Books
Artificial Intelligence: A Classical Liberal Approach2026This book presents a classical liberal perspective on the governance and economic implications of artificial intelligence. As generative AI transforms industries and institutions, it…
Institutional Acceleration2025 · with Darcy W.E. Allen and Jason PottsThis Element develops a theory of institutional acceleration to explain the transformation to a digital economy through a cluster of frontier technologies: artificial intelligence,…
The New Technologies of Freedom2020 · with Darcy W.E. Allen and Sinclair DavidsonWe are on the cusp of a dramatic wave of technological change – from blockchain to automated smart contracts, artificial intelligence and machine learning…
Unfreeze: How to create a high growth economy after the pandemic2020 · with Aaron M. Lane, Darcy W.E. Allen, Jason Potts and Sinclair DavidsonDuring March and early April 2020, much of the world economy was deliberately shut-down and frozen to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Modern economies are…
Understanding the Blockchain Economy: An Introduction to Institutional Cryptoeconomics2019 · with Jason Potts and Sinclair DavidsonBlockchains are the distributed ledger technology that powers Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. But blockchains can be used for more than the transfer of tokens…
Cryptodemocracy: How Blockchain Can Radically Expand Democratic Choice2019 · with Aaron M. Lane and Darcy W.E. AllenThis book investigates the theoretical and practical implications of blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies for democratic decision making. What new structures of democracy…
The Classical Liberal Case for Privacy in a World of Surveillance and Technological Change2018How should a free society protect privacy? Dramatic changes in national security law and surveillance, as well as technological changes from social media to…
Australia’s Red Tape Crisis: The Causes and Costs of Over-regulation2018 · with Darcy W.E. AllenRed tape costs the Australian economy as much as $176 billion a year. Governments create and enforce thousands of regulations on our workplaces and…
Against Public Broadcasting: Why we should privatise the ABC and how to do it2018The Australian Broadcasting Corporation is a media colossus with a reputation for integrity and quality. It is also a billion-dollar government program that lacks…
The Libertarian Alternative2016Libertarianism wants government out of your wallet and out of your bedroom. Libertarianism—the philosophy of government that pairs free market economics with social liberalism—…
Magna Carta: The tax revolt that gave us liberty2015 · with John Roskam‘Our liberty, democracy, and human rights are all in some way related to what was inscribed on parchment at Runnymede in June 1215’ The…
Liberty, Equality & Democracy2015No one has the right to rule. If we don’t believe our fellow citizens are intellectually capable of deciding what and how much to…
In Defence of Freedom of Speech: From Ancient Greece to Andrew Bolt2012Freedom of speech is at the heart of individual liberty and democracy. Yet, in Australia and around the Western world, it is under attack…
The National Curriculum: A critique2011The legacy of Western Civilisation is rich, complex and essential – the foundations on which Australia’s society and political system, and large swathes of…
100 Great Books of Liberty: The Essential Guide to the Greatest Idea of Western Civilisation2010 · with John Roskam100 Great Books of Liberty is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the books which made liberty the most important idea of Western Civilisation.…
The Growth Of Australia’s Regulatory State: Ideology, Accountability And The Mega-Regulators2008Regulation is a political activity. It sets the framework for the market economy by defining the boundaries between private action and government action. Yet…