Archived publication for 2003 in IPA Review article
Recent publications
The Road to Serfdom: How Africa is Sliding Back to Servitude
An appetite for short-term gain and the absence of stabilizing political and economic institutions is driving Africa to the wall.
ABC Journalism...One Huge Humanitarian Crisis
An inability to identify sources properly, and unwillingness to be even-handed and an obsession with an impending 'humanitarian crisis' that never happened- that's 'your ABC' on Iraq.
Coercing Virtue
A former senior US judge bemoans the growing trend towards judicial activism and the dangers that it poses for our democratic institutions.
Conspiracies and NGOs
Recent newspaper reports of a 'conspiracy' by the IPA to silence activist NGOs are not only exaggerated, but false. The Chief 'conspirator' tells all.
Editorial, September 2003
Super funds have fiduciary obligations to their unit holders. Why, then, did two funds recently abstain on a vote with direct financial implications for their clients?
GM Fish and Chips? Already and Australian Staple!
Whipping up public fears that GM canola would be the 'first' GM food in Australia conveniently overlooks the fact that we've been eating oil from GM cotton for years.
How to Centrally Plan the Environment
The native vegetation regulators are trying to do the impossible. In the process, they are burdening Australian private landowners with enormous costs.
Independance in the Pacific Should be a Positive Process
Long-term, careful French plans for leaving New Caledonia stand in stark contrast to some of the hasty 'decolonizations' seen elsewhere.
Is Social Capitalism the New Socialism?
Calls for government to create more social capital need to be scrutinized very carefully, lest they disguise socialism by another name.
NGOs: Chasing the Corporate Dollar
The IPA has often suffered the (false) charge that corporate funding taints the credibility of its arguments. But no-one seems the least worried about activist NGOs and their credibility as they dash for corporate cash.