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(Un)productive for the problems of Mladost and Sofia

the problems of Mladost

The Sofia neighborhood of Mladost has become a center of what American political scientists call grassroots activism. Starting with the election of the controversial and currently indicted Desislava Ivancheva as district mayor in October 2016 – through the support of local committees and gravitating activists of small urban parties in opposition to …

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Libertarian approach to immigration

approach to immigration

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 …

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In Defense of Property (excerpt from David Friedman)

David Friedman

Author: David Friedman, translation of an excerpt from "The Machinery of Freedom" The concept of property is of fundamental importance to our society and probably to any functional society. On an operational level, it is understandable to any child over the age of three. On an intellectual level, however, almost no one …

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The Socialisms of the European Pillar of Social Rights

The EU Council of Ministers[1] has endorsed the European Pillar of Social Rights. The Pillar consists of 20 principles that aim to provide equal working conditions and social protection, but in essence constitute a trampling on fundamental ideas of a market economy and society. Although it does not have the force of law, the Pillar is a political …

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Under the yoke of rights?

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, …

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Guest article: Capital 2.0: The role of property and rights in capitalism and anti-capitalism without a mask

Boyan Rashev Lately I have been witnessing continuous attacks against the bad capitalism that is ruining the world. In all media, and especially in social media, this is a top thesis. This is an extremely strange phenomenon considering that practically everything that humanity has achieved – technical progress, duration and quality of life, pure …

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