The Talking Mirror
We built a social network where humans were not allowed. That detail matters more than anything else. An empty stage, a sealed arena, populated only…
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Intelligence, Displacement, and the Question of Agency
I was fascinated by technology long before I understood what the word meant. I must have been six or seven years old. My parents’ library…
The Era of “Optimization” is Over; the Era of “Adaptation” Has Begun
As someone who studies patterns of organizational and economic transformation, I’ve watched a fundamental shift unfold over the past five years – one that most…
Bulgaria’s AI Revolution: How Artificial Intelligence could redefine a nation’s economic future
Could AI be the secret weapon that propels Bulgaria onto the global economic stage? Imagine traditional Bulgarian industries – from the rose fields of the…
The Fear That Swallowed Itself: How Apple’s Terror of Failure Became the Only Thing It Achieved
What happened was not a pivot, not a partnership, and not a strategy in any meaningful human sense of the word. What happened was that…
It’s time for a European Declaration of Interdependence
The European Union is facing unprecedented challenges at a time when the 20th-century multilateral order is under attack. However, calling for a “United States of…
The Fourteen-Billion Dollar Copy-Paste: A Digital Transformation Tragedy
Or: Why the Republic of Meridiana Has the World’s Most Advanced System for Doing Nothing In March 2021, the Republic of Meridiana achieved something remarkable….
The Da Vinci Cup
The Da Vinci Cup sits on the table like an accusation, its silver rim catching light in a way that feels both hopeful and deeply…
Inherited Silence
In the previous article exploring the historical origins of Bulgaria’s political apathy, I looked at how repeated cycles of political violence combined with undemocratic structures…
End-of-the-year digest – THE BOX IS THE BOX
A weekly digest – part serious, part not – in partnership with The Sofia Globe “Mirror, mirror on the digital wall, who is the truthful…
A song of a nation
“Let me make the songs of a nation, and I care not who makes its laws.” Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun wrote this in 1704, and…
From Podcast to Print – The Long Road to the First Bulgarian Empire
Much like with the Bulgarian History Podcast itself, I began working on my first book because I felt it should exist. My career goal was…