Classical Liberalism
Classical liberalism is a political philosophy that supports individual freedom, tolerance, markets, the rule of law, and an autonomous civil society. The CIS's work in this area considers how this philosophy can offer alternate ways of looking at policy areas.
Publications
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The Multi-layered Hayek
| 22 Dec 2010 | Occasional PapersFriedrich August von Hayek was one of the intellectual giants of the 20th century. His contributions ranged from economics... Read More...
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Reconciling Modernity and Tradition in a Liberal Society
| 21 Dec 2010 | Occasional PapersThe distinction between traditional and modern is not a very useful one for understanding the problems confronting liberal... Read More...
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Ludwig von Mises – A Primer
| 16 Dec 2010 | Occasional PapersIn Ludwig von Mises – A Primer, Eamonn Butler presents a comprehensive yet accessible overview of the outstanding achievements... Read More...
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Constitutional Conservatism
| 15 Dec 2010 | Occasional PapersIn The Centre for Independent Studies’ annual Acton Lecture on Religion and Freedom, Hoover Institution scholar Dr Peter... Read More...
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BOOK REVIEW: Ayn Rand and the World She Made & Goddess of the Market
| 22 Mar 2010 | POLICY MagazineFor an author whose novels have consistently sold in the hundreds of thousands for more than half a century, Ayn Rand is... Read More...
Opinion & Commentary
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Should poker machine gambling be restricted?
| 01 Oct 2011 | Sydney Morning HeraldReforms to make people pre commit the amount of money they are going to play on the pokies.... Read More
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Does gay marriage prove marriage matters?
| 29 Sep 2011 | Online OpinionGay couples dragging marriage back into vogue.... Read More
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Don’t gamble with people’s freedom
| 29 Sep 2011 | The DrumNew Poker Machine laws are impeding people’s freedom... Read More
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When Prophecy Fails: The Spirit Level and the Illusion of Scientific Socialism
| 14 Sep 2011 | KiwiBlogWhen Prophecy Fails: Arguments about redistribution are moral, not scientific ones, and this book does nothing to change ... Read More
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Greens boycott is anti-Semitic
| 06 Sep 2011 | The Canberra TimesRecently the Greens have refused to back a motion in the Senate condemning efforts by protesters from the anti-Israel Boycott, ... Read More
Ideas@TheCentre
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No end to certainty of state paternalism in Australia
| 18 Nov 2011The insidious reliance on government paternalism is hobbling the responsible growth of the Australian nation and its people....
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Individualism does not mean being self-centred
| 04 Nov 2011Individualism is not about being self-centred but about recognising that you are responsible for your own actions and how ...
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Occupy what?
| 21 Oct 2011The Occupy movement’s message is slightly lost, but they still may have a point....
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For richer, for poorer
| 07 Oct 2011The right needs to address the growing popular resentment about banks, big corporations, and rich individuals avoiding tax, ...
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Bolt tongue tied
| 30 Sep 2011The Federal Court’s verdict in the Andrew Bolt case for racial discriminatory comments regarding Aboriginal people is an ...
