The IPA's Looking Forward Podcast - A weekly podcast of debate and discussion about politics and ideas hosted by Scott Hargreaves, Editor of the IPA Review and Chris Berg of RMIT University and Fellow of the IPA
Episodes
Wednesday May 15, 2019
Wednesday May 15, 2019
Both the Coalition and Labor have the same new home buyers policy, so just how much should the rest of us be panicking? (1:31-15:16) The Israel Folau saga has shown the rise of ‘woke capitalism’ in Australia, why and how should this be combated? (15:16-33:31) US unemployment is now at record lows, so is Donald Trump’s economic agenda working? (33:31-44:46) Scott Hargreaves and Dr Chris Berg are joined by Daniel Wild and Dr Bella d’Abrera to discuss these issues and share what they’ve been reading, watching and listening to this week, including Wandering Earth, Cosi Fan Tutte, The Captured Economy and Goethe: Life as a Work of Art (44:46-59:27)
Show notes
Latest First Home Buyers Policy Is Shortsighted And Likely To Create A Bubble, Daniel Wild https://ipa.org.au/publications-ipa/latest-first-home-buyers-policy-is-shortsighted-and-likely-to-create-a-bubble
The Rise of Woke Capital, Ross Douthat
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/28/opinion/corporate-america-activism.html
The Wandering Earth, Liu Cixin
https://www.amazon.com.au/Wandering-Earth-Classic-Science-Collection-ebook/dp/B00CXUKNA2
Cosi Fan Tutte, Mozart
https://opera.org.au/home/productions/cosi-fan-tutte/cheat-sheet
The Captured Economy, Brink Lindsey & Steven M. Teles
https://www.amazon.com/Captured-Economy-Powerful-Themselves-Inequality/dp/019062776X
Goethe: Life as a Work of Art, Rüdiger Safranski
https://www.amazon.com/Goethe-Life-as-Work-Art/dp/0871404907