Why is the Human Rights Commission not defending Bill Leak’s right to free speech? Does the government wish to ban jokes? Is satire no...

To convince others that our ideology is superior, we must understand its concepts and its roots, and we must live its truth.

The dominant political doctrines of the 20th century failed us economically, socially and morally. The beneficiaries of the welfare state have not been the poor and the disadvantaged; they have been those with influence who can capture and manipulate the system. It is hard to imagine an ethic better suited to undermining the moral basis of a free society. [Yuval Levin] The ethics of liberty on the other hand are based on the principle of private property and founded on n

New laws are proposed to strip citizenship from those who oppose our principles and our way of life – specifically those who go overseas and fight for ISIS. This gives us pause for thought. What do we believe in? What are the characteristics that define what it is to be Australian? To what extent might one hold different views but still remain a citizen? If we define clearly what is required of an Australian citizen, might this impact our immigration policy? Australia’

It is important to realise and accept that opposing and irreconcilable religious, philosophical, and moral views can be reasonably held.

If we work, rest and pray solely with friends who live in the same neighbourhood, we develop fears and prejudices about outsiders. But if we develop multiple associations, if we mix with people from different backgrounds, we soon realise that they too are all right. Our prejudices dissipate. It is one hundred and fifty years since General Sherman burnt Atlanta and the American Civil War ended. Over a million lives had been lost and the Southern economy was devastated. Abe Lin

I wonder why the focus of our solutions for social problems seems to be to ask strangers to deal with them and government to fund it. The...