communism

   … ein äusserst kunstreich erdachtes, mit fablehafter Kombinationskraft in zahllosen Gedankenetagen aufgebautes, mit bewundernswerter Geisteskraft zusammengehaltenes  –  Kartenhaus. Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk (1851-1914)   Take Away Although pushed into the wastebin of economic theories more than 100 years ago, Marxism much more than any other ‘ism’, is liable to recurrent fads and the periodic rediscovery […]

The 14th International Gottfried von Haberler Conference took place on May 25, 2018 in Vaduz, at the University of Liechtenstein. Topic: “Karl Marx: Born 1818 and Still Going Strong?” – German: “Karl Marx: Mythos und Realität.” Support of the University of Liechtenstein and multiple local and international sponsors was gratefully acknowledged.

In the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, we are currently remembering the 25th anniversary of the fall of Communism. Communism, one of the most irrational, oppressive, cruel and inefficient political systems in history, ceased to exist suddenly and relatively quietly. It fell simultaneously in Central and Eastern Europe, and a little later in the […]