Centre for Independent Studies
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The Centre for Independent Studies promotes free choice and individual liberty and the open exchange of ideas. CIS encourages debate among leading academics, politicians, media and the public. We aim to make sure good policy ideas are heard and seriously considered so that Australia can prosper.
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46. On Liberty | Natasha Jha Bhaskar | India And Australia What Are The Opportunities?
April 18, 2021 23:21 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBIndia is on everyone's agenda here in Australia, but do we really understand the country -- and the opportunities it offers? We're joined this week by Natasha Jha Bhaskar, general manager of Newland Global Group (NGG) and a frequent commentator on Australia-India relations. With 12 years of experience working in the Indian Parliament, Natasha now helps Australian organizations understand the Indian business environment and build partnerships in India. What are the opportunities for Australia...
Cancel Culture Crusades | Claire Lehmann | CIS
April 11, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBMany cultural forces continue to weed out books, tear down statues and shame celebrities, who buck fashionable opinion. As a result, the cultural putsch in many western institutions strikes at liberal values. We are told these purges are necessary to “prevent harm.” In any case, society has “moved on” from the past. But is cancel culture simply about fending off “harm”? Is it just about redressing past western sins? Or is what the critics say is a ferocious campaign of political conformity t...
45. On Liberty | Monica Wilkie | What Do Australians Really Think About Social Media?
April 06, 2021 02:37 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBWhat do Australians really think about social media? We're joined this week by CIS policy analyst Monica Wilkie, who will share the results of her new CIS survey on the subject. Does social media connect or isolate? Is its impact on society mostly positive or negative? Which generation relies on social media the most, and for what purposes? And at a time when two-thirds of Australians want Facebook and Twitter to maintain political neutrality, are the networking giants delivering? Monica ...
44. On Liberty | Grahame Campbell | Australia's Groundwater Crisis In The Making
March 28, 2021 22:19 - 22 minutes - 100 MBThe dry continent is home to massive groundwater resources, but we don't even know how much freshwater rests right under our feet. Grahame Campbell FRSN is a tireless advocate for data-driven resource management, but when it comes to groundwater, we just don't have the data. Despite spending billions on the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, Australia's governments still don't understand how the surface water ecosystems of the Murray and Darling rivers interact with the environment they flow on, thou...
44. On Liberty | Grahame Campbell | Australia’s Groundwater Crisis In The Making
March 28, 2021 22:19 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBThe dry continent is home to massive groundwater resources, but we don't even know how much freshwater rests right under our feet. Grahame Campbell FRSN is a tireless advocate for data-driven resource management, but when it comes to groundwater, we just don't have the data. Despite spending billions on the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, Australia's governments still don't understand how the surface water ecosystems of the Murray and Darling rivers interact with the environment they flow on, thou...
43. On Liberty | Matthew Lesh | How Big Is Big Enough Government?
March 21, 2021 22:59 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MB“The goal should be to shrink, focus and improve the state.” On the show this Wednesday, we welcome Adam Smith Institute’s Matthew Lesh. Recently, writing in the IPA Review and The Australian, Matt says assessing public policy responses to covid comes down to the competence, rather than size, of government. Despite countless alternative explanations — such as differences in population size, style of government, and even the gender of political leaders — he argues covid outcomes crucially de...
John Howard's Landslide Election Victory | CIS | Tom Switzer
March 19, 2021 23:54 - 1 hour - 321 MBMarch, 4th 2021 marked the 25th anniversary of the Howard Coalition government’s election. In honour of the occasion, former prime minister John Howard and CIS executive director Tom Switzer sat down for a conversation about the policy successes (and failures) of his government as well as the current economic, cultural and foreign policy challenges facing Australia. In 1995, Mr. Howard had inherited a party that had chalked up its fifth election defeat, only to lead it to win four elections ...
John Howard’s Landslide Election Victory | CIS | Tom Switzer
March 19, 2021 23:54 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBMarch, 4th 2021 marked the 25th anniversary of the Howard Coalition government’s election. In honour of the occasion, former prime minister John Howard and CIS executive director Tom Switzer sat down for a conversation about the policy successes (and failures) of his government as well as the current economic, cultural and foreign policy challenges facing Australia. In 1995, Mr. Howard had inherited a party that had chalked up its fifth election defeat, only to lead it to win four elections ...
