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At times, issues of international or national importance do not fit under the Economics, Education, Indigenous and Foreign Affairs programs. The publications and commentary related to non-program issues can be found here, as well as work from past programs such as Health and Aging.

Wait until we emerge from shelter – and see the economic damage done
Robert CarlingApril 9, 2020Spectator

If we think of coronavirus as a severe tropical cyclone, when it passes and we...

Our liberty and prosperity are in peril if COVID-19 triggers an arms race of compassion
Tom SwitzerApril 4, 2020Sydney Morning Herald

Since the first responsibility of the state is to protect its citizens, it is understandable...

Coronavirus: Road map needed for getting back to work
Salvatore BabonesApril 3, 2020The Australian

We all hope social distancing is saving lives, but there is no doubt that it...

Tom Switzer - Executive Director Centre for Independent Studies
Note from Tom Switzer
Tom SwitzerApril 2, 2020Ideas@TheCentre

We’re only a few weeks into the coronavirus crisis, and already our intellectual opponents are...

The End of Pax Americana?
Doug Bandow, Tom SwitzerFebruary 26, 2020

For the past seventy or so years, the United States of America has been the...

Don’t waste trillions on BAD Climate Policy
Bjorn LomborgFebruary 24, 2020

Global warming is a problem that we should tackle… smartly. But climate change will not...

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