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You can listen to our podcasts here on this page or via your favourite podcasting app. Just search for Centre for Independent Studies. In today’s world, we are more aware than ever about what’s happening. 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, values, and beliefs of our society? In our Liberalism in Question podcast, we explore the state of Classical Liberalism.


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The university as a crucial institution in the liberal community
Robert Forsyth, Michael SpenceJanuary 19, 2021Liberalism in Question

Rob discusses issues of liberalism and the university with then Vice Chancellor of the University...

Against simplistic ideology—even liberalism as a simplistic ideology
Robert Forsyth, Parnell McGuinnessJanuary 12, 2021Liberalism in Question

Parnell McGuinness is a columnist at the Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Financial Review, and is...

Yes, Classical Liberalism is under threat
Robert Forsyth, Glenn FaheyJanuary 5, 2021Liberalism in Question

Glenn Fahey is a Research Fellow in Education Policy at the CIS. Previously Glenn has...

Why liberalism needs a new social contract to be renewed
Robert Forsyth, Tim WilsonDecember 29, 2020Liberalism in Question

Rob interviews Tim Wilson, who at the time of recording was MP for Goldstein, about...

“We can’t allow our liberalism to be historically blind.”
Robert Forsyth, Stan GrantDecember 22, 2020Liberalism in Question

Stan Grant an experienced journalist, thinker and writer has thought deeply about liberalism to which...

Unashamedly upbeat about liberalism— “More Fukuyama than Fukuyama.”
Robert Forsyth, Salvatore BabonesDecember 15, 2020Liberalism in Question

In an energetic discussion of both sociology and history Salvatore Babones, Associate Professor of Sociology...

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