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Strife, Chaos and Leadership!
Who will lead when action is demanded?
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Gerardine Hoogland
Citizens Must Fight For Their Freedoms or Lose Them
Ludwig von Mises, known in his native Austria as the “knight of liberalism,” had the important insight that “governments are never liberal from…
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Jonathan Cole
VIDEO: Liberty Itch Podcast | Episode 2 | Jonathan Cole, Libertarian Philosopher
Watch now | Libertarian Denominations and Applications in Australia
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Damon Hayhow
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Jonathan Cole
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Building Walls
This month marks the 28th anniversary of the passing of one of Australia’s great political figures, Bert Kelly.
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Bob Day
Taking Note of Old Philosophers
Most people accept that some things are legitimately the responsibility of the government while others are private matters.
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David Leyonhjelm
Auberon Herbert and the Principles of the Voluntary State
The unsung, and sadly neglected, English classical liberal philosopher and MP Auberon Herbert (1838–1906) coined the term “voluntaryism” to describe his…
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Jonathan Cole
Was John Locke a Proto-Libertarian?
English philosopher John Locke is widely regarded as the father of liberalism.
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Jonathan Cole
Libertarianism is an Ideology, But Not a World View
Libertarianism is an ideology, but not a world view, according to a distinction offered by Ludwig von Mises in Human Action. A world view, Mises…
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Jonathan Cole
Can Libertarianism Become a Brand in Australia?
Dean Russell, a staff member at The Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), was the first to propose that America’s classical liberals and…
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Jonathan Cole
Freedom, Moral Norms and the State
Are moral norms compatible with individual freedoms?
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Jonathan Cole
China’s Priority Next: Faith or Freedom?
In my previous article “China 2024 and Beyond“, I argued that China, amid its troubles, is in desperate need of a visionary leader akin to Deng…
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Warren Wang
Smaller Government: Georgia Shows It’s Achievable
To any true libertarian, Government regulation in Australia feels increasingly suffocating.
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Damon Hayhow
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