Veronika Susova-Salminen: The next step towards tyranny
The decision by the British Home Secretary that Julian Assange may be extradited to the US to face trial for “espionage” against the US is unprecedented. It sends a dangerous…
Ivo Budil: From entrepreneurs to global oligarchy
On the one hand, the Industrial Revolution radically changed the material conditions of human existence and created sufficient living resources for every human being, but on the other hand, it…
Evil without ideology
I’ll come back to the argument about the role of science, so today I’ll just mention a small observation that both of them agree on (and that I personally agree…
What in the world are prime ministers for
In a nice commentary, Professor Keller points out the strange situation of national politicians who enjoy salaries and other benefits as if they were in charge, while their powers are…
Jan Keller: Ruling without governing
In 1856, in his book The Old Regime and the Revolution, Alexis de Tocqueville described, using the example of the French nobility, the risk that threatens every power elite. He…
Useless Fukuyama
Many interpret the Russian civil war as an act of defending the world from a new Hitler, whose rusting tanks would conquer the whole world, including the US, in a…