Two back-to-back conferences in India:
- Atlas Asia Liberty Forum – Sept 20 – 21, 2024
- Mont Pelerin Regional Meeting – Sept 22 – 26, 2024
A kaleidoscope of colors, sounds and tastes
India to Boost Oil Production
India is radically reforming their regulations and inviting future oil investors to expand its onshore and offshore oil reserves as it races to export as much oil as possible while their remains a market for crude. Why isn’t Australia following this lead?
Many new friends are reading my latest book
Appearing on Stage with India’s Gurcharan Das
His inspirational stories when introducing his new book, Another Sort of Freedom, was worth the trip. If there is one book that will introduce you to India, this is it.
New ways of learning
The Important Difference between ‘Expert Thinking’ and ‘Critical Thinking’
“Experts with intelligence tend to be good at generating and defending new ideas, but are often wrong. While experts with critical thinking tend to be good at distinguishing which ideas are likely to be true, but are limited and mundane in their recommendations.”
Example – COVID Lockdowns:
If we didn’t have Sweden, Texas and Florida as “models” we would have to invent them. Elsewhere, it was mainly out-of-control politicians making draconian announcements on TV.
A Fresh Take on China
Valuable time spent with Ryan M. Yonk and Ethan Yank discussing their book The China Dilemma – Rethinking US-China Relations Through Public Choice Theory. Internalising the insights of this book is crucial if we hope to have a future of peaceful social cooperation.
The Hayek Wall
Australia’s Human Freedom Index Rating
Australia’s rank on the Human Freedom Index just “tanked” (like our educational standards). Here is the graphic and source:
and, the Traffic!!!!
Thank you for reading.
Regards,
Ron Manners AO