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Despite their differences, the authors agree in the necessity to reappraise patent and copyright law from a liberal point of view. The current state of law doesn’t adequately meet the requirements of a manageable and incentive-compatible intellectual property rights regime.

Grassroots movements established to act in the public’s interest are the very essence of democracy.

Alcohol policies enforced in Poland are rather strict. Drinking beer on a park bench is considered a misdemeanor and can get you fined.

This February, Legutko’s representative moved for the case to be examined by the Supreme Court, which serves as the court of last resort in Poland’s judiciary. In this piece, Tomasz will provide his own commentary on the situation.

Compared to the previous year, tax burden was on the rise – the average European employee pays more than 45% of income in taxes.

International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde said the U.S. government’s debt reduction plans are too abrupt, which could cause the U.S. economy to contract by over one and a half per cent.

This is a hallmark of protectionism; it doesn’t matter what people want to buy – current producers have to be preserved at any cost, and competition kept away.

Punishing or silencing individual opinions is not acceptable, if they do not conflict with any categories of fundamental criminal law – even if they are clearly offensive or insulting to certain groups.

The world has been slipping further into economic illiteracy over the past five years, with seemingly no country immune.

The European Liberal Forum, in cooperation with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom and the Centre for Liberal Studies, has taken this to heart and formulated policy recommendations with a liberal perspective, seeking to improve the direction and implementation of the region\'s National Roma Integration Strategies