Branches of philosophy

The debate on taxation must be opened. It is necessary to start from the weakness that all observers of the Greek economy have highlighted: the disproportionately large part of the taxable material that remains undisclosed, mainly because its disclosure would rattle established interests and have a heavy political cost. 

The results of the Greek election on May 21 have revealed a fundamental truth: Society and the realm of social media operate on separate planes.

Participating in the public discourse requires courage nowadays. The toxicity and role of social media act as a deterrent to those who participate or want to participate in public life.

Others are afraid to enter the field, and others are afraid to speak up. The election result highlighted the problem, but also a truth. 

There are certain things in life that are so evident that they warrant no explanation. They should not require a search for arguments to justify their existence or practice.

Up-and-coming Polish director Lukasz Twarkowski is making his Greek debut at Athens' Onassis Cultural Center (onassis.org) with a theater-video art-film spectacle inspired by the notorious case of a fake Mark Rothko painting that was sold for 8.5 million US dollars by a famous New York art gallery.

Easter always goes hand in hand with the search for authenticity. For the authentic Epitaph procession, good company for the subsequent authentic feast, the authentic Greek landscape, the authentically spiritual experience of the Resurrection service. Like many things around us, all of this is becoming more and more valuable.

Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens sent a message for Greek Orthodox Easter to the country's clergy on Tuesday.

"We remain shocked by the tragedy at Tempe. A painful reflection of the many griefs we all carry with us, it has accompanied this year's path to Easter. It has sealed our conscience. It has led many to ponder the big questions," he said.

The theater of the absurd was back in Parliament the other day, when the government submitted a legal amendment seeking to protect the chair and members of the expert committee investigating the deadly train crash at Tempe from any form of prosecution or questioning about any opinions expressed during deliberations or about how they voted, unless they acted with malice.

A frenzy of self-flagellation by those trying to understand Greece's weaknesses and the torrent of rage and accusations against those responsible (in fact as well as in our minds) form the two poles of the public discussion that has followed the tragedy at Tempe.

In the aftermath of a train crash in 2017, a technical report was drafted by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, citing shortcomings and proposing measures for the Greek railway network. It now appears prophetic after last week's deadliest-ever rail accident in Greece.