42. On Liberty | Zoe Daniel | How An Unprecedented Presidency Changed Everything.
March 18, 2021 07:53 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBDonald Trump turned America on its head and shocked the world, taking an isolationist approach to foreign policy, shaking up global institutions and fomenting the rise of ‘fake news’. How did the reality TV star win over the hearts and minds of so many regular Americans from Ohio to Florida? And how, after four years, does he have more supporters than ever? This week, three-time foreign correspondent and former ABC News US Bureau Chief, Zoe Daniel joins us to discuss her recent book Greeting...
41. On Liberty | Peter Murphy | The Paradox Of Prosperity
March 04, 2021 08:34 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBDoes prosperity depend on discipline, rational planning, and strict adherence to scientific principles? Or is it more about having an "ambidextrous frame of mind"? Professor Peter Murphy joins us this week to discuss his book The Political Economy of Prosperity: Successful Societies and Productive Cultures. Prof. Murphy talks to us about the paradoxes that shape our daily lives. Anyone who has ever been asked to "do more with less" or engage in "creative destruction" has had to embrace parad...
40. On Liberty | John Lee | Biden Shows He Is No Barack Obama
March 01, 2021 02:39 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBOn the show this Wednesday, we welcome former CIS scholar John Lee. Recently writing in The Australian, John highlighted the new US administration has not removed Trump’s tariffs and other economic measures against China. Instead it has reaffirmed a previous assessment by then secretary of state Mike Pompeo that genocide is being committed in Xinjiang and the US Navy recently sailed a guided-missile destroyer through the Taiwan Straits. Despite former national security advisor, John Bolton's...
The New President | China, Climate & Digital Technology | Salvatore Babones
February 24, 2021 23:00 - 2 minutes - 2.45 MB📩 Download the new report now: https://www.cis.org.au/publications/occasional-papers/the-new-president-what-bidens-foreign-policy-agenda-means-for-australia/ Joe Biden comes to the presidency amid great expectations for a return to normalcy in American foreign policy, but that doesn’t necessarily mean a more benign international environment for Australia. The United States has global priorities and responsibilities, but there are three areas in particular where the Biden administration’s pol...
On Liberty Ep.39. Joshua Forrester Safe From Harm Concept Creep And The Threat To Liberty
February 22, 2021 05:25 - 26 minutes - 149 MBThis week, legal scholar Joshua Forrester joins us to discuss how words like harm and safety have been redefined by political activists to attack fundamental freedoms. Citing no less authorities than Plato and Confucius, he argues that 'concept creep' has undermined not only our language, but our politics. Emblematic of the dangers of redefinition is the warping of John Stewart Mill's classically liberal 'harm principle' to cover hurt feelings and justify the creation of 'safe spaces'. Join ...
39. On Liberty | Joshua Forrester | Safe From Harm Concept Creep And The Threat To Liberty
February 22, 2021 05:25 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBThis week, legal scholar Joshua Forrester joins us to discuss how words like harm and safety have been redefined by political activists to attack fundamental freedoms. Citing no less authorities than Plato and Confucius, he argues that 'concept creep' has undermined not only our language, but our politics. Emblematic of the dangers of redefinition is the warping of John Stewart Mill's classically liberal 'harm principle' to cover hurt feelings and justify the creation of 'safe spaces'. Join ...
Advancing Indigenous Education Outcomes | CIS Indigenous and Education programme
February 16, 2021 00:30 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBIndigenous educational disadvantage has persisted despite countless initiatives, programmes, and spending from governments and communities. For solutions to help truly close the gap, CIS hosts a stellar panel in our latest webinar: Dr Lorraine Hammond AM, Nyunggai Warren Mundine AO, and Jacinta Nampijinpa Price. The educational plight of indigenous students has endured despite countless initiatives and programs from governments and communities. Despite the best intentions of policymakers, w...
38. On Liberty | Lydia Khalil | China's COVID Digital Authoritarianism
February 15, 2021 05:32 - 21 minutes - 110 MBChina has responded to the coronavirus by turbocharging its surveillance state -- and it has successfully sold its new brand of 'digital authoritarianism' as a best practice model to the rest of the world. Governance and security expert Lydia Khalil will join us for Season 3 of On Liberty, this Wednesday, 3 February 12:30 pm. Lydia will discuss how the coronavirus gave China the opportunity to put "tech-enabled authoritarianism" into practice on a large scale. She warns that those who praise...
