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S2E3 | David Kemp ‘Liberalism’s remarkable Australian Story’
Rob and David discuss the remarkable story of ‘the liberal project’ in Australia. David has written a five-volume history of the liberal project from…
4 years, 5 months ago
S2E2 | Simon Cowan ‘Economic liberalism under threat’
Rob and Simon discuss why, despite the unparalleled success of international liberalism in lifting people out of extreme poverty, we are now in dange…
4 years, 5 months ago
S2E1 | Henry Ergas ‘The heart of liberalism’
In a wide-ranging discussion, Rob and Henry explore the heart of the liberal project. Liberalism emerged as a philosophy and ideology that afforded p…
4 years, 5 months ago
S1E10 | Peter Kurti ’Liberalism questioned’
Rob discusses liberalism with Peter Kurti, director of the Culture, Prosperity and Civil Society Program at the CIS, who surprisingly says he is not …
5 years, 4 months ago
S1E9 | Simon Haines ’Liberalism is best understood by studying its origins’
Professor Simon Haines is a distinguished scholar, teacher and author, and a passionate advocate for the humanities. CEO of The Ramsay Centre for Wes…
5 years, 4 months ago
S1E8 | Michael Spence ’The university as a crucial institution in the liberal community’
Rob discusses issues of liberalism and the university with then Vice Chancellor of the University of Sydney, Michael Spence. Michael is concerned abo…
5 years, 4 months ago
S1E7 | Parnell McGuinness ’Against simplistic ideology—even liberalism as a simplistic ideology’
Parnell McGuinness is a columnist at the Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Financial Review, and is Managing Director at Agenda C. Parnell’s family, …
5 years, 4 months ago
S1E6 | Glenn Fahey ’Yes, Classical Liberalism is under threat’
Glenn Fahey is a Research Fellow in Education Policy at the CIS. Previously Glenn has held a series of both policy and research intensive positions i…
5 years, 4 months ago
S1E5 | Tim Wilson ’Why liberalism needs a new social contract to be renewed’
Rob 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: Ren…
5 years, 5 months ago
S1E4 | Stan Grant “We can’t allow our liberalism to be historically blind.”
Stan Grant an experienced journalist, thinker and writer has thought deeply about liberalism to which he is attracted by an innate love of freedom. A…
5 years, 5 months ago