Ron Manners’ ideas 
and adventures

Why does Senator Pauline Hanson remind me of Ukraine?

Those of us, fortunate enough, to have heard Pauline Hanson’s ‘Cost of Living’ speech in the Senate on Sept 7th, 2022 may have...

Bamboozled by one government stuff up after another?

(Easy to understand if you study one branch of economics) Is this a harsh headline? Why the focus on government failure? How do...

Geoffrey Brennan, RIP

Sadly Australian economics and political philosopher Geoffrey Brennan has suddenly passed away from complications of acute leukemia. I was in Canberra recently, but...

Maureen Nathan, RIP (an Australian libertarian legend)

It’s with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Maureen Nathan last week after a long battle with ovarian cancer. Maureen’s...

Inherited Debt – Getting Worse!

In 2012 I wrote a poem (below) expressing concern at the level of debt inherited by every newborn Australian. It was then $80,796...

Submarine Answers? A Brewing Bombshell?

Will someone please dig a little deeper? The truth may surprise us. (Please share this story with your contacts!) Prompting my question is...

Leadership Can Not be Delegated!

This article was originally published in The Spectator Australia. Anyone else old enough to remember when any corporate, political or education leader, said...

Australia needs less compliance and more performance

The below is my address delivered at Mannkal’s premier annual event – Emerging Leaders – at the University Club of Western Australia, March...

P. J. O’Rourke, RIP

Perth is still smiling from the 2008 (May 12th) visit from P. J. O’Rourke. Our Mannkal Economic Education Foundation was proud to host...

Reflecting on an inspirational tour of Francisco Marroquín University (UFM)

The below is a guest post by Yuliya Tychkivska, Executive Director of The Aspen Institute – Ukraine, Co-Founder of the Bendukidze Free Market...