Maxim Institute's regular email publication Real Issues provides thought- provoking analysis of developments in policy and culture in New Zealand and around the world.
 

Civil society

Healing interpersonal wounds: A case for forgiveness

7 October 2009

There is an idiom in the English language that is commonly used when someone is on the defence and being accused of a transgression. When all other defences have run out, the accused will conclude by saying, "I'm only human." It is interesting that the essence of this statement infers that fallibility is the core of our humanity, rather than many of the other things that make humans unique from other species.

The straight-shooting Cardinal

24 August 2009

George Pell, the Cardinal Archbishop of Sydney, has a reputation as a straight shooter. A leading light among the English speaking Cardinals, his collection of essays, God and Caesar, offers a series of rigorous and sometimes elegant meditations on democracy, freedom, society, social order and the role the Catholic Church can and should play in the modern world.

The straight-shooting Cardinal

24 August 2009

George Pell, the Cardinal Archbishop of Sydney, has a reputation as a straight shooter. A leading light among the English speaking Cardinals, his collection of essays, God and Caesar, offers a series of rigorous and sometimes elegant meditations on democracy, freedom, society, social order and the role the Catholic Church can and should play in the modern world.

Can business be ethical? - A letter to my daughter Sarah

1 August 2009

My dear Sarah, You have often felt awkward about my deep involvement in business as a management consultant. We think alike in so many ways, but I can hear you asking me, "What are you doing in the dark world of business, Dad?" This is my attempt to answer your questions.

No magic bullet for drinking culture

As the country grows increasingly concerned about alcohol-fuelled violence, the Law and Order Select Committee have reported back on the Bill to raise ...


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