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America and the World: The Crisis of Legitimacy

Robert KaganDecember 28, 2004OP93

America is suffering a crisis of international legitimacy. So where will it find it? ...

The Pacific is Viable!

Helen HughesDecember 2, 2004IA53

All is quiet in the Pacific. The past year has seen no coups or new...

Preventative Policing

Nicole BillanteNovember 30, 2004The Centre for Independent Studies

In this companion paper to “Six Questions About Civility” (2002), Nicole Billante explores ways to...

Conspicuous Compassion: Why sometimes it really is cruel to be kind.

Patrick WestNovember 23, 2004OP91

The aim of this book is to illustrate that ostentatious ‘caring’ is but egotistical indulgence....

Morality and Foreign Policy

Owen HarriesNovember 19, 2004OP94

Owen Harries explores the intellectual heritage of two opposing positions on morality in foreign policy;...

How Highly Taxed Are We? The Level and Composition of Taxation in Australia and the OECD

Peter BurnNovember 19, 2004PM67

Taxation imposes costs. Some of these arise from its effects on international competitiveness, for taxes...

Government is no Santa: the costs of stimulus

John HumphreysNovember 30, 0001Online Opinion

The government stimulus might look good now, but the long term consequence will be upward...

Trump and the red wave | Dave Rubin

Robert Forsyth, Dave RubinJanuary 6, 2026

From Donald Trump to the lockdowns, Dave Rubin sits down with Robert Forsyth to discuss...

The Tradition of Liberty | Senator James Paterson

Robert Forsyth, James PatersonDecember 23, 2025

Senator James Paterson joins Liberalism in Question to discuss the core principles of classical liberalism...

The Tension Between Classical Liberalism and Conservatism | Gray Connolly

December 17, 2025

From surrogacy to free speech, Rob Forsyth and Gray Connolly discuss the differences between classical...

‘NIMBYism is a cancer’: Bragg outlines housing policy vision with Peter Tulip & Michael Stutchbury

Andrew Bragg, Peter Tulip, Michael StutchburyDecember 12, 2025

Senator Andrew Bragg and economist Peter Tulip join Michael Stutchbury for a wide-ranging conversation on...

Education Reform That Works: Insights from UK, New Zealand & Australia

Glenn Fahey, Nick Gibb, Jason Clare MPDecember 8, 2025

Three leading education ministers — Sir Nick Gibb (UK), Erica Stanford (New Zealand), and Jason...

The future does not belong to the axis of autocracy: Andrew Neil on a World in Disorder!

Andrew Neil, Michael StutchburyDecember 1, 2025

Veteran broadcaster Andrew Neil joins CIS Executive Director Michael Stutchbury for a conversation about the...