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.

Society

Toward Light, Toward Peace

BY Liberte / April 20, 2021

In each subsequent generation, we reproduce the reality of violence. Specific toys, such as guns and toy soldiers, computer games aimed at causing harm to another being and not bringing joy, the words we say – all this plays a role in shaping the reality in which we live, in which the next generations will live.

Politics

Statement by Polish Civil Society Organizations on Takeover of Ombudsman Office by Sejm Majority

BY Liberte / April 19, 2021

As representatives of civil society organizations, we oppose the hostile takeover of the office of the Ombudsman by the ruling parliamentary majority in Poland. We do not accept the de facto making decisions in regards to our rights and freedoms by the politically dependent Constitutional Tribunal.

Society

Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic

BY Tomasz Kasprowicz AND Liberte / April 16, 2021

The pandemic continues, but the first data-based analyses are starting to emerge – and some conclusions may now be drawn. The most important indicator in assessing the response to the pandemic is the excess mortality – i.e. how many more people died in comparison to the average rate in previous years.

Politics

Europe Must Be Strong and United Toward China

BY Radoslaw Sikorski AND Liberte / April 7, 2021

We are facing a major change in the balance of power on the international arena. Even if, hopefully, this new cold war does not turn into a hot one, the attention of the United States will likely shift from Europe to East Asia.

Politics

Poland 2021: What Will Emerge from the Ruins?

BY Piotr Beniuszys AND Liberte / January 20, 2021

In December 2019, it seemed that 2020 would be the key year for Poland, and that the events of the next year, 2021, would be a simple consequence of the last important political verdict of a closed election cycle – the election of the President of Poland.

Society

Let Secularization Descend and Renew the Face of This Earth

BY Jaroslaw Makowski AND Liberte / January 19, 2021

The Church in Poland was, is, and will be. Meanwhile, political parties exist, disappear, and new ones emerge. This is what it looks like in Poland, where politicians of all ideological backgrounds are much more afraid of their parish priest than of their voters.

Society

Forefathers of Liberalism: Ludwig Bamberger

BY Liberte / January 18, 2021

Bamberger saw anti-Semitism as an element of anti-liberalism, serving to combat leading liberal politicians, often Jews. After 1884, he openly accused Bismarck of cynically using anti-Semitism for his own political ends, and at the same time increasing his influence in German society.

Society

COVID-19 Fuels Polarization, Liberals Must Keep Trying

BY Przemyslaw Staciwa AND Liberte / January 15, 2021

The right wing – fond of hard-hand rule, supported by left-wing fears stemming from the arguments of security and empathy – has become the depositary of social emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the left and the right are very different, both camps share some common ground.

Think Tank News

4liberty.eu Members in ELF Webinar on Rule of Law [VIDEO]

BY Olga Labendowicz AND Liberte / December 10, 2020

On December 10, 2020, two representatives of the member organizations cooperating within the 4liberty.eu network took part in a webinar organized by the European Liberal Forum (ELF) devoted to the topic \"Rule of Law: At What Cost?\".

Economy, Liberal Voices Syndicated

Lights Out! Polish People’s Opposition to Government’s Veto of EU Budget and COVID-19 Recovery Fund

BY Magdalena M. Baran, Liberte AND Liberal Voices Syndicated / December 4, 2020

Poland decided in favor of the veto partially in light of the EU’s activation of Article 7 on December 20, 2017. The Polish government is attempting to justify the veto by stating that it is defending itself and thereby affirming its power.