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Poland

General Pat Ryder, the Pentagon's spokesman, told reporters on Tuesday afternoon that military officials were "aware of the press reports alleging that two Russian missiles have struck inside Poland" but said the military was still seeking to corroborate those reports.

War

Reports of Missiles Killing 2 in Poland Raise Prospect of Dangerous Escalation

The Pentagon is seeking to corroborate those reports. 

Eric Boehm | 11.15.2022 5:00 PM

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War

Volunteers in Ukraine Are Stepping Up Where the Government Is Failing

"It was learning by doing," says one ambulance driver. "Most things that happen here are done by volunteers, not government officials."

John Stossel | 8.17.2022 12:30 AM

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Abortion

Here's What Happened When Other Countries Rolled Back Abortion Rights

El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Poland offer a window into a post-Roe world.

Eric Bazail-Eimil | 6.30.2022 3:00 PM

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Ukraine

Ukraine War Unlikely to End Anytime Soon

Early and unrealistic hopes for a quick victory by Ukraine's forces over invading Russian troops have faded as the reality of an extended conflict sets in.

J.D. Tuccille | 6.10.2022 7:00 AM

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Ayn Rand

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.

Nick Gillespie | 5.23.2022 3:20 PM

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Culture

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.

Nick Gillespie | 5.11.2022 9:59 AM

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France

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.

Veronique de Rugy | 4.21.2022 2:56 PM

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Ukraine

Let Ukrainian Refugees In

And don't close the door behind them.

John Stossel | 3.30.2022 1:18 PM

Ukraine

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.

Fiona Harrigan | 3.7.2022 2:40 PM

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Torture

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.

Scott Shackford | 3.3.2022 3:30 PM

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Book Reviews

Foucault in the Panopticon

How Michel Foucault's encounters in Poland's heavily policed gay community informed his ideas

Geoff Shullenberger | 11.28.2021 6:00 AM

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Communism

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."

Stephanie Slade | 11.20.2021 6:00 AM

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Communism

Red Markets

Sometimes communist countries had to tolerate a little economic liberty just to survive.

Jesse Walker | 11.7.2021 6:00 AM

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Free Speech

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.

Christian Britschgi | 2.17.2021 2:30 PM

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Brickbats

Brickbat: Isn't This How World War II Started?

Charles Oliver | 6.19.2020 4:00 AM

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Hate Speech

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.

Jacob Sullum | 1.31.2018 12:01 AM

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Brickbats

Brickbat: Russian Purge

Charles Oliver | 12.11.2017 4:00 AM

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World War 2

How Many Poles Does It Take?

Charles Oliver | 10.29.2015 6:00 AM

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World

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.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 6.24.2015 4:50 PM

Politics

In Post-Soviet World, Town Pisses on Lenin with Irreverent Statue

Nick Gillespie | 6.20.2014 9:05 AM

Ukraine

Polish PM Leads Calls for Sanctions Against Ukraine

25 killed, hundreds injured in Kiev yesterday

Reason Staff | 2.19.2014 10:05 AM

Politics

Russia Demands Apology From Poland After Rioters Attack Embassy in Warsaw

Nationalists blamed

Reason Staff | 11.12.2013 1:00 PM

Policy

Settlement Reached in Case of Feds Seizing Polish Rifle From Virginia Collector

Poland will buy the wz.38M Maroszek rifle

Reason Staff | 11.12.2013 8:50 AM

Politics

Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Poland's First Post-Communist PM, Dead at 86

Helped introduce democratic reforms in Eastern Europe

Reason Staff | 10.28.2013 10:10 AM

Policy

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

Reason Staff | 9.26.2013 1:00 PM

Politics

Poland's Prime Minister Retains Party Leadership

But his administration is losing support

Reason Staff | 8.23.2013 12:15 PM

Politics

Hospital Sends Illegal Immigrant Back to Poland After Stroke

69-year-old and homeless

Reason Staff | 6.26.2013 7:56 AM

World

Poland Working on More Regulations for Animal Sacrifice

Will require animals ritually slaughtered to be stunned first

Reason Staff | 4.23.2013 11:48 AM

World

Polish Second Most Spoken Language in England

More than half a million speakers, fueled by immigration

Reason Staff | 1.31.2013 11:00 AM

Culture

Lenin Cell Phone Ad Upsets Poles

Memory of Soviet era still raw for many

Reason Staff | 1.8.2013 12:20 PM

Culture

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

Reason Staff | 1.8.2013 11:40 AM

World

Poles Still Not Fans of Lenin

Revisionism about the history of communism not taking hold

Reason Staff | 1.8.2013 9:08 AM

World

Six Die in Poland from Tainted Alcohol

Probably poisoned with methanol

Reason Staff | 12.27.2012 3:40 PM

Policy

Polish Man Fined For Naked Protest of Traffic Cameras

And they identified him ... how?

Reason Staff | 12.11.2012 8:20 PM

World

Terrorist Attack in Poland Thwarted, Say Authorities

A researcher from the University of Agriculture in Krakow is accused of trying to blow up Parliament.

Reason Staff | 11.20.2012 7:30 AM

Policy

Poland Gets Top Score for Slashing Regulations

The country has seen a new spurt of entrepreneurship

Reason Staff | 11.8.2012 7:20 PM

Civil Liberties

Poland Supreme Court Allows Conviction for Rock Singer Tearing Up Bible

Laws against offending religious sensibiities

Reason Staff | 11.1.2012 2:15 PM

World

Polish Paper Feeds Furor over Crash that Killed President

Some believe 2010 airplane crash was planned

Reason Staff | 10.30.2012 8:08 PM

Policy

Poland Wins World Bank Kudos for Improving Business Environment

Everything from contracts to property rights has been made clearer and easier

Reason Staff | 10.22.2012 11:00 PM

Politics

The European Dream is a Long Way Off With a Majority of Germans Favoring a Euro Exit

Matthew Feeney | 9.17.2012 3:50 PM

Culture

Newly Declassified Documents Show Allies Buried Proof of the Soviets' Katyn Massacre

Lucy Steigerwald | 9.11.2012 4:00 PM

Politics

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.

Reason Staff | 8.6.2012 2:20 PM

Politics

Mitt Romney: Vladimir Putin Turning Back Clock on Progress

Uses Poland as an example of benefits of freedom

Reason Staff | 7.31.2012 11:43 AM

Politics

Ron Paul Supporters Greet Mitt Romney in Poland

He may be the presumptive nominee, but there are still Ron Paul supporters everywhere

Reason Staff | 7.31.2012 11:05 AM

Politics

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.

Reason Staff | 7.31.2012 7:40 AM

Politics

"Polish Death Camps" and "American 9/11 Attacks"

Ed Krayewski | 5.31.2012 7:54 PM

Politics

Former Polish President "Evolves" on Drug Policy, Doesn't Apologize For His Awful Drug Law

Ed Krayewski | 5.11.2012 2:46 PM

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