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Hidden Manipulations by Well-Known Global Indices
Economic development indices are not just a tool for analysis, but can sometimes be a powerful weapon of manipulation. We examine how global rankings are being used as a tool to advance the interests of those who advocate for expanding state influence. Four well-known indices — under the ILI microscope.
WHAT IS LIBERTY?
Liberty is not just the absence of restrictions, but also responsibility, creativity, and the search for meaning. Why it can be intimidating and how to learn to make the most of it. The psychology of negative and positive freedom.
AI Manifesto: the New Techno-Oligarchy
The new industrial policy for artificial intelligence in this new era is leading to tighter government regulations and the emergence of new, powerful corporations at the expense of smaller companies. It runs counter to the principles of the free market and fair competition.
The Nature vs the State. Who is Responsible?
Аlternative approaches to addressing nature conservation and sustainable natural resource management. A fresh look at old problems and an attempt to determine whether only the state is capable of preserving natural resources or whether the institution of private property can prove its environmental effectiveness.
THE EROSION OF DEMOCRACY
The global crisis of democracy is the logical and inevitable outcome of a system in which individual freedom always loses to the “will of the people.” How can we protect the individual from democracy and restore his genuine freedom? What scenarios for the transformation of democracy are possible under modern conditions?
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Why Do States Always Go to War?
The wars that break out around us almost every day make it feel as if the whole world has gone mad. The question inevitably arises: where is all this heading, and how will it end?
Save Ukraine —Save the WEST
Is Ukraine fighting the war at the expense of other countries? An analysis of the actual military and financial expenditures of Ukraine’s partners in 2022–2025 relative to their GDP. Assessment of military and non-military expenditures and sources of increased funding for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Common Sense in Economics: Government Rankings 2026
The deficit of common sense in the global economy as a consequence of a worldview crisis, and the real impacts of this phenomenon on the national economies of 144 countries in the new Common Sense Economics Index
Liberalism, the AES & Libertarianism: differences and commons
Who are liberals, libertarians, or supporters of the Austrian School of Economics? How do they differ, and what do they have in common?