Some of my favorite posts
- The Devourer of Dreams — a requiem for Ukrainian aspirations
- Lectures at Donetsk University of Economics and Law
- Property Rights and Ukrainian Identity
- Spontaneous Cooperation in Transportation
- Legalizing Land-Ownership
- Economic Outlook
- Ukraine’s Hyperinflation — evidence
- L’viv’s Historically Approved Vacant Lots
- Words from my diaspora childhood which didn’t work as expected
- The Ghostly Bandurist on Desyatynna Street
- Parkhomivka Art Museum
- Customer Service in Ukraine
- BJJ in Rivne
- Food from my relatives
- Secret Potatoes
- First Persistent Snowfall in L’viv
- First Few Days
- “the toilet paper is softer in America”
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May 2013
- 19 Political boundaries in Europe since 1000 AD
- 19 Kobzari
- 16 L’viv Restaurants Have the Funniest Bathrooms in the World
- 16 Paid toilets — an economic mystery
- 16 Intro to Bitcoin + A Brief History of Money
- 15 1990s Donbass — A Glimmer of Liberty and Prosperity
- 12 So many tourists
- 11 On Tuesday, I’ll be giving a lecture about Bitcoin in Ternopil
- 9 Taxes & Tyranny In Ukraine’s foundational Narrative
- 8 Spring Pics
- 8 Mankurt Blog — by a descendant of the L’viv’s Russian KGB community
- 7 Stupid Football Hooligans Pervert “Water-Pouring Monday” Tradition
- 5 Happy Easter!
- 3 The Ternopil-Lviv Road
- 3 and, we’re off: Mijja.com – new technology, old-fashioned story telling (for kids)
- 1 Websites Hacked
- 1 A small, suspicious rally in L’viv — even in L’viv!
- 1 May 1st — Victims of Communism Day
April 2013
- 30 Mijja — Recordable, Interactive Children’s Books
- 29 Capitalist Art
- 15 Bitcoins & Mises’s Regression Theorem (in Kyiv!)
- 15 The name Skaskiw
- 14 Ukraine’s New Hundai Trains
- 10 Holodomor Monument in Cherkasy Oblast
- 10 More signs of Spring in Ukraine
- 9 Signs of Spring in Ukraine
- 9 What I learned in Ternopil
- 9 Prague
- 8 Short Fiction: Для загального добра
- 3 Soviet Video about the battle for Ternopil
- 3 The KGB-stka who lives above the restaurant
March 2013
- 29 Across the Siberian Wastes by Jim Rogers (late 1990s)
- 28 Economic Advice for the Ukrainian State:
- 26 Христина Соловей: ‘Горе долом’
- 25 Unwarranted Pessimism & the Reason for Ukraine’s Bureaucracy
- 20 Days like today make me miss America
- 18 Why Would Putin Condemn Cyprus Bankster Theft?
- 18 Taking Candy from Babies — Banksters run rampant in Cyprus — Ukrainian reaction
- 16 March 2013 – a false spring, restaurants, music
- 16 My New Favorite Steak Place in L’viv
- 16 Trans-Carpathian Dialect
- 15 Гей, була в мене коняка
- 13 Не ЗРЯ премійований!
- 12 On my “blissful ignorance” of Ukrainian politics.
- 12 You are the Universe
- 12 The best office in the world
- 10 L’viv Mayor
- 9 Beauty in Ukraine
- 6 Abortion Map of Europe
- 6 Why so many Russians still love Stalin
- 4 Shevchenko’s KOBZAR
- 3 Ukrainian Easter Egg Workshop held at Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
February 2013
- 28 A very Ukrainian poem by Bohdan Nyzhankivsky
- 28 Sequester Apocalypse back home
- 26 Lviv 1938 – from the National Center for Jewish Film
- 23 L’viv’s literature subsidy
- 23 Another Libertarian Ex-Pat
- 21 Bukovel
- 20 Public Transportation Bluster in L’viv
- 12 My Winter 2012-13 Photos
- 12 Goodbye Dragon
- 9 Shopping for hangars
- 3 Ternopil’s Museum of Repression
- 2 British Publisher puts Taras Shevchenko on cover of Dostoyevsky Novel
- 1 My Typical L’viv Photo
January 2013
- 29 Culture of Failure
- 29 Ingredients for Borshch
- 29 The Ukrainian Side Of Vera Farmiga
- 27 My Post Office Experience
- 19 Happy Vodokhrescha!
