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  All the new criticisms of capitalism are old ones repackaged as stunning new insights. Robert Hessen Take Away Robert (Bob) Hessen gehörte neben Leonard P. Liggio, Murray M. Rothbard oder Isreal M. Kirzner zur 5. Generation der Austrian School of Economics, die im Wesentlichen in den USA wirkt und wirkte. Nach seinem Ph.D. in […]

  All the new criticisms of capitalism are old ones repackaged as stunning new insights. Robert Hessen   Take Away Alongside Leonard P. Liggio, Murray M. Rothbard and Isreal M. Kirzner, Robert (Bob) Hessen belonged to the 5th generation of the Austrian School of Economics, which was mainly active in the USA. After receiving his […]

  Nippon Steel—Japan’s largest steelmaker—has offered to buy U.S. Steel for $14.1 billion, and all the people who count are frothing at the mouth. For example, President Biden has stated: “U.S. Steel has been an iconic American steel company for more than a century, and it is vital for it to remain an American steel company […]

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) last week found Switzerland in violation of human rights in a ruling for “KlimaSeniorinnen,” a group of elderly Swiss women concerned about the climate. The plaintiffs claimed that every individual is owed protection from the state against the damaging consequences of climate change to their health, well-being and […]

  The track record of economic sanctions against Russia has proven what everybody in the West knew, or should have known, from the outset: this is a dubious weapon. The threat of sanctions had provided zero deterrence against Moscow’s ambition to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Since the war, the subsequent implementation of sanctions […]