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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36. On Liberty | Robert Forsyth | The True Meaning Of Christmas
December 10, 2020 05:01 - 40 minutes - 36.6 MBFor Christians the world over, Christmas is primarily a religious celebration. Yet Protestant dissenters outlawed the celebration of Christmas in seventeenth century Britain. In Scotland, Christmas Day only became a public holiday in 1958. Meanwhile for many non-practicing Christians (and even for non-Christians), the real Christmas is the Consumer Christmas celebrated in shopping malls, while for many Australians it is merely the beginning of the summer holidays. And there is yet another, ...
S1E2 | Ian Harper | Liberalism in Question
December 07, 2020 23:00 - 27 minutes - 202 MBWelcome to our new podcast Liberalism in Question with host Rob Forsyth. This will also be available on it's own new channel - just search "Liberalism in Question", or check out the links at the bottom of this description. John Howard joins Rob Forsyth for Liberalism in Question. John is former Prime Minister of Australia, serving from 96-07. Rob and John begin by unpacking his famous statement about the Liberal Party being a 'broad church' of liberal and conservative elements. Today, we a...
2. Liberalism in Question |Ian Harper | Rob Forsyth
December 07, 2020 23:00 - 27 minutes - 202 MBWelcome to our new podcast Liberalism in Question with host Rob Forsyth. This will also be available on it's own new channel - just search "Liberalism in Question", or check out the links at the bottom of this description. John Howard joins Rob Forsyth for Liberalism in Question. John is former Prime Minister of Australia, serving from 96-07. Rob and John begin by unpacking his famous statement about the Liberal Party being a 'broad church' of liberal and conservative elements. Today, we a...
2. Liberalism in Question | Ian Harper | Rob Forsyth
December 07, 2020 23:00 - 27 minutes - 202 MBWelcome to our new podcast Liberalism in Question with host Rob Forsyth. This will also be available on it's own new channel - just search "Liberalism in Question", or check out the links at the bottom of this description. John Howard joins Rob Forsyth for Liberalism in Question. John is former Prime Minister of Australia, serving from 96-07. Rob and John begin by unpacking his famous statement about the Liberal Party being a 'broad church' of liberal and conservative elements. Today, we a...
S1E2 | Ian Harper 'Liberalism—both a prejudice to freedom and a delicate flower'
December 07, 2020 23:00 - 27 minutes - 202 MBRob chats with Professor Ian Harper, member of the Reserve Bank Board and dean of the Melbourne Business School, about liberalism as a prejudice to freedom and not a strict doctrine, why becoming a Christian believer reaffirmed his conviction about the freedom of the individual, about whether the Church has been an enemy or friend of liberalism, and the need for moral restraint for freedom to be preserved. ______________________________________________________________________________________...
S1E2 | Ian Harper ’Liberalism—both a prejudice to freedom and a delicate flower’
December 07, 2020 23:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBRob chats with Professor Ian Harper, member of the Reserve Bank Board and dean of the Melbourne Business School, about liberalism as a prejudice to freedom and not a strict doctrine, why becoming a Christian believer reaffirmed his conviction about the freedom of the individual, about whether the Church has been an enemy or friend of liberalism, and the need for moral restraint for freedom to be preserved. ______________________________________________________________________________________...
1. Liberalism in Question | John Howard | Rob Forsyth
December 01, 2020 00:55 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBWelcome to our new podcast Liberalism in Question with host Rob Forsyth. This will also be available on it's own new channel - just search "Liberalism in Question", or check out the links at the bottom of this description. John Howard joins Rob Forsyth for Liberalism in Question. John is former Prime Minister of Australia, serving from 96-07. Rob and John begin by unpacking his famous statement about the Liberal Party being a 'broad church' of liberal and conservative elements. Today, we a...
S1E1 | John Howard | Liberalism in Question
December 01, 2020 00:55 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBWelcome to our new podcast Liberalism in Question with host Rob Forsyth. This will also be available on it's own new channel - just search "Liberalism in Question", or check out the links at the bottom of this description. John Howard joins Rob Forsyth for Liberalism in Question. John is former Prime Minister of Australia, serving from 96-07. Rob and John begin by unpacking his famous statement about the Liberal Party being a 'broad church' of liberal and conservative elements. Today, we a...
S1E1 | John Howard 'Liberalism and the ‘Broad Church.’
