Defending Competitive Capitalism
24 June 2020 • Ron Manners AO
Recently I have been asked by two of our Mannkal Alumni almost identical questions covering the same difficulty of defending ‘free market capitalism’ …
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Covid-19: How one eatery was done like a dinner by the bureaucrats
23 June 2020 • Ron Manners AO
The West Australian, 2nd June 2020 As more and more well-informed opinions appear, it is becoming clear that much of the coronavirus lockdown was unnecessary. …
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Get the economy moving again; you have to be joking!
5 June 2020 • Ron Manners AO
Conflicts between government departments (federal, state and local) are as much a threat to each Australian’s prosperity, as is the Corona-Crisis itself. I …
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Remembering Karl Hess
13 May 2020 • Ron Manners AO
One of the events that brightened up my ‘Coronavirus Besieged Easter’ was the Reason.com release of Jesse Walker’s interview with Daniel Tucker entitled …
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Awakening Possibilities!
17 April 2020 • Ron Manners AO
Awakening Possibilities! (Our task is simple) While I’m currently pre-occupied with writing a piece on “why our next generation should take the Coronavirus …
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I miss Jon Utley
10 April 2020 • Ron Manners AO
Each November, in New York City, Jon Utley and I have shared a meal. We also invited a younger person, or two, to …
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Overwhelmed by “Dog Responses”
3 April 2020 • Ron Manners AO
Over the festive season, I sent out my latest poem Why I Talk to Kelpie Dogs to all my friends, family and associates. I received …
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Coronavirus Era – 8 Rules
25 March 2020 • Ron Manners AO
Don’t get sick. You don’t want to be a burden on others, as they are already burdened by the fall-out from the current …
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Australian Bushfires Part III
7 February 2020 • Ron Manners AO
Having just spent two weeks talking to people directly involved in Australia’s serious bushfires (Victoria and New South Wales), I see an obvious …
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Hollywood Hedonism v British Tradition
15 January 2020 • Ron Manners AO
Birth and circumstance bring responsibility. Living up to such responsibility is challenging, but achievable; if you have that magic ingredient called ‘character’. Fortunately, …
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