Monthly Archives: June 2023

London: 300th Anniversary of Adam Smith

Adam Smith, the father of economics and also one of the most respected philosophers of all times as well, had his 300th birthday in June 2023. It is unclear when he was born, but he was christened on 16 June … Continue reading

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Eskilstuna: Nordic Conservatives as Classical Liberals

In a panel on Nordic conservatism at the Young Leaders Academy, held in Sundbyholm Palace near Eskilstuna 16–18 June by the Brussels think tank New Direction, the Swedish think tank Oikos, and the Swedish Conservative Student Association, Professor Hannes H. … Continue reading

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York: Enlightenment Thinkers on Commerce

On 1–4 June 2023, RNH Academic Director Hannes H. Gissurarson, Professor Emeritus at the University of Iceland, attended a Liberty Fund Colloquium at Middlethorpe Hall in York, England, about commercial society in the works of four Enlightenment thinkers, Montesquieu, David … Continue reading

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