December 01, 2020 00:55 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBWelcome to our new podcast Liberalism in Question with host Rob Forsyth. This will be a new listen only series on our YouTube Channel. If you prefer to listen through your chosen podcast network check out the links at the bottom of the description. In a wide ranging conversation, Rob chats to former prime minister John Howard AC about what liberalism is, why it is best combined with conservatism, with particular reference to the history of the Liberal Party of Australia. Today, we are more...
S1E1 | John Howard ’Liberalism and the ‘Broad Church.’
December 01, 2020 00:55 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBWelcome to our new podcast Liberalism in Question with host Rob Forsyth. This will be a new listen only series on our YouTube Channel. If you prefer to listen through your chosen podcast network check out the links at the bottom of the description. In a wide ranging conversation, Rob chats to former prime minister John Howard AC about what liberalism is, why it is best combined with conservatism, with particular reference to the history of the Liberal Party of Australia. Today, we are more...
35. On Liberty | Sanushka Seomangal | Building Australia's Relationships
November 29, 2020 22:34 - 29 minutes - 230 MBWith the coming of the "Quad" and the successful completion of Australia's participation in the Indian-led Malabar naval exercises, Australians are increasingly looking to India for the future. Indian-Australians are playing a leading role in building that future with their creation of the School of Policy and Governance (SPG), a new institution dedicated to "creating India's leading graduate institution to prepare leaders in the developing world to govern better." SPG co-founder Sanushka S...
35. On Liberty | Sanushka Seomangal | Building Australia’s Relationships
November 29, 2020 22:34 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBWith the coming of the "Quad" and the successful completion of Australia's participation in the Indian-led Malabar naval exercises, Australians are increasingly looking to India for the future. Indian-Australians are playing a leading role in building that future with their creation of the School of Policy and Governance (SPG), a new institution dedicated to "creating India's leading graduate institution to prepare leaders in the developing world to govern better." SPG co-founder Sanushka S...
34. On Liberty | David Kelly | Is China’s rise unstoppable?
November 26, 2020 00:00 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBWhile the rest of the world was obsessing over the U.S. elections, China-watchers were digesting the Fifth Plenum communique released October 29, the official guidance to the thinking of the CCP Central Committee. Chairman Xi assured the public that imports stimulate domestic demand, exports reinforce global reliance on China, and FDI contributes to industry upgrading. That's Xi's "dual circulation" theory in a nutshell. Does dual circulation actually mean anything? Does it represent change,...
34. On Liberty | David Kelly | Is China's rise unstoppable?
November 26, 2020 00:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBWhile the rest of the world was obsessing over the U.S. elections, China-watchers were digesting the Fifth Plenum communique released October 29, the official guidance to the thinking of the CCP Central Committee. Chairman Xi assured the public that imports stimulate domestic demand, exports reinforce global reliance on China, and FDI contributes to industry upgrading. That's Xi's "dual circulation" theory in a nutshell. Does dual circulation actually mean anything? Does it represent change,...
33. On Liberty | Emilie Dye | Superannuation Has Failed
November 13, 2020 05:12 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBSuperannuation has failed in its original goal: helping Australians to achieve financial independence in retirement. Many Australians still rely heavily on the means-tested age-pension because they don’t have enough money to comfortably retire. Superannuation may increase overall savings, but it also reduces the diversity of savings vehicles. The best example is housing: many Australians take longer to save for a deposit on a home and as result are still paying off their mortgage or renting...
32. On Liberty | James Morrow | Four More Years Or Democratic Landslide
November 06, 2020 04:07 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBThis week, On Liberty, we host James Morrow, opinion editor at The Daily Telegraph and co-host Sky's Outsiders program. Salvatore Babones hosts Morrow for an On Liberty episode not to be missed: Four more years or a Democratic landslide? As the dust settles on the US Presidential Election, will it be President Trump for four more years? President Biden with a radical agenda or will a result be held up by the postal system? Join us for On Liberty this Thursday, November 5th from 10 am (AEST...
31. On Liberty | Tom Switzer | Down To The Line US Elections 2020
November 01, 2020 21:51 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBThis week we welcome Tom Switzer, CIS Executive Director. Salvatore Babones hosts seasoned US political commentator Tom Switzer for an On Liberty episode not to be missed: Down to the line | US Elections 2020. The pandemic has killed more than 225k Americans and abruptly ended Trump's economic boom that saw low unemployment and rising wages among broad swathes of workers. Since the death of George Floyd in May, tensions have led to more political polarisation and disorder across the US. Gl...
