Archive for Sean Gabb

Czecho-Slovakia Rejoins the West

Mr. Gabb is a senior policy adviser to the Slovakian government. I had dinner recently with a friend in Prague. Before 1989, he had been a dissident economist. His open contempt for socialism had denied him a university post, and earned him continual police harassment. Today, he is a senior official in the Federal Ministry [...]

1Jul1992 | | 1 comment | Continued

Sir Henry Vane: Americas First Revolutionary

Mr. Gabb is a senior policy advisor to the Slovakian government. It was the 14th of June, 1662. Tower Hill in London was set up for an execution. The axe-man was present, his axe freshly sharpened. A large crowd was gathered to watch. Vendors went about with trays of food and drink. There was a [...]

1Jan1992 | | 0 comments | Continued

Thomas Erskine: Advocate of Freedom

Mr. Gabb, a civil servant in London, writes for several British journals. Though largely now forgotten, the name of Thomas Erskine (1750-1823) deserves a place in the heart of everyone who values freedom and the rule of law. But for his resolute stand in a moment of crisis, the sub sequent course of English history [...]

1Jul1989 | | 0 comments | Continued

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