Agnieszka Pilat: 'I Didn't Realize People Still Think Socialism Is a Good Idea.'
The Polish-born artist is creating "heroic portraits" of machines and defending individualism and creative expression in Silicon Valley.
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Artist Agnieszka Pilat: 'I Didn't Realize People Still Think Socialism Is a Good Idea.'
Born in communist Poland and disgusted by Silicon Valley communists, Pilat is making "heroic portraits of machines" and defending Ayn Rand.
France's Authoritarian Establishment Faces Off Against the Even Uglier Authoritarianism of the Far Right
French President Emmanuel Macron is authoritarian-light. Candidate Marine Le Pen is worse.
Companies and Private Citizens Are Stepping Up To Help Ukrainians
Private actors often provide more efficient and localized help in times of need, and they’re doing so in full force right now.
Supreme Court Rules the CIA Can Keep Mouths Shut About Its Post-9/11 Torture Black Sites
All of this is a transparent effort to stop lawsuits from those who have been tortured.
Foucault in the Panopticon
How Michel Foucault's encounters in Poland's heavily policed gay community informed his ideas
The Pope Who Helped Bring Down Communism
"I have no doubt," Polish President Lech Wałęsa once said, that without John Paul II "the birth of Solidarity would not have been possible."
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Sometimes communist countries had to tolerate a little economic liberty just to survive.
Metal Musician Adam 'Nergal' Darski Fined by Polish Court for 'Offending Religious Feelings'
Behemoth frontman Adam 'Nergal' Darski was fined $5,000 for a 2019 social media post that showed him stepping on an image of the Virgin Mary.
Poland's Holocaust Bill Is a Hate Speech Ban
The bill's backers say talking about Polish complicity in Nazi genocide is a form of group defamation.
Battle Brewing Over Dutch Drones Scheduled to Drop Abortion Drugs in Poland
The "abortion drones" are scheduled to launch from Germany this Friday and deliver prohibited pills to Poland, where abortion remains mostly illegal.
Polish PM Leads Calls for Sanctions Against Ukraine
25 killed, hundreds injured in Kiev yesterday
Russia Demands Apology From Poland After Rioters Attack Embassy in Warsaw
Nationalists blamed
Settlement Reached in Case of Feds Seizing Polish Rifle From Virginia Collector
Poland will buy the wz.38M Maroszek rifle
Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Poland's First Post-Communist PM, Dead at 86
Helped introduce democratic reforms in Eastern Europe
Lebanon Yet To Decide On Whether Polish Woman On Quest To Have Sex with 100,000 Men Should Get Visa
Despite the fact no visa application has been submitted
Poland Working on More Regulations for Animal Sacrifice
Will require animals ritually slaughtered to be stunned first
Polish Second Most Spoken Language in England
More than half a million speakers, fueled by immigration
Polish Investigators Looking into Use of Holocaust Ash Being Used in Art
Carl Michael Hausswolf claims he used ash from a death camp crematorium in one of this paintings
Terrorist Attack in Poland Thwarted, Say Authorities
A researcher from the University of Agriculture in Krakow is accused of trying to blow up Parliament.
Poland Gets Top Score for Slashing Regulations
The country has seen a new spurt of entrepreneurship
Poland Supreme Court Allows Conviction for Rock Singer Tearing Up Bible
Laws against offending religious sensibiities
Polish Paper Feeds Furor over Crash that Killed President
Some believe 2010 airplane crash was planned
Poland Wins World Bank Kudos for Improving Business Environment
Everything from contracts to property rights has been made clearer and easier
Polish President Accuses Obama of Betraying Poland
The statement comes after the President cancelled the construction of a missile defense system promised during the Bush presidency.
Mitt Romney: Vladimir Putin Turning Back Clock on Progress
Uses Poland as an example of benefits of freedom
Ron Paul Supporters Greet Mitt Romney in Poland
He may be the presumptive nominee, but there are still Ron Paul supporters everywhere
Romney Seeks Solidarity With Poland
The presumptive GOP nominee is to praise Polish opposition to oppression and urge Poland to work with American allies in a speech today.