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'''Axel Kaiser Barents-Von Hohenhagen''' (born 5 April 1981) is a [[Chilean people|Chilean]] [[writer]] and lawyer. |
'''Axel Kaiser Barents-Von Hohenhagen''' (born 5 April 1981) is a [[Chilean people|Chilean]] [[writer]] and lawyer. |
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He has written works such as: |
He has written works such as: ''The Fatal Ignorance: The [[Right-wing politics|right-wing]]'s Cultural Anorexia Against the Ideological Advance of Progressive Ideas'', ''The Tyranny of Equality'', where he attempts to dismantle what he considers the fallacies of egalitarianism, and ''The Populist Deception'', where he, alongside [[Guatemalan people|Guatemalan]] [[political scientist]] [[Gloria Álvarez]] criticizes the [[left-wing populism]] phenomena. |
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A [[Mont Pelerin Society]] member, he has collaborated as a columnist for [[El Mercurio]] and [[Diario Financiero]]. In 2013 and 2014 he published two articles in [[Forbes Magazine]] |
A [[Mont Pelerin Society]] member, he has collaborated as a columnist for [[El Mercurio]] and [[Diario Financiero]]. In 2013 and 2014 he published two articles in [[Forbes Magazine]]: ''"Is this the end of the Chilean economic miracle?"'' and ''"[[Michelle Bachelet]] is destroying Chile's free market institutions"''. Some critics argued about the latter that Kaiser was overstating the impact of Michelle Bachelet's reforms (citation needed). |
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An opinion poll, conducted by [[La Segunda|La Segunda newspaper]] in 2017, ranked Kaiser in seventh place among the most admired public intellectuals nationwide. |
An opinion poll, conducted by [[La Segunda|La Segunda newspaper]] in 2017, ranked Kaiser in seventh place among the most admired public intellectuals nationwide. El Mercurio newspaper has described him as Chilean liberalism' main exponent. He is also the first Latin American to obtain first place in Mont Pelerin Society's Hayek Essay Contest. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Kaiser was born into a first-generation [[German Chileans|German-Chilean family]]. He is the son of Hans Christian Kaiser Wagner and Rosmarie Barents Haensgen, and brother of Vanessa Kaiser, an academic at the Universidad Autónoma de Chile and director of the libertarian think tank ''Centro de Estudios Libertarios''. |
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While living in the Chilean capital, he completed a law degree at [[Universidad Diego Portales]]. |
While living in the Chilean capital, he completed a law degree at [[Universidad Diego Portales]]. He then traveled to [[Germany]] to pursue two master's degrees (one in Law and one in American Studies) and a [[PhD]] in American Studies in [[Heidelberg University]], with the thesis ''The American Philosophical Foundations of the Chilean Free Market Revolution''. Back in Chile, he was a full professor at [[Universidad del Desarrollo]] and the [[Universidad de Los Andes (Chile)|Universidad de los Andes]], where he tought a course on Latin American Politics. |
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In 2012, he |
In 2012, he led the creation of the think tank Fundación Para El Progreso, which is sponsored by Chilean entrepreneur Nicolás Ibáñez. The think tank's mission, as stated on its website, is "to promote a cultural change which would advance groundwork for a more prosper, free, humane, inclusive and peaceful society, through the promotion of liberal idean in fields of influence and the formation of young leaders who can guide Chile and Latin America through the road to progress". |
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==Books== |
==Books== |
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* ''El Chile que |
* ''El Chile que Viene'' (2007) |
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* ''La Fatal Ignorancia'' (2009) |
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* ''La Miseria del Intervencionismo'' (2012) |
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* ''La Tiranía de la Igualdad'' (2015)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elcultural.com/La-tirania-de-la-igualdad-Por-que-el-igualitarismo-es-inmoral-y-socava-el-progreso-de-nuestra-sociedad|title=La tiranía de la igualdad. Por qué el igualitarismo es inmoral y socava el progreso de nuestra sociedad|accessdate=7 April 2020|first=Rodríguez Braun|last=Carlos|date=10 March 2017|language=Spanish}}</ref> |
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* ''El Engaño Populista'' junto con [[Gloria Álvarez]] (2016) |
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* ''El Papa y el Capitalismo'' (2018) |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Axel Kaiser Barents-Von Hohenhagen (born 5 April 1981) is a Chilean writer and lawyer.
He has written works such as: The Fatal Ignorance: The right-wing's Cultural Anorexia Against the Ideological Advance of Progressive Ideas, The Tyranny of Equality, where he attempts to dismantle what he considers the fallacies of egalitarianism, and The Populist Deception, where he, alongside Guatemalan political scientist Gloria Álvarez criticizes the left-wing populism phenomena.
A Mont Pelerin Society member, he has collaborated as a columnist for El Mercurio and Diario Financiero. In 2013 and 2014 he published two articles in Forbes Magazine: "Is this the end of the Chilean economic miracle?" and "Michelle Bachelet is destroying Chile's free market institutions". Some critics argued about the latter that Kaiser was overstating the impact of Michelle Bachelet's reforms (citation needed).
An opinion poll, conducted by La Segunda newspaper in 2017, ranked Kaiser in seventh place among the most admired public intellectuals nationwide. El Mercurio newspaper has described him as Chilean liberalism' main exponent. He is also the first Latin American to obtain first place in Mont Pelerin Society's Hayek Essay Contest.
Biography
Kaiser was born into a first-generation German-Chilean family. He is the son of Hans Christian Kaiser Wagner and Rosmarie Barents Haensgen, and brother of Vanessa Kaiser, an academic at the Universidad Autónoma de Chile and director of the libertarian think tank Centro de Estudios Libertarios.
While living in the Chilean capital, he completed a law degree at Universidad Diego Portales. He then traveled to Germany to pursue two master's degrees (one in Law and one in American Studies) and a PhD in American Studies in Heidelberg University, with the thesis The American Philosophical Foundations of the Chilean Free Market Revolution. Back in Chile, he was a full professor at Universidad del Desarrollo and the Universidad de los Andes, where he tought a course on Latin American Politics.
In 2012, he led the creation of the think tank Fundación Para El Progreso, which is sponsored by Chilean entrepreneur Nicolás Ibáñez. The think tank's mission, as stated on its website, is "to promote a cultural change which would advance groundwork for a more prosper, free, humane, inclusive and peaceful society, through the promotion of liberal idean in fields of influence and the formation of young leaders who can guide Chile and Latin America through the road to progress".
Books
- El Chile que Viene (2007)
- La Fatal Ignorancia (2009)
- La Miseria del Intervencionismo (2012)
- La Tiranía de la Igualdad (2015)[1]
- El Engaño Populista junto con Gloria Álvarez (2016)
- El Papa y el Capitalismo (2018)
References
- ^ Carlos, Rodríguez Braun (10 March 2017). "La tiranía de la igualdad. Por qué el igualitarismo es inmoral y socava el progreso de nuestra sociedad" (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 April 2020.
