Author: Boyan Nikolaev A few weeks after Mike Pompeo's visit to Bulgaria, we talked about his figure and messages with colleagues from the American university where I work. Most of them are lecturers and professors of arts and logically with more left-wing and more liberal views, naturally sympathetic to the Democrats. Accordingly, the mood towards …
More »For every Thatcher – a thousand Lagardes
Author: Yaroslav Romanchuk Group and class interests are tearing apart the foundations of the institutions of freedom and the market. Women, sexual minorities, racial, religious, environmental, ethnic and all sorts of different groups are demanding their rightful place not only in the system of governance, but also in the management of business and international public organizations. The tyranny of …
More »33. A new rise in the markets - is it justified?
TEAM · 33. A new rise in the markets - is it justified? 0:24 – Start 0:45 – The US elections and their impact on the markets 09:15 – News about successful developments of vaccines for Covid-19 and the reaction of the markets 13:40 – Do the markets remain overvalued? 20:00 – When will we see inflation? …
More »From Paris with love: What does Macron's turn towards Russia mean?
On Monday, during his visit to Poland, French President Emmanuel Macron made statements that scandalized the Bulgarian public. Macron said bluntly that the admission of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union was "hasty", thereby directly questioning our place in the so-called European community. Let's not …
More »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 …
More »The negative consequences of Trump's irrational war on the free market
At this stage of Donald Trump's presidency, it is extremely difficult to answer unequivocally the question of whether his term has been successful in economic terms. On the one hand, we have undoubtedly successfully implemented economic reforms, such as the reduction of corporate and personal tax rates, as well as the deregulation of a number of over-regulated sectors from …
More »Here's how Donald Trump could put all of Europe into recession
Let's not be fooled. The European economy is on the brink of recession. In the last few months, industrial production in Germany has fallen to its highest levels since 2013 (during the Euro crisis). This has dragged down the industry of a number of other European countries, such as Bulgaria, which rely on Germany as a major market …
More »12. What to invest in in 2019? (with guest Alexander Karolev)
00:24 – Presentation of the topics and special guest Alexander Karolev, an investment banker from London, a specialist in the debt market. 03:30 – What are the current financial and investment news in Bulgaria in recent weeks? 15:50 – Fintech news: Revolut has received a banking license in Lithuania. 18:00 – Macro and markets conversation with special guest …
More »TEAM in the media for urban planning, healthcare and international politics
In the penultimate month of the year, the Bulgarian media again actively sought the expertise of the authors of the EKIP. Particular attention was paid to the topic of “urban planning” on the occasion of the report “Urban Planning Policy in Sofia” published at the beginning of the month with recommendations for improving urban planning policy. The problems with parking were commented on by our chairman Stoyan …
More »The Philosophy of Thomas Jefferson
Author: Murray Rothbard, Mises.org Follower of Jefferson or of Alexander Hamilton? Every student, indeed every literate person in the United States, is expected to choose a side and join one of the two camps of the Great Debate. Most people today consider themselves followers of Jefferson. Representatives of a variety of groups, …
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