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Fundamental Crisis Tsunami
Society
Fundamental Crisis Tsunami
By virtue of the fact that I chair the Children and Youth Affairs Committee in the Polish Sejm, the most acute problem for me is the living conditions and development of the youngest social group. Children and young people are an integral part of society.
Portuguese Politics Explained with Ricardo Silvestre [PODCAST]
Politics, Think Tank News
Portuguese Politics Explained with Ricardo Silvestre [PODCAST]
Why has the Portuguese politics become volatile and fragmented? What should we know about the Portuguese politicians and their conflicts of interest? How to address the problem of the Chega party and the rise of populism in Portugal? And what is the current status of the relations between Portugal and the EU? Leszek Jazdzewski (Fundacja Liberte!) talks with Ricardo Silvestre, an author and a political scientist who is an Associate Fellow at the European Liberal Forum (ELF).
Insights on the Iranian Regime and Society with Walter Posch [PODCAST]
Politics, Think Tank News
Insights on the Iranian Regime and Society with Walter Posch [PODCAST]
What are the main Iranian actors and their options in the conflict with Israel? Are negotiations possible? What is the legitimacy of the regime and the potential for change from within the Iranian society? And can Eastern Europe serve as an inspiration for the Iranian reformists? Leszek Jazdzewski talks with Dr. Walter Posch, a trained orientalist who works as a Middle East expert at the Institute for Peacekeeping and Conflict Management at the National Defense Academy in Vienna.
Communism Is Creeping Back in Hungary
Society
Communism Is Creeping Back in Hungary
The Hungarian government is pandering to its elderly voters through nostalgia. However, unlike other populists who promise to bring back a glorious and nonexistent past, the Hungarian leadership is putting hammer and sickle to work on bringing back communism - an era when their pensioner voter base was young and when absolutely nothing functioned properly.
What A. Smith Teaches Us About Taxpayers’ Rights?
Economy
What A. Smith Teaches Us About Taxpayers’ Rights?
Who should be taxed, how should they be taxed and what purpose should it serve? These questions are as old as the world. To help answer them, in his 1776 work \"The Wealth of Nations\" the Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith formulated four principles of taxation. According to him, taxes should be proportional to the benefits that a person derives from belonging to society.