personal freedom

Ayn Rand Translated from: "Philosophy: Who Needs It" In my publication “The Missing Link”, I discussed the anti-ideal mentality and its social (tribal) manifestations. All tribally minded people are anti-ideal to varying degrees, but not all people who are anti-ideal are tribally minded. Some are lone wolves (emphasizing the most predatory characteristics of …

Two weeks ago, the United Patriots deputies introduced a bill in the National Assembly aimed at restricting the sale and advertising of lottery tickets. It even went so far as to say that Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs called for the introduction of a VAT on lotteries - something that is widely known...

This month, the latest edition of the Cato Institute’s Human Freedom Index in Washington, D.C., was published. According to this edition, which is based on data from 2014, Bulgaria’s human freedom index score is 7.86, a slight improvement over last year’s level of 7.80. …

Rights are one of the most crucial political concepts in the modern world. They are the expression of Enlightenment humanism and often serve as the moral foundation of Western society. But is it possible for certain rights to be detrimental to the individual? Is it possible for a concept designed to guarantee freedom to lead to tyranny? This, …

It never even crossed my mind that I would have to speak out publicly on this topic, or even parade on television, defending the obvious. But alas, I now know that nothing, absolutely nothing, can surprise me in Bulgarian managerial thought. The chronology of events Once upon a time...

Recent years have clearly shown us that our rights as free citizens are being circumvented and often even unceremoniously trampled on in the name of the "security" so beloved by all those in power (the quotation marks are intentional). Heads of developed countries dream of having the means to eavesdrop on every citizen in real time and spend a lot of money on ...