Although I am a Bulgarian, this post has nothing to do with my country – it is US-centric. “Caylee’s law” is a draft that would make it a felony not to report to authorities the death or disappearence of a…

As the mentally ill Libyan dictator takes over one by one the rebellious cities and massacres their freedom-loving residents, I wonder, will the world let him finish his job and reinstate his reign by large-scale terror? Why not impose what…

I know Arevik’s story from other Bulgarian bloggers. Briefly, Arevik Shmavonyan is a young Armenian woman. 5 years ago, she met on Skype David Arutyunyan, a young man of Armenian origin living in the city of Montana, Bulgaria. They fell…

In the parts of the world that pretend to be civilized, strict laws are imposed to define who is locked in prison and for how long. Unfortunately, even these countries often practice arbitrary and indefinitely long detention, as long as…

Posts written mainly to vent one’s emotions rarely enjoy warm reception from other people, so self-help books advise to send such posts directly to the Recycle Bin. But this deprives the post of desired effect; so I prefer to publish…

I have just read Jessica Mosby’s review Over the hills and far away: a family treks across Mongolia to help their autistic son, which is a part of this month’s focus on disability issues. It is about a documentary showing…

(Copied from my blog: http://mayas-corner.blogspot.com/2009/01/police-brutally-disperse-peaceful.html) On Jan. 14, between 2000 and 3000 people attended an anti-government protest in front of the National Assembly (the Bulgarian Parliament) in Sofia. Protesters were students demanding order and safety in the campus, conservationists objecting…

I had promised to write a post about the situation with water in my country, Bulgaria, in this month. Because today is Dec. 31, I must make an effort to meet my deadline :-). Because Bulgaria has sufficient water resources…