30. On Liberty | Sophie York | Is Religion Cherished In Australia?
October 26, 2020 05:45 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBThis week we welcome Sophie York, barrister, law lecturer, and board director. Sophie believes, "religious freedom is a basic, natural human right", and will discuss the importance of religious freedom as the foundation for all our freedoms. We'll ask Sophie is religious freedom cherished in Australia the same way it is longed for in many of our neighbouring countries? Does the Chinese Communist Party fear religious freedom more than economic freedom, or freedom of speech? Do Muslim-majority...
Does Hong Kong Have a Future? Salvatore Babones | Simon Littlewood | Daniel Del Re
October 23, 2020 05:01 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBAustralia seeks to attract “key businesses and global super talent to Australia”, in the words of population minister Alan Tudge. With a new Global Business and Talent Attraction Taskforce, will Hong Kong businesses even consider relocating to Australia? Is China’s new security law the straw that will break Hong Kong’s back? Will Hong Kong survive as a global business centre when vague crimes like “collusion with foreign forces” are now punishable with life imprisonment? Can Hong Kong’s busi...
29. On Liberty | Prof. Elizabeth Larus | Why The World Needs A Free Taiwan
October 16, 2020 00:19 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBThis week we welcome Chinese politics expert Professor Elizabeth Larus of the University of Mary Washington to discuss the implications of the American presidential election for cross-strait relations and the future of Taiwan. Prof. Larus, author of Politics and Society in Contemporary China and Economic Reform in China 1979-2003, will join host Salvatore Babones live from Washington, DC. In the four years since then-president-elect Donald Trump took an unprecedented congratulatory phone cal...
The Fear Epidemic: Frank Furedi | Monica Wilkie
October 14, 2020 06:00 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBEveryone seems to be cursing 2020. We have seen a coronavirus pandemic, mass unemployment, an impending recession or depression, Black Lives Matter riots, and the scourge of cancel culture continues at pace. All these events have led to another epidemic — fear. We are told to fear the virus, fear economic collapse, and fear…each other. But have you ever wondered how fear works? To answer that question, we talked to Frank Furedi a sociologist, social commentator, and author of 26 books inclu...
Australia's 2020 Federal Budget | Simon Cowan | Emma Dawson | Stephen Kirchner | Danielle Wood
October 13, 2020 05:57 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBThe Most Consequential Budget of our Generation. Covid-19 has blown an unprecedented hole in the budget and rapidly changed policy debates in Australia. Our 30 year run of growth is gone. The recession has returned and predictions of surplus have been replaced by dire forecasts of debt and deficits. The Australia that emerges post coronavirus will be very different and Australia’s think tanks are presenting contrasting visions for the future. We invited Emma Dawson, executive director of Per...
Australia’s 2020 Federal Budget | Simon Cowan | Emma Dawson | Stephen Kirchner | Danielle Wood
October 13, 2020 05:57 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBThe Most Consequential Budget of our Generation. Covid-19 has blown an unprecedented hole in the budget and rapidly changed policy debates in Australia. Our 30 year run of growth is gone. The recession has returned and predictions of surplus have been replaced by dire forecasts of debt and deficits. The Australia that emerges post coronavirus will be very different and Australia’s think tanks are presenting contrasting visions for the future. We invited Emma Dawson, executive director of Per...
28. On Liberty | Robert Carling | Federal Budget Review 2020
October 12, 2020 02:03 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBThis week, we host a special Episode of On Liberty host by CIS Research Director Simon Cowan. Simon Will speak with Senior Fellow of the CIS Economics Program Robert Carling. On April 16, Prime Minister Morrison signalled after the immediate pandemic-induced crisis, a market-oriented economic agenda is needed to help the economy rebound and drive investment for tomorrow’s prosperity. A growth agenda that is provided not by politicians throwing money at favoured sectors, but by the private se...
We need freedom to innovate | Matt Ridley | Tom Switzer
October 06, 2020 22:30 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MB"The argument that you need government funding to encourage innovation is not true", Matt Ridley. Matt Ridley’s new book is called "How innovation works and why it flourishes in freedom". The main lesson of the book is: prosperity comes from innovation. Matt focuses on how certain deregulation would improve the rate in which we can innovate and therefore be prosperous. He tells us, "the worst thing government can do for innovation is to make decisions slowly." CIS is focused on how best to ...
