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Ideas and Liberty

The debate over individual liberty is never over, and it is waged over various philosophical concepts and news stories. Here you will find the IPA's work on the advancement of individual liberty and the ideas that underpin a free society.
Ideas and Liberty
Revolution or Rant

Revolution or Rant

James Bolt Started 1 August 2015 Ideas and liberty,

Revolution is Brand’s 350- page rallying cry for the overthrow of civilisation. Brand’s dissatisfaction with the way things are came to light in the now-famous Newsnight interview he had with...

Ideas and Liberty
The Beginning of Libertarianism in Australia

The Beginning of Libertarianism in Australia

Richard Allsop Started 1 August 2015 Ideas and liberty,

For forty years, libertarianism has been an important voice in public debate, explains Richard Allsop A lot happened in Australia in the summer of 1974- 75. Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin, Hobart’s...

Books
Magna Carta – The Tax Revolt That Gave Us Liberty

Magna Carta – The Tax Revolt That Gave Us Liberty

John Roskam and Chris Berg 15 June 2015 Books, Ideas and liberty,

‘Our liberty, democracy, and human rights are all in some way related to what was inscribed on parchment at Runnymede in June 1215’ The Magna Carta is a founding document of individual...

Book Review: Adam Smith can Change Your Life

Book Review: Adam Smith can Change Your Life

Chris Berg Started 10 May 2015 Book reviews, Faith and society,

Adam Smith is a deeply underrated thinker. This might seem like a strange thing to say about the author of the Wealth of Nations, which is often described as free market capitalism’s foundational...

Property Rights Are Human Rights

Tim Wilson Started 10 May 2015 Constitution and law, Ideas and liberty,

Property rights are human rights, but in order to advance them, we need to anchor them as moral and just. Throughout the second half of 2014, a national consultation looked at the human rights...

Ideas and Liberty
American Sniper

American Sniper

James Bolt Started 1 May 2015 Ideas and liberty,

A boy stumbles towards a group of US marines. Chris Kyle (played by Bradley Cooper) watches him from above. The boy is holding something in a cloth, but Kyle cannot see what it is. The cloth comes...

Ideas and Liberty
Laffer’s Lessons

Laffer’s Lessons

IPA Review Started 1 May 2015 Ideas and liberty,

On 18 March 2015, the IPA was delighted to host Dr Arthur Laffer, a well-known economist and creator of the Laffer Curve, who also served as Reagan’s economic adviser during his presidency...

Ideas and Liberty
Freedom Works

Freedom Works

Darcy Allen and Patrick Hannaford Started 1 May 2015 Ideas and liberty,

There are certain political leaders who take on an almost mythical stature. Ronald Reagan is one such leader. For many free market advocates, Reagan has become synonymous with the ideas of...

Ideas and Liberty
Less is More

Less is More

Aline LeGuen Started 1 May 2015 Ideas and liberty,

Dr Arthur Laffer recently toured Australia as a guest of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He is a well-known economist and was an economics advisor to President Ronald Reagan. In...

Voluntary Voting

James Paterson Started 10 April 2015 Government services, Ideas and liberty,

Research conducted by Newspoll for the Institute of Public Affairs indicates that there is only moderate community support for a change to voluntary voting, but that doesn’t mean it...

Ideas and Liberty
Leo’s Latest Role

Leo’s Latest Role

James Bolt Started 1 February 2015 Ideas and liberty,

Dear Mr DiCaprio, We would like to invite you to be a Messenger for Peace with the UN. We feel you would be an excellent ambassador for this role for the following reasons: COMMITMENT TO HUMAN...

Ideas and Liberty
Pirates and Bandits and Anarchy

Pirates and Bandits and Anarchy

Darcy Allen Started 1 February 2015 Ideas and liberty,

Are there any circumstances where ‘good’ anarchy can outperform ‘poor’ government? Peter Leeson’s new book Anarchy Unbound: Why Self-Governance Works Better Than You Think is the latest political...

Ideas and Liberty
Whither Feminism

Whither Feminism

Elle Hardy Started 1 February 2015 Ideas and liberty,

Julie Bishop recently stated that she did not consider herself a feminist as she didn’t find the term meaningful today. Bishop was roundly criticised by feminists who found it disappointing that...

Western Civilisation
On the Fall of the Berlin Wall

On the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Aline LeGuen Started 1 February 2015 Ideas and liberty, Western civilisation,

I was only eleven when the Berlin Wall came down. I knew that was important—I knew it mattered and I can thank my education for that. And by that I don’t mean school. I mean my parents. As a...

Freedom of Speech
Why Doesn’t Commercial Speech Count As Free Speech?

Why Doesn’t Commercial Speech Count As Free Speech?

Kesten C. Green Started 4 November 2014 Freedom of speech, Ideas and liberty,

This article from the November 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by University of South Australia Business School’s Dr Kesten C. Green. In 2007, I was involved in preparing evidence on the...

Ideas and Liberty
The Rise of America’s Populist Progressivism

The Rise of America’s Populist Progressivism

Tom Switzer Started 4 November 2014 Ideas and liberty, Western civilisation,

This article from the November 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by research associate at the University of Sydney’s United States Studies Centre and Adjunct Fellow at the IPA, Tom Switzer...

The Six Waves of European History

Chris Abbott 20 September 2014 Faith and society, Ideas and liberty,

Complex life has existed on earth for about 550 million years. Complex human life, defined as substantial city dwelling peoples has a history of only 10,000 years or about .0002 per cent of the...

Western Civilisation
The Christian Realisation Of Liberty

The Christian Realisation Of Liberty

Stephanie Forrest Started 20 July 2014 Ideas and liberty, 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...

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