38. On Liberty | Lydia Khalil | China’s COVID Digital Authoritarianism
February 15, 2021 05:32 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBChina has responded to the coronavirus by turbocharging its surveillance state -- and it has successfully sold its new brand of 'digital authoritarianism' as a best practice model to the rest of the world. Governance and security expert Lydia Khalil will join us for Season 3 of On Liberty, this Wednesday, 3 February 12:30 pm. Lydia will discuss how the coronavirus gave China the opportunity to put "tech-enabled authoritarianism" into practice on a large scale. She warns that those who praise...
S1E10 | Peter Kurti 'Liberalism questioned'
February 01, 2021 23:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBRob discusses liberalism with Peter Kurti, director of the Culture, Prosperity and Civil Society Program at the CIS, who surprisingly says he is not a liberal but a conservative and then explains why. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ CIS promotes free choice and individual liberty and the open exchange of ideas. CIS encourages debate among leading academics, politicians, media and the public. We aim to make sure good policy ideas...
S1E10 | Peter Kurti | Liberalism in Question
February 01, 2021 23:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBThe Guest this week is Peter Kurti. Peter Kurti is the Director of Culture, Prosperity & Civil Society program. He has written extensively about issues of religion, liberty, and civil society in Australia, and is here today to assist Rob in his questioning of liberalism in today's society. Today, we are more aware than ever about what's happening in the world, with 24-7 news cycles and the advent of social media we have everything at our fingertips. Yet, do we ever stop to reflect on the pri...
10. Liberalism in Question | Peter Kurti | Rob Forsyth
February 01, 2021 23:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBThe Guest this week is Peter Kurti. Peter Kurti is the Director of Culture, Prosperity & Civil Society program. He has written extensively about issues of religion, liberty, and civil society in Australia, and is here today to assist Rob in his questioning of liberalism in today's society. Today, we are more aware than ever about what's happening in the world, with 24-7 news cycles and the advent of social media we have everything at our fingertips. Yet, do we ever stop to reflect on the pri...
S1E10 | Peter Kurti ’Liberalism questioned’
February 01, 2021 23:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBRob discusses liberalism with Peter Kurti, director of the Culture, Prosperity and Civil Society Program at the CIS, who surprisingly says he is not a liberal but a conservative and then explains why. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ CIS promotes free choice and individual liberty and the open exchange of ideas. CIS encourages debate among leading academics, politicians, media and the public. We aim to make sure good policy ideas...
S1E9 | Simon Haines 'Liberalism is best understood by studying its origins'
January 25, 2021 23:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBProfessor Simon Haines is a distinguished scholar, teacher and author, and a passionate advocate for the humanities. CEO of The Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation, Simon joins Rob to discuss the genesis and origins of liberalism. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ CIS promotes free choice and individual liberty and the open exchange of ideas. CIS encourages debate among leading academics, politicians, media and the public. We aim...
S1E9 | Simon Haines | Liberalism in Question
January 25, 2021 23:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBProfessor Simon Haines is a distinguished scholar, teacher and author, and a passionate advocate for the humanities. CEO of The Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation, Simon joins Rob to discuss the genesis and origins of liberalism. Today, we are more aware than ever about what's happening in the world, with 24-7 news cycles and the advent of social media we have everything at our fingertips. Yet, do we ever stop to reflect on the principles of our society, values, and beliefs? on this prog...
9. Liberalism in Question | Simon Haines | Rob Forsyth
January 25, 2021 23:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBProfessor Simon Haines is a distinguished scholar, teacher and author, and a passionate advocate for the humanities. CEO of The Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation, Simon joins Rob to discuss the genesis and origins of liberalism. Today, we are more aware than ever about what's happening in the world, with 24-7 news cycles and the advent of social media we have everything at our fingertips. Yet, do we ever stop to reflect on the principles of our society, values, and beliefs? on this prog...