27. On Liberty | Dr Carlos D'Abrera | The Reality- Mental Health, Suicide And The Pandemic
October 05, 2020 22:34 - 42 minutes - 301 MBWe welcomed psychiatrist Dr Carlos d'Abrera, a regular contributor to CIS. Carlos has worked in public hospital and community mental health services across Australia and the UK, alongside his written work. He is author of a 2018 CIS paper, Dying with Their Rights On: The myths and realities of ending homelessness in Australia. Since the onset of the covid-19 pandemic, Australia’s health system has overnight transformed from a bureaucracy into an autocracy. With such uncertainty, the public h...
27. On Liberty | Dr Carlos D’Abrera | The Reality- Mental Health, Suicide And The Pandemic
October 05, 2020 22:34 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBWe welcomed psychiatrist Dr Carlos d'Abrera, a regular contributor to CIS. Carlos has worked in public hospital and community mental health services across Australia and the UK, alongside his written work. He is author of a 2018 CIS paper, Dying with Their Rights On: The myths and realities of ending homelessness in Australia. Since the onset of the covid-19 pandemic, Australia’s health system has overnight transformed from a bureaucracy into an autocracy. With such uncertainty, the public h...
US Election: PJ O’Rourke | Conrad Black | Tom Switzer
October 01, 2020 09:30 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBAll eyes are on America in the lead up to November 3. When the presidential race comes to an end one thing is certain, the US will be fractured. If Donald Trump is re-elected, outrage by left-wing political and media sophisticates will further alienate tens of millions of Americans who do not share their values. Yet, if Joe Biden wins, a display of anything other than humility would be equally alienating and would divide even more deeply a crisis-ridden nation. How has it come to this? What...
26. On Liberty | John Anderson | I worry for my grandchildren's future
September 24, 2020 03:26 - 46 minutes - 258 MBWe are pleased to welcome John Anderson, former Leader of the National Party and Deputy Prime Minister to On Liberty, this Thursday, 24 September. John has published many recent articles on topics including: civic freedoms, global food security, modern slavery and the economy. On top of this he runs johnanderson.net.au, where he hosts regular interviews with prominent Australian and international guests. The 20th century’s failed experimentation with socialism serve as a strong lesson that,...
26. On Liberty | John Anderson | I worry for my grandchildren’s future
September 24, 2020 03:26 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBWe are pleased to welcome John Anderson, former Leader of the National Party and Deputy Prime Minister to On Liberty, this Thursday, 24 September. John has published many recent articles on topics including: civic freedoms, global food security, modern slavery and the economy. On top of this he runs johnanderson.net.au, where he hosts regular interviews with prominent Australian and international guests. The 20th century’s failed experimentation with socialism serve as a strong lesson that,...
25. On Liberty Extra | Peter Achterstraat | Education Reforms To Boost Productivity
September 23, 2020 05:01 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBJoin us for On Liberty Extra, a one-off live webinar hosted by CIS Research Fellow, Glenn Fahey. In this webinar, Glenn will speak with Peter Achterstraat AM, the inaugural NSW Commissioner for Productivity. Peter has recently launched a Green Paper, titled Continuing the productivity discussion. In these especially challenging economic times, productivity-enhancing reforms are needed more than ever. In Peter’s Green Paper, he highlights why investing in the knowledge and capabilities of in...
24. On Liberty | Gene Tunny | Red Tape And Regulation Hurt Economic Growth
September 17, 2020 04:27 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBOn Liberty this week, Thursday, 17 September, we welcome Gene Tunny, Founder and Director of Adept Economics. Tunny, with co-author Ben Scott, has a forthcoming CIS paper: Rationalising Regulation: Helping the economy recover from the corona crisis. Regulatory constraints are impeding business growth and their removal or adjustment would yield large economic benefits. The relaxation of a range of restrictions to respond to the pandemic—e.g. around supermarket delivery times and the availabi...
23. On Liberty | Greg Lindsay | Founder Of CIS, Why I created a think tank
September 11, 2020 00:53 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBOn the show this week, Thursday, 10 September, we welcome founder of CIS Greg Lindsay AO. From a backyard shed in Pennant Hills to shop-top above Uncle Pete’s Toys in St Leonards and now Macquarie Street in Sydney's CBD, Greg built the CIS from a one-man operation into the self-sustaining institute it is today. His goal throughout was to "make the philosophic foundations of a free society once more a living intellectual issue," as Friedrich Hayek said we must. Join us live, to hear Greg's s...
