What is Fair About a 'Fair Go'?
Social affairs intellectuals who equate popular support for a ‘fair go’ with egalitarianism are out of step with what ordinary Australians think ‘fairness’ means, argues Peter Saunders

Another Global Trade Crisis
The multilateral trading system has been seriously weakened by four worrying trends. David Robertson reports

Food Phobias: Behind the Fuss Over GM Crops
The biggest problem consumers have with agricultural biotechnology is not genetic modification, but misinformation argues Phillip Killicoat

A Cure for Health Care
A consumer empowerment model of health care provides the most feasible exit strategy out of the current health policy reform impasse, argues Vern Hughes

Can We Preserve Liberty in an Age of Terrorism?
Two Perspectives
Security is essential for the enjoyment of freedom in a liberal society, but this does not mean that we should accept security at any price. In late 2003, The Centre for Independent Studies held the inaugural Ross Parish essay competition and invited entrants to consider whether, in an age of terrorism, the benefits of greater security outweigh the costs in reduced freedom. Nicholas Southwood was awarded the first prize, and John Humphreys won second prize with their essays.

The Transformation of International Law
Darryn M. Jensen looks at the theory and practice of international law, and its numerous critics, and on resolving the rights and duties in the international system.

The Idea of The University
Off Course: From Public Place to Marketplace at Melbourne University
by John Cain and John Hewitt
Reviewed by Geoff Sharrock

What’s Wrong with the Liberal Party?
by Greg Barns Reviewed by Michael Keenan

Corrupting the Youth: A History of Philosophy in Australia
by James Franklin Reviewed by Amalia Matheson

A Perilous and Fighting Life: From Communist to Conservative,The Political Writings of Professor
John Anderson
by Mark Weblin (ed) Reviewed by Jim Packer

Act of Creation: The Founding of The United Nations
by Stephen C. Schlesinger Reviewed by Scott Featherston

Orwell’s Australia: From Cold War to Culture War
by Dennis Glover Reviewed by Martin Sheehan

Death Sentence: The Decay of Public Language
by Don Watson Reviewed by Chris Leithner