The ALP has recommitted to an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, what will this actually turn out to be, and why does this divisive policy never go away? (1:42-15:36) The Adani mine enters it sixth year since approval but still is in purgatory, why won't governments let it be built? (15:36-29:24) And the millionth early voter will cast their ballot today - does early voting help or hurt our democracy? (29:24-42:32) Dr Chris Berg and Scott Hargreaves are joined by Andrew Bushnell and Morgan Begg to discuss these issues and share what they've been reading and watching this week, including Persecution and Tolerance, Cracks in the Ivory Towers, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile.
SHOW NOTES
Persecution and Tolerance by Noel D. Johnson and Mark Koyama: https://www.amazon.com/Persecution-Toleration-Religious-Cambridge-Economics/dp/1108441165
Cracks in the Ivory Tower, by Jason Brennan and Phillip Magness: https://www.amazon.com/Cracks-Ivory-Tower-Higher-Education-ebook/dp/B07NYT5P7C
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, by Shoshana Zuboff: https://www.amazon.com/Age-Surveillance-Capitalism-Future-Frontier/dp/1610395697
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2481498/
Ep 34: 1.2 Million Reasons Why JCU Should’ve Left Peter Ridd Alone
Ep 33: Who Let The Lunatics Run The Asylum?
Ep 32: Has Disney Won The Trade War?
Ep 31: Hong Kong: Nobody Puts Freedom In The Corner
Ep 30: The Centre-Right Is Alive And Well
Ep 29: Conceptual Engineering And The Death Of The English Language
Ep 28: Who Doesn't Have Access To Your Metadata Now?
Ep 27: "Now Hearing The Case Of Taxpayer v Taxpayer"
Ep 26: What Does Scott Morrison Actually Think About Recognition
Special Episode: Troy Bramston
Ep 25: How Not to Protect Religious Freedom
Ep 24: What Will Freedom Look Like In 2050?
Ep 23: Should GoFundMe Repent?
Special Episode: Dr Peter Ridd
Ep 22: Will Facebook's Libra Kill Off Central Banking?
Ep 21: What Can The State Keep Secret From The Public?
Ep 20: The State of our Origins: Would Another ATSIC Solve Anything?
Ep 19: Why Size Doesn’t Matter For So-Called Minor Parties
Ep 18: A Time for Mainstream Australians
Ep 17: Can Capitalism Be Woke?
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