IPA Review- August 2016

Editorial - Chris Berg
Brexit and the Red Tape State

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Left Behind Scott Hargreaves
Soviet Cybernetics Daniel Wild
Flourishing Creativity James Bolt
Trump: Chief Critic of American Conservatism Andrew Bushnell
Bourgeois Equality Mikayla Novak
The Golden Age Richard Allsop
In Defence of the British Nation State- the Australian Case for Brexit IPA Review
Debt-Free Path to Innovation Sean Leaver
Climate Change After a Fashion Stewart Franks
The Sound of Constitutional Silence Joshua Forrester
Triggering Censorship Matthew Lesh
The Rise of Identity Politics Elle Hardy

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Michael Husek Faith and Society, Ideas and Liberty

The principles of civil society are at the heart of Australia’s social fabric. Throughout history, Australians have exemplified an altruism and generosity that has enriched our public life and supported the most vulnerable members of our... Read more

David Kemp Freedom of Speech, Ideas and Liberty

All of us interested in politics, and especially those who are thinking about a political career, need to decided what kind of politician we want to be. George Reid’s career raises many of the big issues, including one of the biggest: what if you... Read more

Chris Berg Government Services

Around 23 per cent of Australians gave their primary vote to minor parties and independents at the July federal election. This is the highest number since the formation of the Liberal Party and the three party system at the end of the Second World... Read more

James Bolt 1 August 2016 Government Services

Ever wondered why coffee sometimes spills when you walk? What’s that? You’ve literally wondered that every waking second of your life? The endless pursuit of the truth has left you unemployable and you have found it impossible to maintain... Read more

Scott Hargreaves Western Civilisation

Critiquing the idealism of Marxist intellectuals reveals the failures of leftist thought since the mid-20th century, writes Scott Hargreaves To judge Roger Scruton by his demeanour and suitably tweedy appearance, it would be easy to assume he... Read more

Daniel Wild Western Civilisation

The failed use of cybernetics to save the Soviet command economy acts as a cautionary tale for building the future connected network, writes Daniel Wild The story of the failed attempt to save the Soviet command economy using cybernetics (the... Read more

James Bolt Western Civilisation

Why are there certain times in history when so many geniuses inhabited the same city and changed the world together? Writes James Bolt On the 25th of January 1504 a meeting was held in Florence to decide where to display Michelangelo’s latest... Read more

Andrew Bushnell Government Services

The outcry associated with Trump fundamentally misunderstands right-wing politics, writes Andrew Bushnell Since the Second World War, right-wing politics in the United States has been dominated by an order of intellectuals, commentators, and... Read more

Mikayla Novak Ideas and Liberty

What historical events got the West to a position today where it can worry about patchy growth wihthin a material world of unprecedented riches? writes Mikayla Novak Patchy signs of economic recovery in Australia and the rest of the Western... Read more

Richard Allsop Government Services

Is the so-called political heyday really the decade that transformed the country? Writes Richard Allsop You could probably write a history of any decade in the nation’s 20th century and give it the sub-title ‘the decade that transformed... Read more

IPA Review Finance and Economics

On 23 June 2016, the British people made a landmark decision to leave the European Union with the Leave vote winning by 52% to Remain’s 48%. The referendum had a turnout of 71.8%—the highest turnout in a UK-wide vote since the 1992 general... Read more

Sean Leaver Innovation and Entrepreneurship

A new exemption class over corporate regulation might be a better approach to innovation policy, write Sean Leaver and Jason Potts There are already a number of different regulatory types of firms available, such as sole-trader, partnerships,... Read more

Stewart Franks Climate Change

Despite increased understanding of natural multi-decadal climate variability,climate scientists have by and large ignored this in their public commentaries, writes Professor Stewart Franks Over the last few years we have witnessed widespread... Read more

Joshua Forrester Constitution and Law, Freedom of Speech

The illiberal nature of section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act has serious ramifications for free society; write Joshua Forrester, Lorraine Finlay, and Augusto Zimmermann If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does... Read more

Matthew Lesh Freedom of Speech

Political correctness runs rampant on campus as research shows that free speech is now under attack at Australian universities, writes Matthew Lesh In October 1951 University of Melbourne vice-chancellor Charles Lowe proposed restricting the use... Read more

Elle Hardy Freedom of Speech, Ideas and Liberty

The new wave of political correctness propagates a culture of social media outrage and public shaming, writes Elle Hardy The charge of cultural appropriation was brought, and the students at Ohio’s prestigious Oberlin University soon became... Read more

Chris Berg Red Tape

The unexpected success of Brexit and the policy possibilities of Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union raises what might be the most important question of the twenty-first century: can the red tape state be unwound? The original idea... Read more