Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn mises.org Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn (1909-1999) was an Austrian nobleman and socio-political theorist who described himself as an enemy of all forms of totalitarianism and as an “extreme conservative arch-liberal” or “liberal of the extreme right.” Described as “A Walking Book of Knowledge,” Kuehnelt-Leddihn had an encyclopedic
Tiger Tiger, a tenacious, surprisingly well-educated animal, living and working in the real world. Having to come up with staff wages every week sharpens the senses. The elites in the ancient Roman empire valued the colour purple, on account of the rarity (and price) of the vivid purple dye. Sumptuary
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Death from starvation and Covid or death from revolution? That is the stark choice facing many Burmese citizens. The sense of despair is getting so strong, especially in the non-metropolitan regions, amongst the young that they are declaring that it is better to die in action against the Junta than
Brad Polumbo fee.org Brad Polumbo is a libertarian-conservative journalist and Policy Correspondent at the Foundation for Economic Education. When celebrities weigh in on politics, the result is usually vapid virtue-signaling and surface-level liberal talking points. But pop star Camila Cabello just offered an exception to this rule with her
CJ Hopkins consentfactory.org People can tell themselves that they didn’t see where things have been heading for the last 17 months, but they did. They saw all the signs along the way. The signs were all written in big, bold letters, some of them in scary-looking Germanic script.
1st August 2021 The following piece carries on the theme from yesterday’s piece about the UK ambassador to the UN. The covid epidemic is getting out of control and has the potential to devastate the region which in turn could spread it to the rest of the world. Not
Lawrence W. Reed mercatornet.com Lawrence W. (“Larry”) Reed is FEE’s President Emeritus, Humphreys Family Senior Fellow, and Ron Manners Global Ambassador for Liberty. Reed served as president of FEE from 2008-2019 after serving previously as chairman of its board of trustees in the 1990s and both writing and
31st July 2021 On Thursday, I took part in a webinar on the banking crisis in Myanmar and its impact on the economy. Hosted by Monash University the academic and business experts gave a wide range of views on the economy, but basically concurred on one thing – it’s close
“When the facts change, I change my mind – what do you do, sir?” is the famous saying from John Maynard Keynes. But, as we’ve seen over the past 18 months, a great many people – especially in government and public health bureaucracy – will never, ever change their minds, facts be
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Tiger Tiger, a tenacious, surprisingly well-educated animal, living and working in the real world. Having to come up with staff wages every week sharpens the senses. A favourite childhood book of mine is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It was made into a couple of movies, one with Gene Wilder,
Jack Elbaum fee.org Jack Elbaum is a Hazlitt Writing Fellow at FEE and an incoming sophomore at George Washington University. His writing has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, The New York Post, and the Washington Examiner. Over the past few weeks, massive anti-government protests have been
Oiwan Lam Regional Editor for Northeast Asia globalvoices.org A media activist, researcher and educator currently based in Hong Kong. My Chinese writings are in inmediahk.net and my Twitter account is @oiwan. A few dozen Chinese cities have introduced restrictive policies banning unvaccinated people from visiting public venues including
25th July 2021 Myanmar’s economy is set to shrink by 18 percent this fiscal year amid the ongoing political upheaval caused by the military coup and a rapid surge in the third wave of COVID-19 in the country, the World Bank said in its latest report. The World Bank
