Australians oppose asylum seekers arriving by boat but support the migration program.

Economists need to know history as well as maths.

Major General Jim Molan tells Sergei DeSilva-Ranasinghe that Australia should invest greater resources in Afghanistan.

Independent central banks can help restrain government spending.

Australians should be less afraid to embrace their own culture.

The success of the free market Australian wine industry is threatened by renewed industry demands for government assistance.

Communities bidding for 'backyard bonus' compensation packages could overcome NIMBY objections.

Portfolio investment by foreign governments avoids the dangers of domestic government-owned enterprises.

The Servile Mind: How Democracy Erodes The Moral Life By Kenneth Minogue (Encounter Books, 2010.)

Untying the Knot: Marriage, the State, and the Case for Their Divorce By Tamara Metz (Princeton University Press, 2010.)

Variety and Choice: Good Schools for All Australians By Graeme Starr (Menzies Research Centre, 2010.)

The Pinch: How the Baby Boomers Took Their Children’s Future—and Why They Should Give it Back By David Willetts (Atlantic Books, 2010.)

Why vs Why Gay Marriage
Yes by Rodney Croome, No by Bill Muehlenberg (Pantera Press, 2010.)

A Revolution of the Mind: Radical Enlightenment and the Intellectual Origins of Modern Democracy By Jonathan Israel (Princeton University Press, 2009.)