Dear Alumni, As announced at Emerging Leaders, we have established a new annual award for Mannkal Scholars and Alumni for the best-published article in the calendar year – the Niamh Finneran Loader Prize. The prize is

In a blink of an eye, my time at the American Institute for Economic Research has come to an end. It seemed like yesterday when I first arrived on the beautiful campus, mesmerised by the

Over the past 12 weeks, I have interned at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) in Westminster, London, and had the privilege to work with staff and interns in all departments. I believe what empowers

 ‘Em cũng là người Việt, hả?’ Andy Ngô loops a coral pink scarf over a grey tartan blazer. We are chatting after an event in a Westminster Café.  ‘Dạ, em là người Việt,’ I shift

The last two months of my internship at the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union (NZTU), January and February 2023, saw momentous occasions for New Zealand: following Jacinda Ardern’s resignation, Chris Hipkins became the new leader of

It’s super exciting to say that my journey to the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) marks my very first time travelling to the United States – what an incredible feeling it is to think

It was with excitement and apprehension that I flew off to Melbourne. Despite having visited overseas and interstate, I had never lived anywhere else other than sunny Perth. The flight was smooth, and the sky

‘At the last event, I was disappointed that pretty much everyone was private-school educated,’ an elderly English gentleman whispers. Our private conversation occurs at the back of the UnHerd Club, before a discussion between Freddie

The Collins Street office of the Institute of Public Affairs is abuzz. The research team after returning from their well-earned summer break, has sprung back into action.  That is where I have found myself, for

My journey interning with the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) began in December 2022 during the cold English winter. On my first day of work in London, I was treated to an early snow that