March 2024
The idea of Chinese exceptionalism just won’t die
Democracy, human rights and the rule of law are not a Western fixation, whatever ‘The New China Playbook’ suggests.
November 2023
The right is out of love with capitalism
Prosperity is taken for granted and freedom is an optional extra. Conservatives are looking for a new sales pitch, and it’s not Adam Smith.
January 2023
Why there is no Facebook revolution on the way for Iran
The history of Middle East revolts shows that social media is no substitute for the emergence of a genuine civil society.
September 2022
The lunch that changed Australia’s economic destiny
Paul Keating and Bill Kelty hatched Australia’s extraordinary superannuation system over tandoori chicken in Melbourne. Thirty years later, they explain why they tore up the retirement rule book.
October 2021
Media Watch should back off Pru Goward pile-on
The role of Media Watch should be to push back against social media-framed outrage pile-ons, not encourage it.
November 2019
Fall of the Berlin Wall reminds us why markets matter
The anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall reminds us that a global order based on markets and democratic values is where history still leads.