Author Archives: HHG

Justice for Communist Victims

Still, old national socialists and their collaborators are occasionally being put on trial for atrocities committed before the 1945 collapse of national socialism. It is much rarer to hear of old communists and their fellow-travellers being charged with any crimes … Continue reading

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Lawson: the Evidence Supports Adam Smith

The evidence gathered in comprehensive measurements of economic freedom in more than 150 economies of the world and also of the relationship between economic freedom on the one hand and living standards and general human well-being on the other hand, … Continue reading

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Lawson on Economic Freedom: Monday 28 July 16.30–19

Monday 28 July 2014 marks a very important anniversary in world history. Then, one hundred years will have passed since the outbreak of the First World War, 28 July 1914, when the liberal civilization of the West almost collapsed, after … Continue reading

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Dzhemilev: Europe’s Moral Support Crucial

Mustafa Dzhemilev, leader of the Crimean Tatars, was awarded the prize of the Platform of European Memory and Conscience at a conference in Prague 12 June 2014. Göran Lindblad, former MEP from Sweden and chairman of the Platform, gave him … Continue reading

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Oksanen to Speak at Conference on Totalitarianism

The keynote speaker at the Platform of European Memory and Conscience conference in Prague in the Czech Republic 12–13 June on „The Legacy of Totalitarianism“ is Estonian-Finnish writer Sofi Oksanen whose novels, Purge and Stalin’s Cows, have been published in … Continue reading

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Gissurarson: Economic Institutions Crucial

The argument for individual freedom is greatly strengthened by various data and statistics available on the internet, Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson said in a lecture at a conference on “Liberty in the Information Age” in Curitiba in Brazil 31 May … Continue reading

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