Leading Lights : Key writing from CIS history edited by Greg Lindsay

Leading Lights ; Key writing from CIS history edited by Greg Lindsay Paperback, 231 Pages, mid-May release, $29.99 ISBN: 9781923568754 This anthology brings together a remarkable collection of thinkers whose work over five decades has helped shape the intellectual life of The Centre for Independent Studies and, through it, the broader policy debate in Australia and beyond. From Nobel Laureates and public intellectuals to pioneering economists and contemporary voices, the range and depth of contributions is striking. Yet what unites these diverse authors is not a single discipline or methodology but a shared commitment to the principles of a free society: individual liberty, the rule of law, open inquiry and the importance of institutions that sustain both prosperity and civic life. Across these essays, readers will encounter enduring questions. What is the proper role of the state? How do markets generate wealth and coordinate human activity? What cultural and moral foundations are necessary for freedom to endure? And how should societies respond to the persistent tensions between equality, justice, and liberty? These are not abstract concerns. They recur across generations because they reflect permanent features of human society. As the contributions in this volume demonstrate, the answers offered by the tradition of classical liberal thought are not static doctrines but evolving arguments — tested against experience, refined through debate and sharpened by changing circumstances. Contributions from: Percy Allan Professor Terry L. Anderson Professor Ray Ball Gary Banks AO Professor P. T. Bauer Kenneth P. Baxter AM Katharine Birbalsingh Professor Brigitte Berger Professor Geoffrey Brennan Professor James M Buchanan Dr Jennifer Buckingham OAM Professor Lauchlan Chipman Theodore Dalrymple Sir Roderick Deane Sir Roger Douglas Professor Richard A. Epstein Professor Sir Niall Ferguson Professor Milton Friedman Professor Francis Fukuyama Hon. Nick Greiner AC Daniel Hannan Owen Harries Ralph Harris Professor Max Hartwell Professor F. A. Hayek Ayaan Hirsi Ali Geoffrey Hogbin Hon. John Howard OM AC Emeritus Professor Helen Hughes AO Emeritus Professor Wolfgang Kasper Paul Kelly Professor Israel Kirzner Dr Václav Klaus Professor Chandran Kukathas Dr John Lee Shirley Robin Letwin Barry Maley P. P. McGuinness AO Professor Kenneth Minogue Rupert Murdoch AC Dr Charles Murray Michael Novak Brendan O’Neill P. J. O’Rourke Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price Emeritus Professor Suri Ratnapala Matt Ridley Emeritus Professor Peter Saunders Emeritus Professor Steven Schwartz Lionel Shriver Ted Sieper Professor Thomas Sowell Hon. James Spigelman AC KC Professor Peter Swan AO Professor Gordon Tullock Mario Vargas Llosa Emeritus Professor Geoffrey de Q. Walker Professor Aaron Wildavsky Professor James Q. Wilson