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 Sep 11, 2019
Wednesday Sep 11, 2019
The government is pushing ahead with plans to extend trials of the cashless welfare card, but with it will we see the start of drug testing Newstart recipients? (1:36-14:50) The Federal Circuit Court has awarded Peter Ridd $1.2 million following the decision that he was unlawfully terminated by James Cook University. With JCU likely to appeal, is it finally time for Education Minister, Dan Tehan, to step in? (14:50-28:01) Robert Mugabe, leader of Zimbabwe post-independence, has passed away at the age of 95. What does the post-colonial mess that is Zimbabwe tell us about the vital role of institutions in fostering development and freedom? (28:06-40:30) Your hosts Scott Hargreaves and Dr Chris Berg are joined by the IPA’s Evan Mulholland and Dr Zac Gorman to answer these questions and dive into their culture picks such as Samuel Gregg’s book Faith and the Struggle for Western Civilisation, Scott Pape’s economic bestseller The Barefoot Investor, new movies, Apollo 11 and First Man, on the historic moon landing and the great Victor Davis Hanson’s podcast on the lessons of the Versailles Treaty (40:30-59:40).
Show Notes:
Robert Mugabe: From Liberator to Tyrant
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27519044
U.N chief lauds Mugabe role in fighting apartheid
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/latest-robert-mugabe-zimbabwe-leader-dies-95-65425412
Culture Picks:
Faith and the Struggle for Western Civilisation, Samuel Gregg
https://www.amazon.com/Reason-Faith-Struggle-Western-Civilization-ebook/dp/B07F6P81DX
The Barefoot Investor, The Only Money Guide You’ll Ever Need, Scott Pape
https://www.amazon.com.au/Barefoot-Investor-2018-Update-Money/dp/0730324214
Apollo 11, Todd Douglas Miller
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8760684/
First Man, Damien Chazelle
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8760684/
The Lessons of the Versailles Treaty, Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2019/07/24/the-lessons-of-the-versailles-treaty/
The Classicist: Versailles at 100