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This page contains the writing that spans some of the big ideas of our time.

Publications

  1. INTERVIEW: The Dignity of the Bourgeoisie

    | 20 Aug 2011 | POLICY Magazine

    Deidre McCloskey explains to Matthew Shaffer how, around 1700, a new way of thinking gave birth to the modern world.

  2. BOOK REVIEW: Speech Matters: Getting Free Speech Right

    Thomas Morgan | 20 Aug 2011 | POLICY Magazine

    Speech Matters: Getting Free Speech Right by Katharine Gelber Reviewed by Thomas Morgan

  3. BOOK REVIEW: The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character and Achievement

    Don Arthur | 20 Aug 2011 | POLICY Magazine

    The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character and Achievement by David Brooks Reviewed by Don Arthur

  4. BOOK REVIEW: A Revolution of the Mind: Radical Enlightenment and the Intellectual Origins of Modern Democracy

    John Heard | 01 Sep 2010 | POLICY Magazine

    A Revolution of the Mind: Radical Enlightenment and the Intellectual Origins of Modern Democracy By Jonathan Israel

  5. REVIEW ESSAY: Judge Them by Their Actions

    Michael Duffy | 17 Jun 2010 | POLICY Magazine

    Intellectuals and Society by Thomas Sowell. Essay by Michael Duffy

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Opinion & Commentary

  1. Don’t gamble with people’s freedom

    Rev Peter Kurti | 29 Sep 2011 | The Drum

    New Poker Machine laws are impeding people’s freedom... Read More

  2. Greens boycott is anti-Semitic

    Rev Peter Kurti | 06 Sep 2011 | The Canberra Times

    Recently the Greens have refused to back a motion in the Senate condemning efforts by protesters from the anti-Israel Boycott, ... Read More

  3. If only phone hacking were the real scandal

    Brendan O'Neill | 20 Aug 2011 | The Spectator

    For all the tankers of ink that have been spilt analysing Rupert Murdoch’s recent travails, nobody has seen fit to mention ... Read More

  4. Brits recoil from teaching respect for authority at home or school

    Peter Saunders | 15 Aug 2011 | The Australian

    Following last week's riots in Britain, politicians and commentators have similarly been asking the wrong question. What ... Read More

  5. Beware pink totalitarianism

    Jeremy Sammut | 15 Jul 2011 | The Spectator

    Gay marriage dissenters deserve the same respect as advocates... Read More

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Ideas@TheCentre

  1. iPod, iPad, iSelf

    Stephen Kirchner | 14 Oct 2011

    Steve Jobs may not have donated all his money to causes, but he devoted his life to Apple, giving the world something far ...

  2. 1 for the nanny state, 0 for commonsense

    Peter Saunders | 14 Oct 2011

    Welfare has gone mad in Britain – child misbehaves, parent gets a car. Child’s team loses football game by 20 points ...

  3. Rescue me

    Meegan Cornforth | 02 Sep 2011

    Welfare statism effectively reduces elements of its citizenry to an enfeebled and dependent state, unable or unwilling to ...

  4. Say whatever you like

    Adam Creighton | 05 Aug 2011

    Voltaire famously desired to defend with his life one’s right to say whatever one wants, even if he disagreed. That line ...

  5. No free speech free zones

    Oliver Marc Hartwich | 22 Jul 2011

    How free are we really to say what we think?...

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