22. ON Liberty | Dr Chin Jin | Will We See A Democratic China In Our Lifetime?
September 03, 2020 06:32 - 46 minutes - 293 MBOn the show this week, Thursday, 3 September, we are joined by Dr Chin Jin, president of the Federation for a Democratic China. Dr Jin will discuss the prospects for democracy in China today. Chin is a member of the "1989 generation" of Tiananmen refugees in Australia and a longtime activist in the China democracy movement. He will explain how the tianshi, dili, and renhe of social change are all lining up for a transformation of China. Is Xi Jinping's repression working? Or is it only b...
22. On Liberty | Dr Chin Jin | Will We See A Democratic China In Our Lifetime?
September 03, 2020 06:32 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBOn the show this week, Thursday, 3 September, we are joined by Dr Chin Jin, president of the Federation for a Democratic China. Dr Jin will discuss the prospects for democracy in China today. Chin is a member of the "1989 generation" of Tiananmen refugees in Australia and a longtime activist in the China democracy movement. He will explain how the tianshi, dili, and renhe of social change are all lining up for a transformation of China. Is Xi Jinping's repression working? Or is it only b...
21. On Liberty | Peter Kurti | Cancel Culture Will Divide Us
August 30, 2020 23:25 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBOn Liberty, host Salvatore Babones speaks with Peter Kurti. Peter is Director of Culture, Prosperity & Civil Society program at the Centre for Independent Studies. In his recent paper, he warns that the drive to eradicate offensive words, images, and opinions from the public square is rapidly displacing liberal commitments to freedom of speech. ‘Cancel culture’ campaigns in Australia are intended to erase elements of our history and to deny the record of those who helped found this country. ...
20. On Liberty | Claire Lehmann | How The Pandemic Has Accelerated Trends
August 27, 2020 03:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBOn the On Liberty show this week, host Salvatore Babones will speak with Claire Lehmann. Claire is Australian journalist and the founding editor of Quillette. Covid-19 has vastly accelerated the electronic communication trends that were already occurring. The adoption of digital business, away from bricks and mortar is becoming second nature. Claire will discuss how these changes may, and already have, impacted schools and online businesses. As the world pivots to this new reality, we'll d...
19. On Liberty | Andrew Norton | Should Australia Increase University Places?
August 24, 2020 23:24 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MB"Although I don’t support the Tehan plan to steer student demand to ‘national priority’ fields, from day one I have supported increasing the number of student places." Andrew Norton On episode.19, host Salvatore Babones will speak with Andrew Norton, co-founder of CIS Liberty & Society and Professor of Higher Education at the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods. New fee reforms are sending mixed signals to students and the universities that are supposed to educate them. Although the ...
18. On Liberty Oliver Hartwich Will The Recovery Be Worse Than The Disease For New Zealand
August 19, 2020 00:00 - 42 minutes - 301 MBOn the show, host Salvatore Babones will speak with Dr Oliver Hartwich, Executive Director of fellow free-market think tank The New Zealand Initiative in Wellington. New Zealand is envied for its zero community cases of Covid-19, but the economy is hurting and the current hard border closure is controversial. Right now, all focus is on the present. The upcoming election obscures the political horizon, while, beating the virus has become the hallmark of the Prime Minister’s reputation. Join...
18. On Liberty | Oliver Hartwich | Will The Recovery Be Worse Than The Disease For New Zealand
August 19, 2020 00:00 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MBOn the show, host Salvatore Babones will speak with Dr Oliver Hartwich, Executive Director of fellow free-market think tank The New Zealand Initiative in Wellington. New Zealand is envied for its zero community cases of Covid-19, but the economy is hurting and the current hard border closure is controversial. Right now, all focus is on the present. The upcoming election obscures the political horizon, while, beating the virus has become the hallmark of the Prime Minister’s reputation. Join...
17. Warren Mundine | Closing The Gap | Jacinta Price
August 17, 2020 06:55 - 54 minutes - 417 MBJoin us for On Liberty Extra a one-off live webinar hosted by CIS Indigenous program director, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price. In this webinar, Jacinta will speak with Nyunggai Warren Mundine, Chairman and Managing Director of Nyungga Black Group, political strategist and author of recent CIS paper ‘It’s the economy, Stupid; economic participation is the only way to close the gap’. Last week the federal government announced sweeping changes in relation to Closing the gap. In doing so, they have co...
