Socialism in the west?
When Associate Professor Švihlíková is in the mainstream media, they usually emphasize that she is a “left-wing economist” as something quaint. However, if the same Ilona Švihlíková had lived in,…
CEOs and Generals
If the war in Ukraine were being waged by a commercial organization, would it be waged more effectively? I’m afraid it would look more like this. A big presentation every…
Morality and war
By the time Ukrainian soldiers arrive at the front, less than a third are left by day two, neither dead nor seriously wounded, the Financial Times reports. The article was…
Of animal suffering
After some fights and tug-of-wars, and probably thanks to the fact that elections are coming up, the Czech Minister of Agriculture has left in place the current regulation where halal…
The truth and the lie
Various old proverbs say that the lie always wins over the truth. But it’s more complicated than that. A liar may often deceive an honest person, but people who see…
On the phase lag of political philosophy
Civilization trends work with a delay In what we call the Christian Middle Ages, thought, behaviour and interpersonal relations were primarily determined by the legacy of previous pagan (archaic) times…