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	Spring 2006 Contents

	The Spontaneous Order of Science Leave research priority setting to the scientists, says Thomas Barlow

	Our Treasurer Should Cultivate an Irish Lilt Australia could learn from Ireland’s corporate tax system, writes Geoffrey Kingston The Rise of Big Government Conservatism The centre-right’s policy agenda killed hopes of smaller government, argues Andrew Norton Australia’s State of Health Current health care funding policies are not serving patients’ interests, argues Nick Coatsworth Sinking the Boat to Save it The Charter of Rights is a threat to Victoria’s political and legal culture, argues Benjamin Jellis



	Ross parish essay competition ‘Should government intervene in our lives to prevent or limit individual choices that might make us sick, injure us, or even kill us?’ Andrew Norton Fat Kids? Go for Your Life A critique of state intervention to prevent childhood obesity by Jess Moir Freedom from choice: The government’sfutile quest to take the risk out of life The costs of protecting people from themselves are apparent in drug prohibition, argues John Humphrey

	The Unholy Alliance The Western left and Islamic radicals are finding common causes, writes Tanveer Ahmed

	Jihad in the Near North Dominic Rolfe talks to Sidney Jones about Islamist movements in Indonesia and other south-east Asian countries

	Surf for the rest of your lives, the American taxpayer will support you Reviewed by Peter Saunders

	International Economics and Confusing Politics By David Robertson Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, 2006 Reviewed by Eric Jones The End of Commitment: Intellectuals, Revolutionaries and Political Morality in the Twentieth Century By Paul Hollander Ivan R Dee, Chicago, 2006 Reviewed by Greg Melleuish Voting for Jesus: Christianity and Politics in Australia By Amanda Lohrey Quarterly Essay 22, Black Inc, Melbourne, 2006 Reviewed by Andrew Pettinger The White Man’s Burden: Why The West’s Efforts To Aid The Rest Have Done So Much Ill And So Little Good By William Easterly Penguin Books, London, 2006 Reviewed by Gaurav Sodhi The Partnership: The inside story of the US–Australian alliance under Howard and Bush By Greg Sheridan New South Books, Sydney, 2006 Reviewed by Andrew Robertson The Education of a Young Liberal By John Hyde Page Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 2006 Reviewed by Christian Porter
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