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Seminar Remembering Totalitarian Victims

A seminar was held in Warsaw 14–15 May 2013 on how best to remember and honour the victims of 20th Century totalitarianism, both Communism and Nazism. Scholars estimate that Communism cost about 100 million lives, and Nazism about 20 million … Continue reading

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Arnason: Icelandic Quota System Efficient

Two members of the RNH Academic Council gave lectures at the board meeting and conference of AECR, Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists, in Reykjavik 9–12 May 2013. Professor Ragnar Arnason spoke about the utilisation of natural resources, arguing that, … Continue reading

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H. H. Gissurarson: Systemic Explanations of Bank Collapse

At a conference on social sciences at Bifrost University 3 May 2013, Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson gave a lecture on “The International Financial Crisis and the Collapse of the Icelandic Banks”. He rejected four common explanations for the bank collapse: … Continue reading

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Margaret Thatcher: RIP

Mrs. Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Kesteven, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1979–1990, will have a state funeral in London Wednesday 17 April 2013. Thatcher was protector of AECR, the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists, which works jointly with … Continue reading

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Hannes H. Gissurarson: Capitalism Still Alive and Kicking!

Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson, University of Iceland and RNH, gave a paper at the conference Fórum da liberdade in Porto Alegre 9 April 2013. The title of his paper was “Making the Invisible Hand Visible: Reflections on the Political Economy … Continue reading

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Colloquium on Public Choice in Petrópolis

Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson, a member of the RNH Academic Council and the centre’s academic director, attended a colloquium on public choice theory 4–7 April, organised by the American institution Liberty Fund in Petrópolis in the State of Rio de … Continue reading

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