17. On Liberty Extra | Warren Mundine | Closing The Gap | Jacinta Price
August 17, 2020 06:55 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBJoin us for On Liberty Extra a one-off live webinar hosted by CIS Indigenous program director, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price. In this webinar, Jacinta will speak with Nyunggai Warren Mundine, Chairman and Managing Director of Nyungga Black Group, political strategist and author of recent CIS paper ‘It’s the economy, Stupid; economic participation is the only way to close the gap’. Last week the federal government announced sweeping changes in relation to Closing the gap. In doing so, they have co...
Do schools need a transformation? | Pasi Sahlberg | Greg Ashman | Jordan Baker
August 12, 2020 05:16 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBA discussion between leading experts on the future of Australian education. Pasi Sahlberg and Greg Ashman, two of Australia’s leading voices in education, to be moderated by respected journalist Jordan Baker, Education Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald. In 2020 Covid-19 has rocked education systems in Australia and around the world. Rather than attend schools in-person, many students were learning from home — placing new pressures on teachers and schools. Along with these new challenges a...
Tony Abbott vs Bob Carr | How to handle china
August 07, 2020 03:30 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBSecurity trumps prosperity. China, Australia, the US and the Asia-Pacific region. Many people think Canberra can still finesse the US-China dilemma and sit on the sidelines and enjoy the best of both worlds: unconstrained trade with China under the US security umbrella. Are those days over? Has China’s persistent cyber-espionage, its growing intimidation of Hong Kong and Taiwan, its aggressive build-up of military outposts beyond its border in the South China Sea – has all this forced Austra...
How To Fix Super
August 05, 2020 04:46 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBIf there is one thing that almost everyone agrees on, it is that not everything is super with Superannuation. Some call for greater flexibility in the super system, and others say that the system is being rorted by the rich and the rules need to be tightened. Yet the problems and solutions on each side of the debate seem radically different. One side says that we need more super, the other side says we need to abandon the proposed increase in the compulsory super rate. One side says that sup...
Dave Rubin: Free thought is burning
July 30, 2020 04:25 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBThe debate over cancel culture and the culture wars continues to rage. CIS welcomes back former guest Dave Rubin. Policy analyst, Monica Wilkie, turned the microphone on Dave to get his take on cancel culture, liberalism, free speech and, of course, the upcoming US presidential election. Dave is the host of the incredibly popular YouTube show The Rubin Report. A self-described classical liberal, Dave's first book entitled Don't Burn this Book: Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Unreason (McC...
Dave Rubin | Free thought is burning
July 30, 2020 04:25 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBThe debate over cancel culture and the culture wars continues to rage. CIS welcomes back former guest Dave Rubin. Policy analyst, Monica Wilkie, turned the microphone on Dave to get his take on cancel culture, liberalism, free speech and, of course, the upcoming US presidential election. Dave is the host of the incredibly popular YouTube show The Rubin Report. A self-described classical liberal, Dave's first book entitled Don't Burn this Book: Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Unreason (McC...
16. Janet Albrechtsen- Saving The Marketplace Of Ideas
July 24, 2020 04:59 - 42 minutes - 404 MBOn Liberty returns, for season 2, with Janet Albrechtsen. In her latest column for The Australian, she warns us to be on our guard against "a new generation of self-appointed cultural dietitians" who are determined to tell us what cultural fare we can and can't consume. Albrechtsen writes that "intolerance delivers a triple whammy. First, it hinders our ability to sift the good ideas from the bad ones. Second, by shutting down robust debates, cancel culture will create unhinged, self-prof...
16. Janet Albrechtsen | Saving The Marketplace Of Ideas
July 24, 2020 04:59 - 42 minutes - 404 MBOn Liberty returns, for season 2, with Janet Albrechtsen. In her latest column for The Australian, she warns us to be on our guard against "a new generation of self-appointed cultural dietitians" who are determined to tell us what cultural fare we can and can't consume. Albrechtsen writes that "intolerance delivers a triple whammy. First, it hinders our ability to sift the good ideas from the bad ones. Second, by shutting down robust debates, cancel culture will create unhinged, self-prof...