S1E9 | Simon Haines ’Liberalism is best understood by studying its origins’
January 25, 2021 23:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBProfessor Simon Haines is a distinguished scholar, teacher and author, and a passionate advocate for the humanities. CEO of The Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation, Simon joins Rob to discuss the genesis and origins of liberalism. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ CIS promotes free choice and individual liberty and the open exchange of ideas. CIS encourages debate among leading academics, politicians, media and the public. We aim...
S1E8 | Michael Spence 'The university as a crucial institution in the liberal community'
January 18, 2021 23:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBRob discusses issues of liberalism and the university with then Vice Chancellor of the University of Sydney, Michael Spence. Michael is concerned about whether the growing lack of common beliefs will threaten liberal society. He is committed to the vision of the university as a crucial institution in the liberal community. They discuss challenges and opportunities of the modern university in achieving this vision. ______________________________________________________________________________...
8. Liberalism in Question | Michael Spence | Rob Forsyth
January 18, 2021 23:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBMichael Spence is the Vice Chancellor of the University of Sydney, soon to become the President and Provost of University College London. Rob and Michael discuss the challenges and opportunities of the university as an important liberal institution in society. Today, we are more aware than ever about what's happening in the world, with 24-7 news cycles and the advent of social media we have everything at our fingertips. Yet, do we ever stop to reflect on the principles of our society, va...
S1E8 | Michael Spence | Liberalism in Question
January 18, 2021 23:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBMichael Spence is the Vice Chancellor of the University of Sydney, soon to become the President and Provost of University College London. Rob and Michael discuss the challenges and opportunities of the university as an important liberal institution in society. Today, we are more aware than ever about what's happening in the world, with 24-7 news cycles and the advent of social media we have everything at our fingertips. Yet, do we ever stop to reflect on the principles of our society, va...
S1E8 | Michael Spence ’The university as a crucial institution in the liberal community’
January 18, 2021 23:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBRob discusses issues of liberalism and the university with then Vice Chancellor of the University of Sydney, Michael Spence. Michael is concerned about whether the growing lack of common beliefs will threaten liberal society. He is committed to the vision of the university as a crucial institution in the liberal community. They discuss challenges and opportunities of the modern university in achieving this vision. ______________________________________________________________________________...
S1E7 | Parnell McGuinness 'Against simplistic ideology—even liberalism as a simplistic ideology'
January 11, 2021 23:00 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBParnell McGuinness is a columnist at the Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Financial Review, and is Managing Director at Agenda C. Parnell’s family, especially her late father P.P. (Padraic Pearse) ‘Paddy’ McGuinness, an anti-authoritarian, non-conformist individualist, have spent most of their lives fighting for classical liberalism. Parnell decries to the lack of nuance in liberalism and the need to see the value also of the things that unite us. ___________________________________________...
7. Liberalism in Question | Parnell McGuinness | Rob Forsyth
January 11, 2021 23:00 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBToday's guest Parnell McGuinness is a columnist at the Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Financial Review, and is Managing Director at Agenda C. Parnell's family, especially her late father P.P. (Padraic Pearse) 'Paddy' McGuinness, an anti-authoritarian, non-conformist individualist, have spent most of their lives fighting for classical liberalism. Today, we are more aware than ever about what's happening in the world, with 24-7 news cycles and the advent of social media we have everything a...
S1E7 | Parnell McGuinness | Liberalism in Question
January 11, 2021 23:00 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBToday's guest Parnell McGuinness is a columnist at the Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Financial Review, and is Managing Director at Agenda C. Parnell's family, especially her late father P.P. (Padraic Pearse) 'Paddy' McGuinness, an anti-authoritarian, non-conformist individualist, have spent most of their lives fighting for classical liberalism. Today, we are more aware than ever about what's happening in the world, with 24-7 news cycles and the advent of social media we have everything a...
S1E7 | Parnell McGuinness ’Against simplistic ideology—even liberalism as a simplistic ideology’
January 11, 2021 23:00 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBParnell McGuinness is a columnist at the Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Financial Review, and is Managing Director at Agenda C. Parnell’s family, especially her late father P.P. (Padraic Pearse) ‘Paddy’ McGuinness, an anti-authoritarian, non-conformist individualist, have spent most of their lives fighting for classical liberalism. Parnell decries to the lack of nuance in liberalism and the need to see the value also of the things that unite us. ___________________________________________...
