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Martín Krause, Professor of Economics at and advisor to Javier Milei, talks about the current state of affairs in his country and describes the character of Argentinas newly elected liberal president.

Neal McCluskey, director of Cato’s Center for Educational Freedom talks with Karl-Peter Schwarz about the challenges of test-based performance evaluation and the value of critical thinking and creativity, based on the United States education system.

Michael Esfeld im Talk Karl-Peter Schwarz 

Gottfried-von-Haberler Conference 2024

Michael Esfeld – “Land ohne Mut” Das neue Buch von Michael Esfeld ist ein Aufruf zur Zivilcourage. Durch die Rückkehr zur Vernunft können wir den Angriff der Kollektivisten auf die offene Gesellschaft und den Rechts­staat abwehren.

In 1992, Sweden went from a highly centralized school system where almost everybody was enrolled in government-operated schools and private alternatives were almost non-existent to one where parents/students could choose between different public schools and – through a voucher system – also among approved private schools. Erik Lakomaa discusses the pros and cons.

Pauline Dixon on private schools for poor: What happens when governments cannot afford to provide schooling for children within their own countries? What happens when a country is plagued by badly functioning public institutions include the judiciary? What happens when a country has recently emerged from civil war? What happens when governments fail to provide quality education for all?