Conversations: Featuring Jennifer Oriel

John Anderson talks to columnist at The Australian, Dr Jennifer Oriel, about her political shift from the left to the right, the lack of political diversity in universities, religious freedom and more.Show more

Jennifer Oriel is a columnist with a PhD in political science from the University of Melbourne. Her columns are printed each Monday in the Australian newspaper.

Dr. Oriel’s academic work has been featured on the syllabi of Harvard University, the University of London, the University of Toronto, Amherst College, the University of Wisconsin and Columbia University.

She has been cited by a broad range of organisations including the World Health Organisation and the United Nations Economic Commission of Africa.

#Leftism #Tribalism #ReligiousFreedom #Totalitarianism
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00:00 Introduction
3:01 How has the Left changed?
10:18 How do we restore political debate?
21:12 Hatred and Tribalism in Politics
30:06 Communism: The Most Deadly Religion
39:01 Do all religions uphold human dignity?
48:26 Religious Freedom Prevents Totalitarianism?
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Jennifer Oriel
https://www.spectator.com.au/author/jennifer-orielexample-com/
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/jennifer-oriel