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by Robert Forsyth | Centre for Independent Studies
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Are you looking for sound, thought-provoking conversations on current affairs, politics, and culture from a Classical Liberal perspective? If yes, you are in the right place. Liberalism in Question engages some of our society’s most prominent researchers, political figures, and free speech advocates --finding out their views on the state of Classical Liberalism.
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- Culture, Multiculturalism and Immigration | Henry Ergas AO · 50 min · Episode 69Has Australia’s experiment with multiculturalism reached a breaking point? In this episode of Liberalism in Question, economist and public intellectual Henry Ergas AO joins the…
- What Would Adam Smith Think of Australia? | Joseph Healy · 44 min · Episode 68In this episode of Liberalism in Question, Joseph Healy examines what Adam Smith would make of modern Australia. Drawing on both The Wealth of Nations and The Theory of Moral…
- What are our shared values? | Rachael Kohn · 32 min · Episode 67What are our shared values? | Rachael Kohn From de Tocqueville to Lord Acton and beyond, the idea of Democracy has developed, not always ideally, and signs of its demise are…
- A Nation of Strangers: How a civic vacuum enabled antisemitism | Alex McDermott · 41 min · Episode 66👉 Key points: 🔹Civic decline and identity-based education have fuelled the rise of antisemitism in Australia. 🔹Antisemitism grows when Australians stop seeing each other first as…
- Is Islam Compatible with Classical Liberalism? Part 2 with Dr. Mark Durie · 40 min · Episode 65👉 Watch Part 1: https://youtu.be/zhxJXyavYzI Is Islam compatible with liberalism? In this episode of Liberalism in Question, Dr Mark Durie joins the Centre for Independent…
- Is Islam Compatible with Classical Liberalism? Part 1 with Dr. Samir Mahmoud · 32 min · Episode 64Is Islam Compatible with Classical Liberalism? | Dr. Samir Mahmoud What is the relationship between Islam and Classical Liberalism? Is there an incompatibility, or just a…
- The Temptations of Unfreedom Revisited | Dr Oliver Hartwich · 44 min · Episode 63Watch here: https://youtu.be/pfX-nzrgFPM ”[Dahrendorf] had protected an idea: that intellectual work and practical engagement could combine without abandoning intellectual…
- What classical liberals get wrong about the rest of the World | Alexandre Lefebvre · 34 min · Episode 61Professor of Politics and Philosophy at the University of Sydney and author of Liberalism as a Way of Life, Alexandre Lefebvre explores how classical liberalism shapes not just…
- Is Australia Doomed? | Marian L. Tupy · 42 min · Episode 62People have a lot of opinions and a lot of anecdotes that may not necessarily be true. Politicians deal with feelings. Economists and analysts should deal with facts. We have…
- The Australian Dream is Dead | Parnell Palme McGuinness · 33 min · Episode 60Over the past several decades, Australian society has undergone profound economic, social, and cultural change. Education pathways have lengthened, housing costs have far…
- Education Reform in Australia | Jennifer Buckingham · 40 min · Episode 59Join us on Liberalism in Question for an enlightening discussion with Dr. Jennifer Buckingham, former Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies and a leading…
- Australia's Liberal Odyssey: Tracing Freedom's Path | Dr Greg Melleuish · 44 min · Episode 58In this thought-provoking episode of Liberalism in Question, we delve into the rich tapestry of Australia’s liberal history with esteemed guest Dr Greg Melleuish, Associate…
- A Case for Helpful Government Intervention | Emma Dawson · 33 min · Episode 56In this thought-provoking episode of Liberalism in Question, we welcome Emma Dawson, Executive Director of the progressive think tank Per Capita (and formerly of the Chifley…
- Indigenous Expectations are Skewed | Senator Kerrynne Liddle · 31 min · Episode 57Join us on Liberalism in Question as Senator Kerrynne Liddle shares her insights on why one-size-fits-all policies fall short in a diverse nation like Australia. Liddle critiques…
- "People are just sick of it" | Alexander Downer · 33 min · Episode 55Get your tickets to see Alexander Downer in Sydney: https://events.humanitix.com/alexander-downer-leadership-between-allies-and-the-region In this episode of Liberalism in…
- A Short History of Liberalism in the Middle East | Joshua Landis · 38 min · Episode 54In this episode of Liberalism in Question, we dive deep into the complex and often overlooked history of liberalism in the Middle East with renowned expert Joshua Landis. As a…
- Trump and the red wave | Dave Rubin · 40 min · Episode 53From Donald Trump to the lockdowns, Dave Rubin sits down with Robert Forsyth to discuss classical liberalism in the American context. 👉 Support CIS Research: 🔹 Become a member…
- The Tradition of Liberty | Senator James Paterson · 36 min · Episode 52Senator James Paterson joins Liberalism in Question to discuss the core principles of classical liberalism — individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and the rule of…
- The Tension Between Classical Liberalism and Conservatism | Gray Connolly · 37 min · Episode 51Watch here: https://youtu.be/NVFhjvDxGX4 From surrogacy to free speech, Rob Forsyth and Gray Connolly discuss the differences between classical liberalism and conservatism in…
- Rebuilding the Open Society | Roger Partridge · 41 min · Episode 50👉 Visit cis.org.au to access all our content. In this episode of Liberalism in Question, we dive into Roger Partridge’s provocative Quillette essay, ”Classical Liberalism…
