Even deep greens are worried renewable energy can't save the planet - so why are our political parties making it our energy future (2:43-18:30)? Ross Douthat's article in The New York Times says that the era of limited government is over as conservatives push to use big government to influence culture and society; the panel argues about whether that move is a good thing (18:30-39:12). Chris is in Western Australia for Liberty Week and fronted a Generation Liberty event talking about drug law reform - the panel debate what good drug policy looks like and why drug law shows medical care must be privatised (39:12-51:37). In the reading, watching and listening segment, the panel discuss Sharp Objects, True Detective Season 3, MC Escher and The Arctic Monkeys.
Panel: Scott Hargreaves, Dr Chris Berg, Daniel Wild and Andrew Bushnell
Show Notes:
Independent Analysis of the Costs of the Paris Agreement Supports Previous IPA Research
https://ipa.org.au/publications-ipa/in-the-news/independent-analysis-of-the-costs-of-the-paris-climate-agreement-support-previous-ipa-research
The Era of Limited Government Is Over - Ross Douthat, The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/26/opinion/conservatives-republicans-trump.html
Sharp Objects
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2649356/
True Detective: Season 3
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2356777/episodes
MC Escher exhibition at NGV
https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/exhibition/escher-x-nendo-between-two-worlds/#about
Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino - The Arctic Monkeys
https://open.spotify.com/album/1jeMiSeSnNS0Oys375qegp
Ep 16: Vote Early and Vote Often
Ep 15: Zero Inflation And Our Failing Institutions
Ep 14: The Lasting Effects Of The Peter Ridd Case
Ep 13: What would a liberal vision for Australia look like?
Ep 12: Vegans And The Tsunami Of Rights And Justice
Ep 11: Trump and French on Campus Free Speech
Ep 10: What Will Conservatism Look Like After Trump?
Ep 9: How Should We Regulate Social Media, If At All?
Ep 8: Was Federation A Mistake?
Ep 6: Is Socialism Making A Comeback?
Ep 5: Will We Regret Trump's National Emergency?
Special Episode - Postmodernism with Dr Stephen Hicks
Ep 4: Elites v Democracy, Who Wins?
Special Episode - Churchill: Walking With Destiny
Episode 3 - 6 February 2019
Episode 2 - 30 January 2019
Episode 1 - 23 January 2019
Looking Forward - Pilot Episode
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