- 17 Charming L’viv
- 17 Things Ukrainians Say
- 17 “The City of Dreams” Cartoon by State Tax Service of Ukraine
- 10 Two Winter Pictures of Western Ukraine
- 8 Carolers
- 7 Vasyl Stus — calling for his own destruction . . . and getting it
- 6 Veselyx Sviat! Xrystos narodyvsia!
- 3 Why Did “The Ukraine” Become Just “Ukraine”?
December 2012
- 24 Merry Christmas, everyone!
- 23 Six impressions of America upon returning for the holiday
- 21 Photos from Ukraine 1947 by Robert Cappa
- 18 Just discovered that L’viv has a new airport
- 15 Armed Hutsulka
- 12 Notes on Kolakowski’s “My Correct Views on Everything”
- 9 “Women Do Everything Here” : The Absence of Chivalry In The Byzantines
- 9 Polish vs Ukrainian villages in Galicia
- 9 November Headlines
- 4 Two Shocking Headlines
- 4 Arguing with Soviet Patriots — USA vs USSR
November 2012
- 28 Q: How many signatures does it take to receive a water delivery in Ukraine?
- 13 More photos from the Typical L’viv FB page
- 12 L’viv!
- 11 Vanquished Aristocracy
- 10 The best local dive in Ukraine
- 3 A problem of databases (not people!)
October 2012
- 25 2012 Property and Freedom Society Conference Roundup
- 22 Ukrainian man on 50-hour drunkfest opens door on plane
- 22 Concise Summary of Ukraine’s Upcoming Election
- 22 Ternopil Area Taxpayers on the hook for €10 million loan
- 21 It is translated!
- 12 Your Friends & Your Ambitions
- 11 In Ukraine . . .
- 8 The Kyiv Post publishing a blank front page to protest new libel law
- 3 Class and Cultural Icebergs
- 3 The Invincible Army of Saint Nicholas, Patron of Merchants
September 2012
- 25 The Devourer of Dreams — a requiem for Ukrainian aspirations
- 25 A joke about Soviet hell
- 16 Ukraine Writing 24,000 yrs old Kamyana Mohyla
- 15 Memos show US hushed up Soviet crime
- 5 Ukrainian Bureaucracy is getting to me
- 1 Black Harvest
- 1 Meet the Ukrainian Michelangelo
- 1 Belarus sacks air chief over teddy stunt
- 1 Power Boat Races in Ternopil
August 2012
- 29 BBOY KNGURU – (ONEFLAVA) UKR/TERNOPIL 2012
- 20 Scythians and Sarmatians of ancient Ukraine (7 BC – 4 AD)
- 18 Changing Wheels on the EU-Ukraine Train
- 18 Ronald Regan Square in Krakow
- 13 Prague is like a rennovated L’viv on steroids
- 13 Crossing to the EU, and a decade ahead in development
- 13 Russian corrected to Ukrainian Bus Poster
- 12 Arsenal 2012 — Fantastic Art Exhibit!
- 10 “the toilet paper is softer in America”
- 10 Wood products from Ukraine
- 10 The Philosophy of Liberty
- 10 Headlines, May-June 2012
- 8 Train Stations and Supermarkets in Ukraine
July 2012
- 28 In the Language of Flowers by Krystyna Sklianchuk
- 28 Light Switches in Ukraine
- 28 Uzhhorod
- 12 Boorish behavior
June 2012
- 29 My Euro Cup
- 29 A Brief Visit to Lviv
- 21 Reagan tells Soviet jokes
- 21 Love-Ukraine video of the month
- 21 Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Action Center
- 18 Back to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
- 1 Forest Mushroom Potato Chips
- 1 Arseniiivski Kvas
May 2012
- 30 Me Working
- 30 Lettuce from the super market comes in a little pot!
- 30 A Few Pictures From Kyiv, Spring 2012
- 23 Queue to first McDonalds in Moscow in 1990
- 19 Papers, Please
- 15 Jim Rogers on expatriation: “JFK is a third world airport”
- 13 Cheating Taxis at Kyiv Borispol Airport
- 7 Another Debit Card Stolen
- 1 Happy May 1st – Victims of Communism Day.
- 1 Many U.S. Immigrants’ Children Seek American Dream Abroad
- 1 Headlines March-April 2012
- 1 A eulogy for John Demjanjuk
April 2012
- 13 Luhansk-Lviv train for Easter
- 12 Grocery Price Comparison
- 8 My Android Phone
- 7 Ukrainian Area Codes
March 2012
- 31 Approx. 6 months of headlines from Ukraine
- 27 and you don’t speak Russian???
