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This material was originally delivered as a speech at the XIX GvH Conference in May 2025.   Abstract Erec Smith, Research Fellow at the Cato Institute and former Associate Professor of Rhetoric at York College of Pennsylvania, offers this critical examination of the motivations and consequences of the Critical Social Justice (CSJ) movement. Drawing upon […]

This material was originally delivered as a speech at the XIX GvH Conference in May 2025.   In the preface to his book “Socialism”, Ludwig von Mises warns of the threat posed by socialism to individual freedom, in particular “the desperate struggle of lovers of freedom, prosperity and civilization against the rising tide of totalitarian […]

This material was originally delivered as a speech at the XIX GvH Conference in May 2025.   Zusammenfassung Der Vortrag zeigt auf, wie die Prinzipien der österreichischen Schule DEI verwirklichen: Diversität als Vielfalt von Lebensformen, Kulturen, Meinungen usw. ist in einer Gesellschaft ermöglicht, die auf freiwilligen Interaktionen basiert. Gleichheit („equity“) ist Rechtsgleichheit: Es gilt das […]

  In the wake of the extensive tariffs announced by United States President Donald Trump on April 2, 2025, a broader geopolitical standoff is taking place between the world’s two superpowers. This has become most evident with the Trump administration’s latest plans to pressure allies into scaling back ties with China. According to reports, America’s […]

On Bernard de Mandeville’s 355. Anniversary of his birth Take Away Bernard de Mandeville (1670-1733) is the author of “The Fable of the Bees, or Private Vices, Public Advantages” (1714). Written in verse, this book is the very foundation of his cultural and social theory. For Mandeville virtuous individuals are not necessarily the source of […]