Ivo Budil: Wealth versus democracy
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…
End of the petrol era
So they banned gasoline-powered cars. If you are wondering how they are going to make it so that there is enough electricity and sufficient infrastructure to replace current cars with…
Ivo Budil: Social debate is paralysed by “witch hunt”
A major problem today is the moralizing hysteria with which many late liberal activists have manifested in pushing their agenda. They persecute and stigmatise their real or perceived opponents with…
Ivo Budil: A threat to civilization
The greatest threat to any civilization is the decline of its cognitive power, manifested in the decline of its collective rationality and ability to cope effectively with internal and external…
Towards a new socialism through the arrogance of the powerful
How is a market economy better than a centrally planned economy? Well, because everyone is better off. Someone becomes a billionaire, someone is just a little better off. But at…
On fertility and the survival of nations
Why don’t people have children? I mean, they have some, but it’s not enough. In many European countries the birth rate has stabilised at such a level that the population…