- 25 Words from my diaspora childhood which haven’t quite worked in Ukraine
- 25 Midicine in Ukraine: You pay the doctor, get care. Simple.
- 25 The Gym I Joined in Kyiv
January 2012
November 2011
- 27 окей?
- 26 Darth Vader’s Ukrainian Land Grab
- 12 Black Market in Agricultural Land is Booming in Ukraine
- 12 Russia: Abortion Restricted By New Law In Parliament Effort To Boost Country’s Collapsing Population
- 7 A svoboda deputy writes about Mises (warning, this is blindingly stupid)
- 4 Save Ludwig v. Mises’ Heritage in Lviv/Lwow/Lemberg
October 2011
- 15 News headlines and excerpts
- 12 Number of Taxpayers per revenue agency employee
- 12 Mises Plaque Unveiling
- 12 Morgan Stanley Bet the Farm in Ukraine Before Taxpayers’ Bailout
- 12 Rule Of Law – The Ukrainian Way
- 2 Ludwig Von Mises Plaque unveiled in L’viv
September 2011
- 26 My playlist of Ukrainian songs
- 24 Abysmal Rating for Ukraine’s Economic Freedom
- 18 A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian & the myth of socialist Sweden
- 1 Finding the Birthplace of Ludwig von Mises
August 2011
July 2011
- 29 Bert Kreischer — A visit to Russia
- 17 New and improved Archive
- 14 Two headed albino snake in Ukraine zoo
- 6 World Record! Most vote frauds per minute!
- 5 Farming by hand
- 4 Lectures @ Donetsk University of Economics & Law
- 1 Donetsk Visit
June 2011
- 29 Do I miss Ukraine?
- 29 Back in the USA — reflection and a list of observations
- 28 Halleluiah! Thanks to Photoshop, the crowd gathered in Kharkiv to see Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox church, appears 4x larger!
- 23 Moving On
- 14 Zbroya Gun Day
- 14 A brief Visit to Zhovkva (Жовква)
- 14 Flowers in May
- 8 “Fighting for Freedom” in the Middle East — the military mentality and unintended consequences
May 2011
- 27 Property and Freedom Society
- 24 Sauna Conversation
- 21 ‘Demjanjuk Verdict is a ‘Farce’’ – his Israeli defence lawyer
- 21 Ukraine weather forecaster taken off air for anti-government rant
- 20 Ukrainian Politics
- 19 Donetsk
- 15 My Birthday
- 10 Ternopil
- 10 Music School Recital in Lviv
- 9 Eastern Cities
- 9 Statue of Bandera
- 9 L’viv’s historically approved vacant lot
- 9 Berejany and my Dad’s Village
- 9 Lviv City Day
- 7 War is the Health of the State
- 7 Two Little Stories from Easter
- 5 My Fed Ex Experience
- 4 Photos from Easter
- 4 Bicycle Tour of Horodok
- 4 Property Rights and Ukrainian Identity
- 4 Fulbright Conference in Odesa
- 4 :)
- 4 My appearance on Lviv Television
- 2 Parkhomivka Art Museum
- 1 Here’s an embroidery for you, mom. :)
- 1 Cafe Cafe during a storm
April 2011
- 29 The People’s Cube!
- 29 Ukraine’s Hyper-Inflation — Kupony / Karbovantsi
- 29 Various Water Carbonations
- 27 My Friend Kateryna’s Blog
- 21 Odesa
- 15 Economic Outlook
- 13 Chernobyl Cleanup Survivor’s Message for Japan: ‘Run Away as Quickly as Possible’
- 12 Red Caviar Flavored Lays
- 12 Holy Mary Statue
- 12 Relatives Skyping w/ Mom
- 6 Morning Reading
- 6 Word of the Day
- 5 Some Headlines — the Market and the State
- 5 Corporate Raiding & Svoboda
- 5 Ukraine Watch
- 2 River Cruises along the Dnieper River
March 2011
- 30 Ukraine’s Sunflowers
- 29 Winding down
- 25 Customer Service in Ukraine
- 22 Kharkiv
- 20 A brief stop in Kyiv
- 20 Springtime in L’viv
- 20 The Secret Potatoes are Gone!
