Does This Warning From Ayn Rand Apply to Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Submitted by yadranko on Fri, 08/16/2013 - 03:40


When you see that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion - when you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing - when you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors - when you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don't protect you against them, but protect them against you - when you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice - you may know that your society is doomed.
- Ayn Rand


When you see that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion - when you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing - when you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors - when you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don't protect you against them, but protect them against you - when you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice - you may know that your society is doomed.
- Ayn Rand

How I Self-Exiled to Preserve My Morality and Find Liberty

Submitted by yadranko on Tue, 06/11/2013 - 19:37

My personal story of fleeing the plague of corruption and bureaucracy in the post-Yugoslavia era.

What do you do when you grow old enough one day to realize that the society you were brought up in runs on deep institutionalized corruption? What do you do when the realization of your own dreams is dependent upon throwing your own moral principles out the window and playing in that same unethical game?

My story begins back in the Summer of 2005, just after I had completed a nine-year education in the United States and returned home in my native Bosnia and Herzegovina. Armed with two science degrees and four years of work experience, I was eager to be back at home, to look for opportunities and to begin changing the world around me.

My personal story of fleeing the plague of corruption and bureaucracy in the post-Yugoslavia era.

What do you do when you grow old enough one day to realize that the society you were brought up in runs on deep institutionalized corruption? What do you do when the realization of your own dreams is dependent upon throwing your own moral principles out the window and playing in that same unethical game?

My story begins back in the Summer of 2005, just after I had completed a nine-year education in the United States and returned home in my native Bosnia and Herzegovina. Armed with two science degrees and four years of work experience, I was eager to be back at home, to look for opportunities and to begin changing the world around me.

2013 Free Market Road Show in Sarajevo

Submitted by yadranko on Tue, 04/16/2013 - 00:09

The Austrian Economics Center (AEC), in cooperation with over 40 leading think-tanks and universities across Europe and the Caucasus, and in association with international partners such as the Liberty Fund, FreedomWorks, European Students for Liberty and the F.A. v. Hayek Institut, are proud to present the 6th Annual Free Market Road Show® 
 


Date: Monday, May 27th, 2013 - 11:3017:00

Location:
Sarajevo School of Science and Technology
Hrasnička cesta 3a
Sarajevo

The topic of the 2013 Free Market Road Show® is:

“To Save or Not to Save: Will austerity programs alone save Europe?”

The Austrian Economics Center (AEC), in cooperation with over 40 leading think-tanks and universities across Europe and the Caucasus, and in association with international partners such as the Liberty Fund, FreedomWorks, European Students for Liberty and the F.A. v. Hayek Institut, are proud to present the 6th Annual Free Market Road Show® 
 


Date: Monday, May 27th, 2013 - 11:3017:00

Location:
Sarajevo School of Science and Technology
Hrasnička cesta 3a
Sarajevo

The topic of the 2013 Free Market Road Show® is:

“To Save or Not to Save: Will austerity programs alone save Europe?”

Happy International Women's Day to all the Ladies of the World!

Submitted by yadranko on Fri, 03/08/2013 - 20:23

Individualism - the only political philosophy that truly protects women's rights, because it regards all people as equal and sovereign individuals.

Individualism - the only political philosophy that truly protects women's rights, because it regards all people as equal and sovereign individuals.

2013 BiH Index of Economic Freedom Report

Submitted by yadranko on Thu, 01/10/2013 - 09:30

Bosnia and Herzegovina's ranking in the Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal's Economic Freedom Index for 2013 is nothing to be excited about.  While its overall ranking of our country has gone from 104th in 2012 to today's 103rd place, this score is totally insignificant to the goal of making a better business climate and increasing the economic well being in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The following are excerpts from the report:

Bosnia and Herzegovina's ranking in the Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal's Economic Freedom Index for 2013 is nothing to be excited about.  While its overall ranking of our country has gone from 104th in 2012 to today's 103rd place, this score is totally insignificant to the goal of making a better business climate and increasing the economic well being in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The following are excerpts from the report:

Happy New Year 2013!

Submitted by yadranko on Tue, 01/01/2013 - 05:12

To all our visitors, to all associates, and to all honest and hard working people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, wishing a Happy, Free, and Prosperous New Year 2013.

We would like to use this opportunity to call upon all followers of Campaign for Freedom and Prosperity in Bosnia and Herzegovina and of our regional Freedom and Prosperity TV project, to help us start the 2013 with a bang, by helping us in promoting the ideas of individualism, free market capitalism, and minimal government in Bosnia and Herzegovina and countries in the region of western Balkans.  Let the promotion of these noble ideals in 2013. become a part of your and our new year resolutions.

