Liberte

Liberte! is a magazine created by young people in Łódź in 2008. Its mission is to promote an open society, liberal economic ideas and liberal culture and to organize a social movement around these ideas.
Liberte! cooperates with well-known institutions such as Batory Foundations, Naumann Foundation, Polish Confederation of Private Employers Lewiatan as well as Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. Up to now 10 issues of the magazine were printed, the on-line version is available both in Polish and in English.
Liberte! is not only a magazine, it is also an institution which organizes numerous events such as conferences (for example the conference ‘What capitalism after the crisis?’ in cooperation with Lewiatan) or debates. It provides patronage over many important events, such as the 20th Economic Forum in Krynica.

Politics, Society

A Digital Guide for Modern Citizens in Turbulent Times

BY WE the CROWD AND Liberte / December 22, 2016

We like, we share, we comment. And hence we feel that we did something good. Online activity and social media instead of encouraging being more active in real life, became a substitute of real action. Meanwhile, those who rule our countries will not get scared because of our “likes”.

Politics, Society

Does Poland Need the Left Wing?

BY Blazej Lenkowski AND Liberte / December 15, 2016

It is not true that we face a drastic crisis of liberal movements – it is the alternative to these organizations that has changed radically as a result of a deep structural crisis of the left wing. To put it plainly and oversimplifying a little, the democratic struggle in the Western world takes place between the “liberal” and “non-liberal” camps.

Politics, Society

Make the EU Great Again!

BY Marcin Wojciechowski AND Liberte / December 6, 2016

Many people may believe that there is no point in being in a hurry since we cannot predict what President Trump will actually do – maybe after all he is not a madman and his actions so far were just a means of conducting a successful campaign. But what if it wasn\'t and what if he actualy does implement everything he promised?

Politics, Society

Freedom of Speech Versus Private Ownership: Polish Right Wing Goes to War with Facebook

BY Marcin Celinski AND Liberte / November 8, 2016

Recently, a number of Facebook accounts of the Polish right wing have been banned from the portal. This, obviously, generated a wave of discontent among the group. I, however, wonder why should we expect a U.S. corporation established with private funds and focused on generating profit to realize some kind of “mission”?

Society

World Is Not Divided Into Men and Women

BY Magdalena Melnyk AND Liberte / November 6, 2016

Let us not divide the world into either black or white, male or female. Polish parliament is not made up only out of men, the law instating ban on abortion is not only about gagging women. It is first and foremost aimed at limiting the rights of the entire civic society, it concerns and affects not only women but all of us.

Politics, Society

Wake Up and Be Great, Necessity Calls!

BY Bartlomiej Austen AND Liberte / November 4, 2016

I don\'t care about politics, you say. My dear peer, my reply to this statement is always the same: if you do not care about politics, it means that you do not care about your money as either. When a politician indebts our state, we are indebted as well. Our children too. They will pay for your indifference.

Economy

Entrepreneurship, Passion and Uber: An Interview with John Chisholm

BY John Chisholm, Olga Labendowicz AND Liberte / October 31, 2016

A lot people look to the United States as a role model. But I think it\'s important to try to seperate out what\'s good about the U.S. that you want to copy and what\'s bad about the United States that you do not want to copy. And that can be challenging.

Review #5

REVIEW #5: The Emergence and Development of a Sharing Economy

BY Tomasz Kasprowicz, Liberte AND 4liberty.eu / October 22, 2016

The sharing economy is a relatively new phenomenon. It combines various ideas and technologies in order to provide new value to market participants who were previously excluded from the market or had limited access to it. At the same time, it increases competition resulting in lower prices, increases entrepreneurship and household incomes.

Society

Godspeed: Can Poland Succeed without the Church?

BY Leszek Jazdzewski AND Liberte / October 19, 2016

In the times of Polish People\'s Republic, when religion and all other key aspects of Polish identity were being actively supressed, the interests of the Catholic Church in Poland as an institution and the interests of raison d\'etat were aligned to a great extent. Today it is not the case.

Economy, Politics

Special Services to Control State-Owned Enterprises in Poland?

BY Piotr Niemczyk AND Liberte / October 19, 2016

Let us remind you that many posts at the state-owned enterprises require an access to classified information. This means that in order to be able to work there one must acquire the so-called “confirmation of security” issued by Internal Security Agency (ABW) or – in the case of military institutions – Military Counterintelligence Service (SKW).