Adam Votruba: Migration as an economic issue
The confusing thing about the migration debate is that its advocates do not declare the principle they are espousing. They are trying to appeal to compassion, morality, European values, etc.…
Adam Votruba: Migration as a battle of moral principles
Sometimes I come across statements like “I don’t like the heated positions – accept all migrants or none. Surely we should find some moderate middle ground.” The problem, however, is…
Why we are so good and noble
As the political developments of recent days show, the deep and subtle philosophical questions of good and evil have much simpler solutions than Thomas Aquinas, Jacob Böhme or Georg W.…
Will the woke liberals’ love of the swastika last?
Do the events of the last few days bring any small positive aspect? For example, the fact that photos of busty girls in swimsuits with machine guns are no longer…
Ukraine and the war against rationality
The outstanding Iranian-American intellectual (atheist) Sohrab Ahmari: “Just when sobriety, responsibility, probity, and diplomatic skill are most needful, our pundits and policymakers offer the opposite: trembling emotion, cheap propaganda, wild…
Between symbols and reality
The media is full of devastating sanctions, and it’s good to note that all those sanctions consist EXCLUSIVELY of restricting or stopping the transfer of some fictional digits between computers.…