The middle class is a favourite topic of politicians and commentators, and while the argument for its role in the development of public and economic processes has been repeated numerous times, it has not always been discussed in details. But...
June 27, 2013 2:40 pm / no comments
Project Parallel liberalisms, based on research by Republikon Institute, aims to define liberal voters of Hungary – who these liberal voters are and where they stand. Today it is a valid question, since recently the number of parties trying...
June 22, 2013 8:21 am / no comments
Margaret Thatcher started in local politics when she was little over 25 years old and at the age of 34 she was elected to the British House of Commons. The youngest sitting democrat in the USA was 29 years old when he joined the Congress. Kim...
June 17, 2013 4:45 pm / no comments
The terrible act of aggression that took place in London and the protests in the suburbs of Stockholm that have been raging for a week now have reinvigorated the old debate in the bloodthirsty media and among Internet users inclined towards...
June 16, 2013 12:09 pm / 2 comments
Who owns broccoli?
Intellectual Property Rights in a liberal context
Imagine somebody owns broccoli; not just broccoli but the essence of broccoli – its genetic code. Anybody who wanted to breed new varieties, or plant and sell...
June 9, 2013 10:28 pm / no comments
Grassroots movements established to act in the public’s interest are the very essence of democracy. Social activism is still frowned upon in Poland due to its historic connotations, so initiatives like these deserve our attention, especially...
June 4, 2013 3:16 pm / 2 comments
Alcohol policies enforced in Poland are rather strict. Drinking beer on a park bench is considered a misdemeanor and can get you fined. The Soviet legacy lives on in Poland in the form of drunk tanks on steroids – no longer a mere cell for...
June 3, 2013 2:59 pm / 1 comment
In December of 2009, along with a group of his schoolmates, Tomasz Chabinka submitted a petition to remove religious symbols from public classrooms. While commenting on their actions, Member of the European Parliament (and member of the European...
May 30, 2013 9:32 am / 1 comment
Slovak media only very briefly caught a report about prepared tobacco directive in Brussels, which should bring a number of new regulations into the sector, such as banning flavoured tobacco or uniform dimensions and plain packaging of cigarettes....
May 27, 2013 12:38 pm / no comments
An organization created and funded by an array of Bulgarian companies, mainly in the agricultural and food processing business – “Made in Bulgaria” – has started an aggressive campaign against foreign-owned supermarket chains in...
May 14, 2013 10:57 am / 2 comments