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Eric Fichtl
<p>A pair of hikers heading toward the Sas de Pütia / Peitlerkofel peak, visible during a brief clearing in the mists and clouds that were whipping around up there. </p>

Thanks for visiting. This website features my photography, writing, and a bit about me.

PHOTOS

Here is a random sample of my photos. Visit my galleries for many more.


<p>A mural in San Salvador depicts the suffering and scale of the 1979-1992 civil war that had concluded in a peace agreement just a few years earlier.</p>
<p>An elephant and her calf take water. Elephants can drink over 200 litres in one session – proving their superiority to humans, if you ask me.</p>
<p>A person crossing a plaza in Toronto.<br /></p>
<p>An announcement board on a disused platform at Ostkreuz station, Berlin.</p>
<p>The spectacular Véu da Noiva (Bridal Veil) waterfall in the Chapada dos Guimarães National Park. The falls drop a dramatic 86 metres into a perfect pool...</p>
<p>A Poblana passes an old truck and graffiti promoting the centre-left PRD party.</p>
<p>Smoke and soccer in Soweto.</p>
<p>Two jackals go from 'conversation' to chasing each other in an instant.</p>
TEXTS

A lot of what I write professionally carries no byline. Here are some of the works I have put my name to.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Multilateral Lending in the 1990s

A briefing on key terminology and institutions.
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Free Speech and the Limits of Tolerance: The Case of David Irving

Is it acceptable to impede the airing of unpopular ideas, or do we all lose out by trying to do so?
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On Robert Skidelsky's 'Keynes: The Return of the Master'

Skidelsky offers an accessible introduction to the work of John Maynard Keynes