution. Part Two
7. As a result of the previous two consequences, society as a whole becomes more divided and hostile. It begins to resemble a true community less and less. Instead, society divides into aggressively minded groups, with some groups viewing others as oppressors. People lose their sense of belonging to a community, …
More »Nineteen overlooked effects of income redistribution. Part One
It is often argued that income inequality is bad for society and that the state should intervene and transfer income - supposedly from the rich to the poor - to restore a healthy balance. This is a topic that was also present in the recent public debate between Peter Volgin and …
More »Guest Comment: To Die for the State
I read Evgeniy Dainov's article "Will you fight for your homeland?", in which he is outraged that most of his students have no desire to fight against foreign invaders. Leaving the "Left" and the "Right" aside, I recall what a Macedonian told me about a year ago: - "There is a difference between homeland ...
More »Political powerlessness and police violence
Let's talk about police violence… It's not that this is a new topic, it's not that I didn't write about it during the previous government, it's not that in Bulgaria the rights of the common man are respected at the expense of those of politicians. And as Gore Vidal says – “There is something that makes …
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