S1E6 | Glenn Fahey | Liberalism in Question
January 04, 2021 23:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBGlenn Fahey is a Research Fellow in Education Policy at the CIS. Previously Glenn has held a series of both policy and research intensive positions in the field of education and economics, as well as being a pizza shop manager. In conversation, Glenn's pizza shop job turned out to be one important reason why he is committed to Liberalism. Today, we are more aware than ever about what's happening in the world, with 24-7 news cycles and the advent of social media we have everything at our fing...
S1E6 | Glenn Fahey 'Yes, Classical Liberalism is under threat'
January 04, 2021 23:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBGlenn Fahey is a Research Fellow in Education Policy at the CIS. Previously Glenn has held a series of both policy and research intensive positions in the field of education and economics, as well as being a pizza shop manager. In conversation, Glenn's pizza shop job turned out to be one important reason why he is committed to Liberalism. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ CIS promotes free choice and individual liberty and the open...
6. Liberalism in Question | Glenn Fahey | Rob Forsyth
January 04, 2021 23:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBGlenn Fahey is a Research Fellow in Education Policy at the CIS. Previously Glenn has held a series of both policy and research intensive positions in the field of education and economics, as well as being a pizza shop manager. In conversation, Glenn's pizza shop job turned out to be one important reason why he is committed to Liberalism. Today, we are more aware than ever about what's happening in the world, with 24-7 news cycles and the advent of social media we have everything at our fing...
S1E6 | Glenn Fahey ’Yes, Classical Liberalism is under threat’
January 04, 2021 23:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBGlenn Fahey is a Research Fellow in Education Policy at the CIS. Previously Glenn has held a series of both policy and research intensive positions in the field of education and economics, as well as being a pizza shop manager. In conversation, Glenn's pizza shop job turned out to be one important reason why he is committed to Liberalism. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ CIS promotes free choice and individual liberty and the open...
S1E5 | Tim Wilson | Liberalism in Question
December 28, 2020 23:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBTim Wilson is the Member for Goldstein in the Australian Parliament and previously served as Australia’s Human Rights Commissioner. Tim joins host Rob Forsyth to discuss his project to reimagine Liberalism for today’s society, as set out in his recent book The New Social Contract. Tim is convinced that Liberalism’s purpose is to empower individuals through responsibility but is missing in action today. Only with a renewed liberal outlook that leaves neo-liberalism behind can we address contem...
S1E5 | Tim Wilson 'Why liberalism needs a new social contract to be renewed'
December 28, 2020 23:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBRob interviews Tim Wilson, who at the time of recording was MP for Goldstein, about the issues raised by his recent book The New Social Contract: Renewing the Liberal Vision for Australia (2020). They discuss Robert Menzies’ vision of a liberalism ‘for individuals not for individualism’ and the need for a society in which individuals have a stake and commitment. Tim is concerned that there are too few arguing for liberal democracy today as an alternative to social democracy. He believes that ...
5. Liberalism in Question | Tim Wilson | Rob Forsyth
December 28, 2020 23:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBTim Wilson is the Member for Goldstein in the Australian Parliament and previously served as Australia’s Human Rights Commissioner. Tim joins host Rob Forsyth to discuss his project to reimagine Liberalism for today’s society, as set out in his recent book The New Social Contract. Tim is convinced that Liberalism’s purpose is to empower individuals through responsibility but is missing in action today. Only with a renewed liberal outlook that leaves neo-liberalism behind can we address contem...
S1E5 | Tim Wilson ’Why liberalism needs a new social contract to be renewed’
December 28, 2020 23:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBRob interviews Tim Wilson, who at the time of recording was MP for Goldstein, about the issues raised by his recent book The New Social Contract: Renewing the Liberal Vision for Australia (2020). They discuss Robert Menzies’ vision of a liberalism ‘for individuals not for individualism’ and the need for a society in which individuals have a stake and commitment. Tim is concerned that there are too few arguing for liberal democracy today as an alternative to social democracy. He believes that ...
S1E4 | Stan Grant | Liberalism in Question
December 21, 2020 23:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBWe live alongside people that historically we did not live alongside. To make space for our new found differences, faiths, beliefs, and our politics - without killing each other - means we need some form of guiding principle. Liberalism, in its capacity to create shared rights and the willingness to surrender other rights to live in without harm, offers us the road map to living peacefully. This week host Robert Forsyth is joined by Stan Grant. Currently, with the ABC, Stan is one of Austra...
