Menzies Research Centre

As Donald Trump's National Security Advisor, Lt Gen H.R. McMaster was instrumental in the development of the new China policy, the biggest strategic shift in the US since the end of the Cold War. In his new book Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World, McMaster urges us to confront the threat to our freedom from the Chinese Communist Party and other authoritarian forces. In this podcast he joins MRC Executive Director Nick Cater and a panel of distinguished guests at a web forum jointly hosted by the MRC and AmCham Australia.

It can be hard to voice unfashionable socially conservative views these days. To be socially conservative and a committed Christian can be even harder. Lyle Shelton talks about his experience as a former head of the Australian Christian Lobby in conversation with Nick Cater. Lyle Shelton's book, 'I Kid You Not': Notes from 20 Years in the Trenches of the Culture Wars' is published by Connor Court

Madeleine Kearns joins Nick Cater from New York to discuss the trite and incompetent Scottish government, the rise of authoritarianism and the minefield of transgender politics.

Peter Robinson tells the story behind one of the most famous Cold War speeches and discusses contemporary events in China and California with Nick Cater from the Menzies Research Centre. Peter Robinson is a Research Fellow at the Hudson Institution, presenter of Uncommon Knowledge and a former speechwriter to President Ronald Reagan.

Psychiatrist Dr Tanveer Ahmed says the weaponisation of shame and the rise of cancel culture is preventing people from realising their potential and leads to anxiety and self harm. Hosted by Nick Cater and produced by the Menzies Research Centre. Dr Ahmed's new book 'In Defence of Shame' is published by Connor Court

Renowned author and commentator Douglas Murray joins Watercooler from the UK to discuss the revised edition his latest book ‘The Madness of Crowds’ and its critique of left-wing groupthink. The Madness of Crowds is available from Bloomsbury: https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/the-madness-of-crowds-9781472979575/

There has never been a better time to be alive thanks to innovation, says Matt Ridley. But as the COVID-19 has shown, promising innovation is frequently blocked, often by governments. This conversation with Nick Cater is also available on video https://bit.ly/358mkRq

Daniel Hannan joins Nick Cater to discuss the erosion of freedoms and rule of law under the pretext of tackling a pandemic. Hannan is former Conservative European MP and is a leading Conservative thinker. Cater is Executive Director to the Menzies Research Centre. Subscribe to the MRC from jus $10 a month at www.menziesrc.org

Why borders matter and how social distancing is driving societies further apart. Sociologist Frank Furedi in conversation with Nick Cater.

Writer Mary Harrington joins Nick Cater to discuss why young people with micro-managed childhoods feel threatened by democratic debate. Having grown up in micro-managed childhoods where conflict is managed by an external authority, they find authoritarian solutions to civic disagreement increasingly attractive. Mary Harrington lives in England and writes for Unherd.