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Polish Minister of Justice and “Gender Gibberish”

Milosz Hodun and Projekt Polska/August 4, 2020 /Leave a comment

Zbigniew Ziobro, the Polish Minister of Justice, has vowed to submit a motion aimed at withdrawing Poland from the Istanbul Convention, the Council of Europe´s Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. He said the Convention contains harmful, ideological elements. He also stressed that Poland is doing just fine with protection of women rights and prevention of domestic violence without the Convention. Ziobro’s deputy Marcin Romanowski added that Poland should drop…

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In Pursuit of Vaccine Against Viral Inequalities? Notes on Pandemic, Panacea, Poisons, Placebo

Octavian-Dragomir Jora and Visio Institut/July 21, 2020July 21, 2020 /Leave a comment

Reflecting and reporting on the impact of the new coronavirus on the ages-old obsessive (in)equality academia, media and others are swinging between claims that SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 (the pathogen / the disease) is either a blindfolded leveler or, on the contrary, a balance destroyer.

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Milada Horáková: Victim of Two Dictatorships

Detmar Doering and Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom/July 2, 2020July 2, 2020 /Leave a comment

70 years ago the Czechoslovakian democrat and women’s rights activist Milada Horáková was executed after a Stalinist show trial. Her political activities and her end are a memorial to the victims of totalitarianism of every kind.

Politics

Is State of Emergency in Hungary Really Over?

Toni Skoric and Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom/June 30, 2020 /Leave a comment

The Hungarian parliament voted to end the state of emergency, which gave the government the power to decide by decree on issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The emergency legislation adopted in March was heavily criticized because it did not have a clear end date.

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Tom G. Palmer Gives 2019 Liberální Institut Annual Lecture

Liberalni Institute/June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 /Leave a comment

Tom G. Palmer, an American philosopher, Vice-President of the Atlas Network, and a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, gave the 2019 Liberal Institute Annual Lecture and received the annual award. He became its 23rd recipient.

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The “You-Know-What”: How Reality Changes

Mate Hajba and Free Market Foundation/May 24, 2020May 25, 2020 /Leave a comment

The “you-know-what” brings out the worst in governments. It is one of the rare occasions that the military is used domestically. In some countries, it oversees the operation of strategic institutions and businesses.

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Why Does Hungary Not Celebrate Regime Change

Domonkos Kiss and Republikon Institute/May 12, 2020 /Leave a comment

The regime change in the former Eastern Bloc may rarely be connected to one specific date. It is rather considered a process which took place between 1989 and 1990. Of course,there were several important events. But none of them could be identified solely as “the” one that signifies the change of a regime.

Politics

Czech Republic: Court Puts Government in its Place

Natalie Marakova and Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom/May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 /Leave a comment

With the introduction of a travel ban for its own citizens, the Czech measures to contain the corona epidemic have so far been among the strictest in Europe. Two weeks ago, the Prague City Court overturned four measures taken by the Czech Ministry of Health that restricted the free movement of citizens and retailers. A number of lawyers believe that this ruling increases the chances of businessmen and entrepreneurs to claim compensation from the state….

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Statue of Soviet Marshal Versus City of Prague: Kremlin Strikes Back

Adela Kleckova/May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 /Leave a comment

The decision to remove an old statue of Soviet Marshall Koněv from a square in Prague has led to a chain of very unlikely international incidents, culminating in direct intimidation of political representatives of a member of both the EU and NATO.

Politics

Policy Options for Tackling COVID-19 Crisis

Justus Lenz and Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom/April 10, 2020April 14, 2020 /Leave a comment

To stop the coronavirus, most countries ceased almost all economic and social activities. As a first response to prevent an exponential growth of cases, this was probably justified. However, we will not be able to bear the costs of such a complete shutdown for a very long time.

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Polish Minister of Justice and “Gender Gibberish”

In Pursuit of Vaccine Against Viral Inequalities? Notes on Pandemic, Panacea, Poisons, Placebo

Milada Horáková: Victim of Two Dictatorships

Is State of Emergency in Hungary Really Over?

Tom G. Palmer Gives 2019 Liberální Institut Annual Lecture

The “You-Know-What”: How Reality Changes

Why Does Hungary Not Celebrate Regime Change

Czech Republic: Court Puts Government in its Place

Statue of Soviet Marshal Versus City of Prague: Kremlin Strikes Back

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