The Looking Forward Podcast

Ep 25: How Not to Protect Religious Freedom

How should government protect free speech and religious freedom? (1:50-19:38) How much (more) should taxes actually be cut? (19:38- 38:09) And why is Trump planning to send taxpayer dollars to the Moon? (38:09-49:22) Dr Chris Berg and Scott Hargreaves are joined by Aaron Lane and Kurt Wallace to answer these questions and share their culture picks, including The Terror, Yesterday, Groen's essays on the French Revolution, and Clive James' translation of Dante's Inferno (49:22-1:05:39).

SHOW NOTES:

Mass Death Dies Hard, Clive James in IPA Review

https://ipa.org.au/ipa-today/massdeathdieshard?highlight=clive%20james

The Terror

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Terror_(TV_series)

Yesterday

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8079248/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1

Unbelief and Revolution, Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer

https://www.amazon.com/Unbelief-Revolution-Lexham-Classics-Prinsterer/dp/168359228X

The Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri, translation by Clive James

https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/clive-james/the-divine-comedy/9781447244226 

Ep 24: What Will Freedom Look Like In 2050?

It's the first live episode of Looking Forward! Recorded at the Australian Libertarian Society's Friedman Conference last month, Scott Hargreaves and Dr Chris Berg were joined by John Roskam and Renee Gorman in a crowded theatre to discuss the future of freedom in Australia and internationally in such areas as freedom of speech, the future of technology and national security with great questions from Looking Forward listeners.

Ep 23: Should GoFundMe Repent?

What is the fallout of GoFundMe's decision to remove Israel Folau's fundraising campaign from its website? (1:33 - 29:04) Donald Trump launches his 2020 campaign - what should his election strategy be? (29:04 - 41:33) And what does Scott Morrison's recent speech on red tape mean for Australia's economy? (41:33-52:34) Scott Hargreaves and Dr Chris Berg are joined by Daniel Wild and Renee Gorman to discuss these questions and share their culture picks for the week, including The Whitlams, a new book by teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, Child's Play and the Cricket World Cup.

SHOW NOTES:

The collection of the IPA’s work on red tape

https://ipa.org.au/research-areas/red-tape

The Death Camp of Tolerance South Park episode

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0705969/

Love This City, The Whitlams

https://open.spotify.com/album/3sIHMtI9WworI4PRHWuTeB

No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference, Greta Thunberg

https://www.amazon.com.au/One-Too-Small-Make-Difference-ebook/dp/B07R996JNV/ref=sr_1_3?qid=1561531620&refinements=p_27%3AGreta+Thunberg&s=books&sr=1-3

Child’s Play

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8663516/

Special Episode: Dr Peter Ridd

Dr Peter Ridd joins The Looking Forward Podcast to discuss his legal case with James Cook University, the science of the Great Barrier Reef, the state of academic freedom and scientific research, and what his ordeal means for other academics who want to speak their mind.

Ep 22: Will Facebook's Libra Kill Off Central Banking?

What do the Hong Kong protests mean, and why are they so important? (2:17-18:25) Facebook releases Libra - how much of a threat is this to the current banking system and what does it mean for the future of money (18:25-39:34)? And what is regulatory dark matter and why is it holding back Australia's economy? (39:34-46:45) Dr Chris Berg and Scott Hargreaves are joined by Professor Sinclair Davidson and IPA Research Fellow Kurt Wallace to discuss these topics and share their culture picks including John Wick, Poverty Inc, A podcast from the Mercatus Centre and Solaris.

 

SHOW NOTES: 

Rein in regulators to cut red tape, Kurt Wallace:

https://ipa.org.au/publications-ipa/media-releases/reign-in-regulators-to-cut-red-tape

John Wick

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2911666/

Poverty, Inc.

https://www.povertyinc.org/

Elinor Ostram as an intellectual, podcast from the Mercatus Centre:

https://ppe.mercatus.org/podcasts/06122019/elinor-ostrom-intellectual

Elinor Ostrom: An Intellectual Biography, Vlad Tarko:

https://www.amazon.com/Elinor-Ostrom-Intellectual-Vlad-Tarko/dp/1783485892

Solaris, Stanislaw Lem

https://www.bookdepository.com/Solaris-Stanislaw-Lem/9780571311576

 

Ep 21: What Can The State Keep Secret From The Public?

What have the raids on journalists told us about the state of free speech in Australia, and when are state secrets worth protecting? (1:51-26:28) Some conservatives in America want to break the alliance with libertarians – should Australian conservatives do the same? (26:28-50:12) And are we spending too much on incarceration? (50:12-54:31) Dr Chris Berg and Scott Hargreaves are joined by Andrew Bushnell and Evan Mulholland to discuss these issues and share their culture picks, including SuperIntelligence, a podcast accompanying Chernobyl, Deadwood and this year’s Reith Lecture.

