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Delegates at the Glasgow climate summit should draw lessons from the city's architecture. Don't let the enthusiasts take charge.Menzies Research Centre Executive Director Nick Cater presents his weekly column as a podcast.Read the columnMore reading: Thomas Sowell, The Vision of the Anointed: Self-congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy, Hachette, New York, 1995.

The attacks on NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet about his religious conviction is another example of the radical secularism that is trying to purge people of faith from public life.In this Watercooler Conversation, Nick Cater is joined by Greg Sheridan and David Furse-Roberts to get to the heart of that debate and the limits some are trying to put on the freedom of faith.Greg Sheridan is a columnist for The Australian and the author of "Christians: The Urgent Case for Jesus in Our World". David Furse-Roberts is the author of "God and Menzies: The Faith that Shaped a Prime Minister and his Nation".Nick Cater is Executive Director of the Menzies Research Centre.

In this column in The Australian, Nick Cater examines why some are hesitant to embrace the freedom of a post-pandemic world.Nick Cater is Executive Director of the Menzies Research CentreEmail Nick: watercooler@menziesrc.org

In this bonus podcast, Menzies Research Centre executive director Nick Cater presents his latest column from the The Australian

Senator James Paterson entered parliament pledging to fight for freedom of speech, personal responsibility, federalism and free markets. In this Watercooler Conversation with Nick Cater, he reflects on the setback of Covid 19, the threat of cyber warfare and what Paul Keating gets wrong.Sign up for Watercooler News delivered to your inbox every Saturday: https://www.menziesrc.org/mailing-listShow your support by subscribing to the Menzies Research Centre from just $10 a month https://www.menziesrc.org/suscribe1Email Nick Cater watercooler@menziesrc.org

Nick Cater and Oliver Hartwich sound the alarm at the creeping authoritarianism on both sides of the Tasman in response to the pandemic. Nick Cater is Executive Director of the Menzies Research Centre.Oliver Hartwich is Director of the New Zealand Initiative.Contact Nick Cater: watercooler@menziesrc.orgSign up for Watercooler News from Nick Cater, delivered to your inbox every Saturday: https://www.menziesrc.org/mailing-listShow your support by subscribing : www.menziesrc.org/subscribe1

Anthony Albanese's qualified support for nuclear propelled subs overturns 50 years of Labor Party opposition to anything nuclear. Can he hold the line against the backlash in his own party? asks Nick Cater in this column from The Australian.Read the column: https://www.menziesrc.org/news-feed/nuclear-fission Contact Nick Cater: watercooler@menziesrc.orgSign up for Watercooler News from Nick Cater, delivered to your inbox every Saturday: https://www.menziesrc.org/mailing-listShow your support by subscribing : www.menziesrc.org/subscribe1

David Furse-Robert's book God and Menzies is a timely reminder of the importance of Australia's Judeo-Christian heritage. The message for today's political class is clear: religious freedom is the foundation of a culture of respect.In conversation with Nick CaterBuy God and Menzies: https://www.menziesrc.org/book-shop/pre-order-only-god-menzies-the-faith-that-shaped-a-prime-minister-and-his-nation-hardbackSign up for Watercooler News delivered to your inbox every Saturday: https://www.menziesrc.org/mailing-listShow your support by subscribing to the Menzies Research Centre from just $10 a month https://www.menziesrc.org/suscribe1Email Nick Cater watercooler@menziesrc.org

Nick Cater's latest column in The Australian as a bonus podcast.Read column here: https://bit.ly/2VERT2SEmail Nick Cater: watercooler@menziesrc.org

The horror of 9/11 drove Andrew Hastie to enlist with the Australian Army and later the SAS to play his part on the War of Terror. Twenty years later he reflects on the decision and the difficulty of establishing democracy in a country like Afghanistan. In conversation with Nick Cater, Executive Director of the Menzies Research Centre. Sign up for Watercooler News delivered to your inbox every Saturday: https://www.menziesrc.org/mailing-listShow your support by subscribing to the Menzies Research Centre from just $10 a month https://www.menziesrc.org/suscribe1Email Nick Cater watercooler@menziesrc.org