Ideas & Liberty
Ideas & Liberty
The Institute of Public Affairs examines the philosophical and moral case for liberty. By situating current political, economic and social debate in the history of Australian and international liberalism, it is possible to shed new light on the questions of today. The Institute of Public Affairs approaches political debate firmly grounded with an appreciation of entrepeneurship, civil liberties, individual responsiblity and free markets.
Sub-topics of Ideas & Liberty
News
Farmers feeling the squeeze of marketplace realities
We are a pessimistic bunch. Apparently no-one will win out of the supermarket price wars. The farmers will lose: Nick Xenophon claimed that...
It's not sexist to be critical of Julia Gillard's performance
Political commentary has some fairly regular and predictable trends. In an average electoral cycle the consumer of political news is almost...
The true origins of anti-paternalism
Opposition to government paternalism wasn't always a conservative or libertarian thing. Indeed, the use of the word "nanny" to describe state...
Lost in translation
As school returns for 2012, there are now more students learning Latin than Chinese. Once we take out Chinese-born students and those who speak...
Has politics finally moved beyond the personal?
The Libertarian James Paterson Politcians tax us too much, spend our money wastefully and regulate our lives. So why do we spend so much time...
Labor's Texta moment
It's only January but we've already got the quote of the year. "We will be getting the butcher paper and Textas out and solving the...
Publications
Ideology, not science
The notion that freedom can be usurped under the guise of public health arouses great antipathy in many; often expressed as a frustration with the Nanny State. However, many also feel compelled to accept the advice of vocal public health advocates...
No longer alone
Alan Moran reviews Mark Steyn's After America: Get Ready for Armageddon As a modern day Cassandra, in After America, Mark Steyn sees the Western world as a crumbling edifice in which the liberties and wealth that we have enjoyed face escalating...
A history of scientific alarms
Dr Kesten Green lists the 20 most unscientific scares. There is a long and dismal history of alarming forecasts that were literally too bad to be true. But many people believed these predictions that human actions would harm the environment and...
