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This article from the July 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by Researcher at the IPA, Peter Gregory.
The major contribution of William Easterly’s new book, The Tyranny of Experts, is simple and profound. For the poor, individual rights isn’t... Read more
Stephanie Forrest Australian Way of Life, Western Civilisation
This article from the July 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by Research Scholar with the IPA, Stephanie Forrest.
Since at least the Enlightenment, it has been popular to regard the medieval period as a kind of ‘dark age’ that isn’t worth... Read more
James Bolt Australian Way of Life
This article from the July 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by Researcher with the IPA, James Bolt.
It has been 70 years since Friedrich Hayek released The Road to Serfdom, and despite his warnings, that is certainly the road that the West is... Read more
Kyle Kutasi Australian Way of Life
This article from the July 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by Perth based writer, Kyle Kutasi.
In February 2011 in a little place named Franklin Township, New Jersey, a tree fell into a creek and caused a flood. It took twelve days and a... Read more
Richard Allsop 17 July 2014
This article from the July 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by Research Fellow at the IPA, Richard Allsop.
English historian Catherine Hall had a specific political purpose in writing this book. In the aftermath of 9/11, she strongly opposed the... Read more
Ray Evans Australian Way of Life
This article from the July 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by Ray Evans. Ray Evans was a pioneering free market activist who passed away in June 2014. This article follows reflections on his role in the Australian liberty movement.
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Jason Potts Uncategorized
This article from the July 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by Senior Fellow at the IPA and Professor of Economics at RMIT, Jason Potts.
A standard justification for public funding of arts and culture is market failure. Economists explain that... Read more
This article from the July 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by Senior Fellow with the IPA and Professor of Institutional Economics at RMIT, Sinclair Davidson.
Lord Kelvin famously argued, ‘When you can measure what you are speaking about, and... Read more
Stephanie Forrest Uncategorized
This article from the July 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by Research Scholar at the IPA, Stephanie Forrest.
In 1993, after the passing of Laurie R. Gardiner—a historian and lecturer at the University of Melbourne—his friends, family, and... Read more
Simon Breheny Australian Way of Life
This article from the July 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by Director of the Legal Rights Project at the IPA, Simon Breheny.
On 7 September 2013, Australians voted for minor and micro party candidates in greater numbers than they had ever... Read more
Dom Talimanidis Uncategorized
This article from the July 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by Ian Mence Fellow for Entrepreneurship with the IPA, Dom Talimanidis.
As far as cuts to the public service go, the 16,500 announced by the Coalition in the recent budget were... Read more
Julie Novak Australian Way of Life
This article from the July 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by Senior Fellow with the IPA, Julie Novak.
Arguably the great surprise of 2014 so far would have to be the literary juggernaut that is Capital in the Twenty-First Century, originally... Read more
Aaron Lane Uncategorized
This article from the July 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by Research Fellow at the IPA, Aaron Lane.
The minimum wage only provides a safety net for those already in secure work. Although the minimum wage is routinely passed off as a tool to... Read more
Richard Allsop Uncategorized
This article from the July 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by Research Fellow at the IPA, Richard Allsop.
New technology seems to bring out contradictory impulses in Australia. On one hand, Australians tend to be early adoptors, ready to give... Read more
Chris Berg Uncategorized
This article from the July 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by editor and Policy Director at the IPA, Chris Berg.
‘What a complete and catastrophic failure of the political system’, wrote the Guardian’s Lenore Taylor a few hours after the... Read more
Aaron Lane Uncategorized
This article from the July 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by Research Fellow at the IPA, Aaron Lane.
In a visit to Canada earlier this year, Prime Minister Tony Abbott praised Canada for being a longstanding friend of Australia that has always... Read more
Chris Berg Uncategorized
This article from the July 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by editor and Policy Director at the IPA, Chris Berg.
The Abbott government’s decision, announced in the first week of August, to abandon its promise to reform section 18C of the... Read more
Chris Berg Uncategorized
This article from the July 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by editor Chris Berg.
Rarely have deliberations over the basic elements of a Commonwealth budget lasted so long.
The budget has always been the centrepiece of the Australian... Read more