- 17 The unlikely art museum
- 13 Spontaneous Cooperation in Transportation
- 13 Death and Taxes in Ukraine — headlines and excerpts from the Kyiv Post
- 2 Keynesian lecture on monetary policy
February 2011
- 27 Weekend Reading
- 27 Skiing in Bukovel
- 25 The Snoring from my Hallway
- 22 A brief comparison of economic liberty in the U.S. and Ukraine
- 17 Food my relatives give me
- 17 Програма “Прямим текстом” — “Explicitly”
- 10 The Ghostly Bandurist of Desyatynna Street
- 9 Fraud Detection
January 2011
- 30 More on the Ukrainian Language
- 29 “Hot Topic” in Ukraine
- 29 Ukrainian Money
- 29 Ukraine Tourism
- 28 From Kyiv with Love
- 28 I haven’t vanished
- 14 New Years
- 12 Legalize Land Ownership
- 9 Tos’ka means two Romans
- 9 Rizdvo (Christmas) in Ukraine
- 2 15 Observations about Ukraine and Ukrainians
- 2 The Cucuteni-Trypillian civilization
- 1 Secret Potatoes
- 1 Monument to Stalin destroyed in Zaporizhia on New Year’s Eve
December 2010
- 27 The Ukrainian Language
- 26 A month of Newspapers
- 18 L’viv Journal
- 16 Guide to L’viv’s airport
- 16 Another Rumble in the Rada
- 15 Who heard of the Khazars?
- 14 BJJ in Rivne
- 13 Hoppe & Hulsmann, Division of Labor & Money 101
- 10 People’s Revolutionary masses take to the streets in London
- 9 More photos from the Novovolynsk conference
- 2 Wikileaks and Holodomor
November 2010
- 30 King Roman Street
- 28 Conference in Novovolynsk
- 28 Some images have not been appearing in IE
- 27 First Persistent Snowfall in L’viv
- 27 Who feels like an idiot? I do.
- 24 My first video
- 24 Monday Morning Svoboda Rally in L’viv
- 23 w.r.t. the tax protests in Kyiv
- 23 Lithuanian Free Market Institute
- 22 A few pictures of my place in L’viv
- 22 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Ukraine
- 20 Tax revolt gains steam on revolution’s anniversary
- 15 Budda Bar in Kyiv
- 12 And now, L’viv
- 10 Communist Party Rally
- 10 Vozdvizhenka, the district of manholes
- 8 Ukranian Polka Band playing “Hot N Cold”
- 8 Ukraine’s First Dominos Pizza, and Ikea’s departure
- 8 Museum of Folk Architecture in Pyrohova
- 5 Topless protest against Putin [nsfw]
- 4 Political Party Television Commercial
- 1 2010 winner of the Nobel Prize in literature, Mario Vargas Llosa on the Tea Parties
- 1 Під Осокором
October 2010
- 31 Conference in Vynohradiv
- 30 The Giant Ravens of Kyiv
- 29 mises.org.ua !
- 24 Conversing with Critics
- 23 Kyiv Botanical Garden
- 22 Rating Ukraine’s Coffee Chains
- 20 Bad Dollars
- 18 Newspaper clippings
- 18 Little things
- 18 An inflationary world vs. a deflationary world.
- 17 Kyiv Philharmonic
- 12 Protests against the imminent criminalization of flea markets
- 12 Catfish swallows basketball
- 8 Landscape artist — Vladimir Hrubnyk / Грубник, Владимир
- 5 Gas coming to Kyiv
- 4 Weather right now
- 4 Bandurist at Kyiv’s Saint Sofia’s Cathedral
- 3 Classic works of Austrian Economics in Russian
- 2 Rob’s Visit
- 2 Spoiled Dairy
- 1 Getting better at life
September 2010
- 25 The 10 most common objections to capitalism addressed
- 22 Radioactive Produce
- 22 Beautiful People
- 20 More Pictures from Kyiv
- 19 Mises Institute of Ukraine?
- 19 Obviously, in Russian
- 16 Fiddler on Andriyivs’ky Uzviz
- 16 GoDaddy’s slow servers
- 15 Clips from the Kyiv Post
- 15 Commerce
- 12 Gogolfest 2010
- 12 Ukrainian, Kazak, and U.S. music
- 11 Peculiarities
- 11 Today’s Breakfast
- 8 “NTLDR is missing”
- 8 Verenyky & Beer
- 7 Kyiv City Center
- 5 First Few Days
- 4 Departure and Arrival