4. Liberalism in Question | Stan Grant | Rob Forsyth
December 21, 2020 23:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBWe live alongside people that historically we did not live alongside. To make space for our new found differences, faiths, beliefs, and our politics - without killing each other - means we need some form of guiding principle. Liberalism, in its capacity to create shared rights and the willingness to surrender other rights to live in without harm, offers us the road map to living peacefully. This week host Robert Forsyth is joined by Stan Grant. Currently, with the ABC, Stan is one of Austra...
S1E4 | Stan Grant “We can’t allow our liberalism to be historically blind.”
December 21, 2020 23:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBStan Grant an experienced journalist, thinker and writer has thought deeply about liberalism to which he is attracted by an innate love of freedom. And yet he is aware of liberalism’s limitations in dealing with issues of history and identity. Rob and Stan discuss the dynamic nature of liberalism, the way that indigenous rights may be included within it, and why this can enhance an Australian liberal identity. __________________________________________________________________________________...
3. Liberalism in Question | Salvatore Babones | Rob Forsyth
December 14, 2020 23:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBSalvatore Babones is an American sociologist, associate professor at the University of Sydney and an Adjunct Scholar with the CIS. Although he is well aware of the limits and deficiencies in Liberalism, he is very bullish about its future—an unashamed self-described proponent of the Whig view of history. Today, we are more aware than ever about what's happening in the world, with 24-7 news cycles and the advent of social media we have everything at our fingertips. Yet, do we ever stop to ref...
S1E3 | Salvatore Babones | Liberalism in Question
December 14, 2020 23:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBSalvatore Babones is an American sociologist, associate professor at the University of Sydney and an Adjunct Scholar with the CIS. Although he is well aware of the limits and deficiencies in Liberalism, he is very bullish about its future—an unashamed self-described proponent of the Whig view of history. Today, we are more aware than ever about what's happening in the world, with 24-7 news cycles and the advent of social media we have everything at our fingertips. Yet, do we ever stop to ref...
S1E3 | Salvatore Babones Unashamedly upbeat about liberalism— “More Fukuyama than Fukuyama.”
December 14, 2020 23:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBIn an energetic discussion of both sociology and history Salvatore Babones, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Sydney, is unashamedly upbeat about liberalism and its place in history and the future. And he is not that worried about ‘cancel culture’ or the threat of authoritarian societies either. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ CIS promotes free choice and individual liberty and the open exchange of ideas. CIS ...
37. On Liberty Extra | Gad Saad | You Can't Hide From The Saad Truth
December 13, 2020 22:18 - 46 minutes - 330 MBIdentity politics and political correctness continue to fuel the culture wars. To understand how these ideas have taken over, CIS will be hosting Dr Gad Saad for a special On Liberty Extra. Gad’s latest book, The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas are Killing Common Sense eviscerates the nonsense and logical fallacies that riddle politically correct ideology. Gad details how, what he calls, “Dangerous Idea Pathogens” have taken hold of the west and provides us the the tools we need to find...
37. On Liberty Extra | Gad Saad | You Can’t Hide From The Saad Truth
December 13, 2020 22:18 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBIdentity politics and political correctness continue to fuel the culture wars. To understand how these ideas have taken over, CIS will be hosting Dr Gad Saad for a special On Liberty Extra. Gad’s latest book, The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas are Killing Common Sense eviscerates the nonsense and logical fallacies that riddle politically correct ideology. Gad details how, what he calls, “Dangerous Idea Pathogens” have taken hold of the west and provides us the the tools we need to find...
2020 CIS Nanny State Awards
December 11, 2020 03:31 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBThe 2020 CIS Nanny Awards take a look back at the year's best and most absurd attempts of the state to try to meddle and infringe on our daily lives. Presented by CIS Executive Director, Tom Switzer and Emeritus Professor Steven Schwartz. 1st; All Governments - All Covid-19 related measures, laws, lockdowns and restrictions! 2nd; NSW Police - For fining a man $1000 for eating a kebab on a bench in Newcastle. Equal 3rd; U.S Federal Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee & The Royal Australasia...