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...interrupted the production line and began unbolting machinery from the floor. The workers drove out the intruders, guarded the premises around the clock and began looking around for help. Some went to the Worker's Cultural Palace Park, a recreation center built for the proletariat during the heyday of communism. Today it's a gathering place for angry, unemployed laborers. A dozen workers volunteered to help occupy Wang's factory...
Budapest's eclectic mix of old and new is the result of centuries of political and social upheaval intertwined with periods of great prosperity. Thousands of local landmarks were destroyed during World War II or fell into disrepair during communism but Budapest is slowly returning to its former glory. The challenge for those with limited time is deciding which historic buildings to explore and leave time to sample delicious Hungarian pastries in one of the city's elegant...
This is not to argue against growth or a stagnating economy, and no, it is not to advocate communism. Instead, it is to remind ourselves why we seek growth in the first place—to better our lives. The Nobel Prize-winning Harvard economist and moral philosopher Amartya Sen believes that we should replace our current definition of living standard based on income, with a living standard based on the freedom or capability to live a decent life, such as the freedom to own a home, raise a child, and to be educated. Such a change would be drastic...
Agresta’s thesis focused on religion and anti-communism in early Cold War America...
Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Volokh attributes his love of guns to the libertarian influence of his parents, who gave up on the Soviet Union in the early 1980s and moved their family to California. According to Volokh, his parents “vote Republican, think communism is bad and free enterprise is good, and love Reagan.” Such an ideological pedigree could probably not fail to produce a non-gun lover. Volokh hopes the presence of a gun club at HLS will not only provide recreational shooters an opportunity to get to the range, but will also educate...