General
This page contains the writing that spans some of the big ideas of our time.
Publications
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April 2010 e-PreCIS
| 01 Apr 2010 | e-PreCISIn the introduction to the 1982 publication The New Conservatism in Australia edited by Robert Manne, the editor admits ‘to... Read More...
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FEATURE: We're All Cultural Libertarians
| 22 Mar 2010 | POLICY MagazineFreedom is about more than just the absence of government.
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FEATURE: No One True Culture of Liberty
| 22 Mar 2010 | POLICY MagazineTolerance is important but difficult to define and easily subverted.
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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...
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BOOK REVIEW: Prosecuting Heads of State
| 22 Mar 2010 | POLICY MagazineForced disappearances, political corruption, ethnic cleansing: Prosecuting Heads of State surveys the egregious governance... Read More...
Opinion & Commentary
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Let’s ignore snobs of Old Europe
| 13 Apr 2010 | The Sydney Morning HeraldProudly plebeian, Australia has no need to apologise for its egalitarianism and should celebrate its achievements more self-consciously.... Read More
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Unhappy lefties tend to be too clever by half
| 18 Mar 2010 | The AustralianLefties are smarter than righties, but could righties be happier.... Read More
Ideas@TheCentre
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Continuing the battle of ideas
| 25 Jun 2010At the end of an extraordinary week in Australian politics, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced a change in the way ...
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Lefties too clever by half
| 05 Mar 2010This week’s news held an unpleasant surprise for the world’s conservatives and religious. Luckily for them, they were ...
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Moore Hypocrisy and Hype
| 23 Oct 2009In his latest celluloid uppercut to the upper crust, documentary filmmaker Michael Moore examines the Home of the Brave to ...
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‘Progressive’ patriots barking up wrong tree
| 14 Aug 2009By all accounts, the message of Tim Soutphommasane’s forthcoming book (Seizing the Sauce Bottle, ‘Australian Literary ...
