Family and welfare state
In the 1960s and 1970s, when the “war on poverty” was declared in the US and the welfare state was massively expanded, officials saw traditional institutions such as the family…
On past and future
In the Czech Republic, it is a day for celebrating victory and remembering those who died, but it is also a day for arguing about our past and what it…
Why isn’t everyone childless?
Concerns about falling birth rates are growing and are likely to continue to grow. There is no need to panic, but there is a problem that needs to be addressed.…
Medicines, corporations, logic
One limitation of superficial fast thinking is that it cannot consider different influences at the same time. Either the influence under discussion determines something completely, or it plays no role…
On employees and managers
What is the difference between managers and ordinary workers? Obviously it is wealth, power and character traits. But is it possible to find a simple, universal criterion? I suggest the…
Future of smart devices
We often talk about smart mobile devices and their destructive effect on the human brain. It is clear that there are a number of issues that need to be addressed…