Mannkal's March e-Focus

Mannkal's e-Focus

Greetings!,

During February, the Mannkal team visited Perth university campuses in search of bright, young talented individuals to take part in Mannkal's upcoming travel and conference scholarship programmes.

UWA Mannkal Stall

Attendance at the orientation days proved to be an overwhelming success with many students showing an interest in Mannkal's opportunities being created for Western Australian university students.

Mannkal was pleased to send a number of students from Curtin and UWA to attend a luncheon hosting Daniel Hannan MEP, who discussed the topic, Protecting Our Liberty to Secure Our Prosperity. Scroll down to read Ahmed Suliman's experience of the luncheon.

In late February, the Freedom & Prosperity Club welcomed Ken Phillips, Executive Director of Independent Contractors Australia. Ken advises a large range of Australian companies and families on Industrial relations and his support for small business and smaller government is sometimes controversial but always well argued. Ken discussed his pursuit of free enterprise and supporting the rights of individuals against corporate and union interests. To watch Ken Phillips speech, please scroll down.

Mannkal has welcomed in the New Year by establishing a Mannkal Advisory Council and a Mannkal Ambassador Circle, with an aim to expand the Mannkal Student Scholarship Program and the support services that this requires. We look forward to working closely with them over the next months and years to come.

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Ron's regular Mannerisms this month (please scroll to the end) delves into his archives to cover "Government Funding of the Arts".

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Quote of the Month

"We shall not grow wiser before we learn that much that we have done was very foolish."

- Friedrich August von Hayek

The Mont Pelerin Society Essay Contest

The Essay Contest is open to all individuals 35 years old or younger. First, second and third prizes include a cash award and travel grant! For more details, please click here.

This year's essay topic is:

Why is recognition of human ignorance an important starting point for Hayek? To what degree is human liberty important for the progress of civilisation? Can the pretense of knowledge, independent of experience, mislead decision-making?

Read all about it!

Daniel Hannan Luncheon

Ahmed Suliman, Bachelor of Science student at the University of Western Australia, attended the Centre of Independent Studies' Luncheon hosting Daniel Hannan. To read about Ahmed's experience of the event, please click here.

Threats to Democracy

"Democracies are on average richer than non-democracies, are less likely to go to war and have a better record of fighting corruption" More > > >

Qantas! Sinclair Davidson has a comment (or two)!

Will cutting jobs, restructuring, salary freezes and route restructures be enough to save Qantas? More > > >

Look Who's Talking

Gold Standard vs Booms & Busts?

Was the debt-deflation of the 1930's caused by an inflexible gold standard? George Selgin of the University of Georgia and the Cato Institute says this is an oversimplification of the 1930's events. To find out why, please click here.

An Evening with Ken Phillips

The Freedom & Prosperity Club and Mannkal were pleased to host Ken Phillips at the Fire & Ice Bar, Subiaco on Monday 24 February 2014. To hear Ken's insider's perspective on the behind the scenes underworld of union activity in the building and construction sector, please click here.

Atlas Economic Research Foundation

Mannkal is proud to be a member of the worldwide Atlas Network. Atlas oversees a global network of think-tanks, which has enabled the placement of our interns in strategic locations across the world. Please click here.

Upcoming Events

Australian Libertarian Society Friedman Conference: 3-4 May 2014

The 2nd ALS Friedman Conference will be held in Sydney this year from 3-4 May. International guest speakers will include Dr Pat Michaels from the Cato Institute in Washington DC and "skeptic lawyer" Helen Dale from the United Kingdom. A host of eminent Australian guest speakers will also be in attendance. More details will be released closer to the date. In the meantime, check out the ALS Friedman Conference Facebook page.

Freedom to Choose: 25 July 2014

The University of Notre Dame, in conjunction with Mannkal, will be hosting the annual Freedom to Choose conference later this year. For more details, please click here.

History of Economic Thought Society of Australia Conference: 11 July 2014

Mannkal will be sending a number of interested students to attend the annual HETSA Conference in Auckland this year. For more information, please click here.

To apply to attend any of the conferences listed above, please email you resume, statement of academic record, and a one page cover letter outlining your interest in attending to scholars@mannkal.org.

Mannkal Scholar Blogs

Mannkal's Scholars are currently stationed at renowned economic think tanks across the globe. To read about their experiences, please click on the links below.

Lion Rock Institute: Samantha Denford