Institute of Public Affairs

Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) Background The Institute of Public Affairs (IPA), founded in 1943, describes itself as “an independent, non-profit public policy think tank, dedicated to preserving and strengthening the foundations of economic and political freedom.” The IPA has campaigned heavily against Australia’s carbon […]

Australian APEC Study Centre

Australian APEC Study Centre Background The Australian APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Study Centre at RMIT University describes its mission as to “advocate and advance APEC’s objectives of promoting open trade and investment, structural reform, the strengthening of financial systems and regional integration.” According to its […]

Carbon Sense Coalition

Carbon Sense Coalition Background The Carbon Sense Coalition describes itself as “a voluntary group of people concerned about the extent to which carbon is wrongly vilified in Western societies, particularly in government, the media, and in business circles.” According to an early media statement, the […]

Atlantic Legal Foundation

Atlantic Legal Foundation (ALF) Background The Atlantic Legal Foundation (ALF) is a non-profit law firm established in 1977 with the mission of “advocating limited and efficient government, free enterprise, individual liberty, school choice and sound science.” ALF provides legal services pro bono to individuals, corporations, and […]

Viv Forbes

Viv Forbes Credentials Degree in Applied Science Geology, and Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Background Viv Forbes is the chairman of the Carbon Sense Coalition, which was created to “defend the role of carbon on earth and in the atmosphere,” and […]

D. James Kennedy Ministries

D. James Kennedy Ministries Background D. James Kennedy Ministries, formerly known as Coral Ridge Ministries and Truth in Action Ministries, was founded in 1974 by the late D. James Kennedy. Kennedy was also the founder of the Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Evangelism Explosion International, the Westminster Academy in Fort Lauderdale, the Knox Theological Seminary, and […]

Competitive Enterprise Institute

Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) Background The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) was founded in 1984 and describes itself as “a non-profit public policy organization dedicated to advancing the principles of limited government, free enterprise, and individual liberty.” CEI pursues what it calls a “full-service approach to […]

Fraser Institute

The Fraser Institute Background The Fraser Institute is a libertarian think tank based in Vancouver, British Columbia. They describe themselves as a “independent Canadian public policy research and educational organization with active research ties with similar independent organizations in more than 80 countries around the world.” […]

Hudson Institute

The Hudson Institute Background The Hudson Institute (HI) was founded in 1961 by strategist Herman Kahn and his colleagues at the Rand Corporation. Founded at the height of the Cold War, the Institute started with a focus on defense, nuclear power, and strategy. Since 9/11, the institute has changed focus to the terrorism and has […]

Discovery Institute

Discovery Institute (D.I.) Background The Discovery Institute (D.I.) was founded in 1990 by Bruce Chapman, a former Reagan administration official, and by George Gilder as a branch of the Hudson Institute. The Institute was named after the H.M.S. Discovery, which explored Puget Sound in 1792. In its early days, the Institute was heavily funded by […]