ostap (39)in #europe • 7 years agoDoes Europe Have a Common Culture?I read a big post by Dan Wang recently. The post is about Imperial China and Wang formulates some pretty good questions there, the questions that can be asked not only about…ostap (39)in #government • 7 years agoAncient Egypt and Soviet Russia“When one reflects on the immense number of transactions, in miscellaneous items ranging from rolls of papyrus or hoes to sacks of grain or baskets of fruit and jars of honey…ostap (39)in #censorship • 7 years agoZuckerberg has promised to US senators to create a Ministry of TruthHere's his words from today's senate hearing: "Overall, I would say that we’re going through a broader philosophical shift in how we approach our responsibility as a company. For…ostap (39)in #liberty • 8 years agoI LOVE NYTFirst The New York Times article blames Gary Johnson for not knowing what Aleppo is and implies that it disqualifies him from the race. Then, at the end of the article:…ostap (39)in #liberty • 8 years agoHow (not) to use EU fundsRecently a Czech newspaper ran a story of a guy who used EU funds to open a brothel. Here it is (in Czech). The funds were grunted in the EU rural development framework. EU…ostap (39)in #cryptocurrencies • 8 years agoEU Plans Database of Bitcoin Users with Identities and Wallet Addresses"The European Commission is proposing the creation of a database that will hold information on those using virtual currencies and that will record data on the users'…ostap (39)in #libertarians • 8 years agoCould you please vote in a small poll I've made?It seems that the Libertarian presidential campaign has changed its unofficial slogan. It traditionally was "Fiscally Conservative, Socially Liberal" Now it's become…ostap (39)in #firemarms • 8 years agoCzech Letter to a MEP about firearmsA great letter. We people shouldn't explain politicians why we have rights. "I hear similar questions quite often Why is it so big issue? Who needs it, and what for…ostap (39)in #firearms • 8 years agoEU : You cannot stop terrorism by restricting legal gun ownership.European Parliament is the last hope to stop EU-wide restrictions on firearms proposed by the European Commission. The European Council supported most of the Commission's…ostap (39)in #brexit • 9 years agoDon't leave. Lead!A Eurosceptic case for Remain I'm living on the Continent and I'm Eurosceptic. EU is a clumsy monster, suffocating us with tons of bureaucratic regulations - there's no doubt…