Show Notes:

'The Pointless Argument Tearing Conservatives Apart - Rich Lowry, Politico

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/06/05/the-pointless-argument-tearing-conservatives-apart-227085 

'Against The Dead Consensus' - Various Authors, First Things

https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2019/03/against-the-dead-consensus 

'Against Peacetime Conservatism' - Will Chamberlain, Human Events

https://humanevents.com/2019/05/31/against-peacetime-conservatism/ 

'Against David French-ism' - Sohrab Ahmari, First Things

https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2019/05/against-david-french-ism 

'AJF White Paper plots law reform pathway for press freedom' - AJF

https://www.journalistsfreedom.com/ajf-white-paper-plots-law-reform-pathway-for-press-freedom/  

SuperIntelligence, by Nick Bostrom

https://www.amazon.com.au/Superintelligence-Dangers-Strategies-Nick-Bostrom-ebook/dp/B00LOOCGB2/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr 

Chernobyl, podcast by Craig Mazin and Peter Sagal

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-chernobyl-podcast/id1459712981

Deadwood

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4943998/

‘Law’s Expanding Empire’, a lecture by Jonathan Sumption

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0005t85 

Ep 20: The State of our Origins: Would Another ATSIC Solve Anything?

Indigenous Recognition is back in the news – what will this look like and what does it have to do with the national anthem? (1:45-15:52) Scott Morrison visits the Solomon Islands: is this related to Belt and Road, and what should Australia’s response be? (15:52-27:54) Trump’s trade war extends to Mexico, and Australia came close to having tariffs against its goods – where is globalism at in 2019? (27:54-42:11) Scott Hargreaves and Dr Chris Berg are joined by Dr Zachary Gorman and Gideon Rozner to discuss these issues and share what they’ve been reading and watching this week, including 16 Ways To Defend A Walled City, Dangerous Hero, a series of documentaries on the failed Murray Darling Basin Plan and a new paper on the secret discussions which made Canberra our capital city.

SHOW NOTES
16 Ways To Defend A Walled City, K.J. Parker https://www.amazon.com/Sixteen-Ways-Defend-Walled-City/dp/0316270792

Dangerous Hero: Corbyn’s Ruthless Plot for Power, Tom Bower: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dangerous-Hero-Unmissable-investigative-biographer/dp/0008299579

The MDBA’s Man Made Drought, Topher Field: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=327497544604368

“Dished like a dinner” by the Victorians? The 1899 Seat of Government Compact and its Repercussions in the early Australian Commonwealth, Paul Strangio: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ajph.12533

Ep 19: Why Size Doesn’t Matter For So-Called Minor Parties

What can the results of the EU elections tell us about the future of Britain and the rest of Europe? (1:31-20:14) The Australian federal election was called the triumph of the minor parties - but was it? (20:14-36:03) And should professional protestors be stripped of Newstart, and is this even an issue? (36:03-47:30). Scott Hargreaves and Dr Chris Berg are joined by Andrew Bushnell and Richard Allsop to discuss these questions and share what they've been reading and watching this week, including Chernobyl, The System of the Constitution, Catch 22 and Troy Bramston’s new biography of Menzies.

SHOW NOTES:

It's the Values, Stupid, IPA Review article by Andrew Bushnell: https://ipa.org.au/ipa-review-articles/its-the-values-stupid

Chernobyl: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7366338/

The System of the Constitution, by Adrian Vermeule: https://www.amazon.com/System-Constitution-Adrian-Vermeule/dp/0199838453

Catch-22 TV Series: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5056196/

Robert Menzies: The Art Of Politics, by Troy Bramston: https://scribepublications.com.au/books-authors/books/robert-menzies

 

 

Ep 18: A Time for Mainstream Australians

Was the upset victory of the Morrison-led Coalition Government a stunning repudiation of the progressive left and its identity politics and climate change obsessions, or a vote by a conservative electorate for steady as she goes? And what does it mean for the populist revolt? (01:38 - 20:43). With a majority in the House and a more amenable Senate, what should be the agenda of the Morrison Government to deliver the prosperity,  opportunity and freedoms sought by mainstream Australia? (20:43 - 35:25). And where should the Centre-Left go now, as its international counterparts continue their lurch to the left? (35:25 - 49:08).

Scott Hargreaves and Dr Chris Berg are joined by Daniel Wild and Gideon Rozner to discuss these issues and share what they’ve been reading, watching and listening to this week, including Seven Types of Atheism, The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza (Dallas, Texas), Valley of the Boom  and Game of Thrones.

 

Valley of the Boom on National Geographic Channel
https://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/tv/valley-of-the-boom/

 

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
https://www.jfk.org/

Seven Types of Atheism by John Gray.
https://www.amazon.com.au/Seven-Types-Atheism-John-Gray-ebook/dp/B077TCF56Q/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=John+Gray&qid=1558503294&s=books&sr=1-1

Game of Thrones
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0944947/

Ep 17: Can Capitalism Be Woke?

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