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The Icelandic 2008 bank collapse was self-inflicted in the sense that a precarious situation had been created by the very rapid growth of the three main Icelandic banks. But glass does not break because it is breakable, and a precarious … Continue reading →

Professor Tara Smith from the University of Texas in Austin gave a lecture at the University of Iceland, sponsored by RNH, Monday 24 November 2014, on the moral message in the works of Russian-American novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand. The … Continue reading →

About 85 people attended the conference of the European Students for Liberty, ESFL, in Reykjavik Saturday 15 November 2014, including about 15 students from abroad. The Conference took place at the University Plaza on the University of Iceland premises. Lukas … Continue reading →

Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson, RNH Academic Director, described the joint project by RNH and AECR, “Europe of the Victims”, at the annual meeting of the European Platform of Memory and Conscience—of which RNH is a member institute—in Brussels 4–5 November … Continue reading →

The Icelandic Parliament’s Special Investigation Commission, SIC, on the 2008 bank collapse correctly identified two factors contributing to the collapse: the rapid expansion of the banks on the one hand and a hidden, or invisible, risk factor embedded in the … Continue reading →

The world is rapidly improving, whether we look at living standards, health, literacy or the reduction of many social evils, such as violent crimes, warfare and contagious diseases. We have also seen a greening of the earth, with ever less … Continue reading →