We sincerely invite you to cooperation in numerous upcoming local, regional, and international projects that are in preparation.
 

To all our visitors, to all associates, and to all honest and hard working people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, wishing a Happy, Free, and Prosperous New Year 2013.

We would like to use this opportunity to call upon all followers of Campaign for Freedom and Prosperity in Bosnia and Herzegovina and of our regional Freedom and Prosperity TV project, to help us start the 2013 with a bang, by helping us in promoting the ideas of individualism, free market capitalism, and minimal government in Bosnia and Herzegovina and countries in the region of western Balkans.  Let the promotion of these noble ideals in 2013. become a part of your and our new year resolutions.

We sincerely invite you to cooperation in numerous upcoming local, regional, and international projects that are in preparation.
 

"Let's Make Money" Documentary: Interesting and Informative, Wrong Conclusions

Submitted by yadranko on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 09:06

Just the other day on Croatian website Dokumentarci.com.hr I came across an Austrian documentary titled “Let's Make Money” (see below) that was produced in 2008. For some odd reason it didn't come to my attention much earlier. Though it is kinda late to comment on it, I feel the need to say a few things, especially because this film largely caters to the conventional collectivist wisdom that blames “greedy” capitalism for all the economic turmoils of today.
 

Just the other day on Croatian website Dokumentarci.com.hr I came across an Austrian documentary titled “Let's Make Money” (see below) that was produced in 2008. For some odd reason it didn't come to my attention much earlier. Though it is kinda late to comment on it, I feel the need to say a few things, especially because this film largely caters to the conventional collectivist wisdom that blames “greedy” capitalism for all the economic turmoils of today.
 

2012 Free Market Road Show in Sarajevo

Submitted by yadranko on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 13:32

Free Market Road Show coming to Sarajevo again this year.

Date: Monday, 21 May, 2012 - 14:00 - 19:00

Location: Sarajevo School of Science and Technology, Bistrik 7, Sarajevo.

Details:

14:00 – 14:15 Welcome and Introduction
Dr. Barbara Kolm (Austrian Economics Center)

Free Market Road Show coming to Sarajevo again this year.

Date: Monday, 21 May, 2012 - 14:00 - 19:00

Location: Sarajevo School of Science and Technology, Bistrik 7, Sarajevo.

Details:

14:00 – 14:15 Welcome and Introduction
Dr. Barbara Kolm (Austrian Economics Center)

Premiere Showing of Documentary Film "Ekonomija" in Tuzla

Submitted by yadranko on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 19:34

Premiere showing of documentary film "Ekonomija" produced by a non-profit organization "MULTI" from Tuzla.

Event details: March 20th 2012, 19:00h. at College of Economics, AMFITEATAR bldg., Tuzla.
 

See Facebook page for more info: http://www.facebook.com/events/209759505798413/

For information on more upcoming libertarian/free market events in the countries of western Balkans region, please visit our regional media website: http://www.slobodaiprosperitet.tv/en

Premiere showing of documentary film "Ekonomija" produced by a non-profit organization "MULTI" from Tuzla.

Event details: March 20th 2012, 19:00h. at College of Economics, AMFITEATAR bldg., Tuzla.
 

See Facebook page for more info: http://www.facebook.com/events/209759505798413/

For information on more upcoming libertarian/free market events in the countries of western Balkans region, please visit our regional media website: http://www.slobodaiprosperitet.tv/en

The Story of Your Enslavement

Submitted by Savo Gajic on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 17:37

Stefan Molyneux: "We can only be kept in the cages we do not see. A brief history of human enslavement - up to and including your own." From Freedomain Radio, the largest and most popular philosophy conversation in the world. http://www.freedomainradio.com

translated and adapted by: Jelena Dedeić and Savo Gajić

transcript of Freedom and Prosperity TV site: www.slobodaiprosperitet.tv

(video at bottom of article )

This is the story of your enslavement; how it came to be, and you can finally be free.

 

Stefan Molyneux: "We can only be kept in the cages we do not see. A brief history of human enslavement - up to and including your own." From Freedomain Radio, the largest and most popular philosophy conversation in the world. http://www.freedomainradio.com

translated and adapted by: Jelena Dedeić and Savo Gajić

transcript of Freedom and Prosperity TV site: www.slobodaiprosperitet.tv

(video at bottom of article )

This is the story of your enslavement; how it came to be, and you can finally be free.