Sydney Law School is delighted to host a discussion on liberty and the dangers it faces today from the myopic demands of freedom without limit, as explored in Professor David Kinley’s new book The Liberty Paradox: Living with the Responsibilities of Freedom.

Join Professor Kinley in conversation with special guest Alexander Heffner, host of PBS’s The Open Mind, in what promises to be a lively, engaging and thought-provoking discussion of the complexities that shape our society and challenge our perceptions of freedom and responsibility in today’s world.

Acclaimed by the New York Times as “a thorough meditation on the complexities of negotiating our desires with those of other people,” The Liberty Paradox offers some answers as we tackle life’s challenges of health, happiness, wealth, work, security, voice, respect, trust, love and death.

About the speakers

Professor David Kinley holds the Chair of Human Rights Law at the University of Sydney. He is also an Academic Expert Member of Doughty Street Chambers in London, a founding member of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, and a board member of Cisarua, an Afghan refugee-led education centre located in Indonesia.

Alexander Heffner is the host of The Open Mind—America’s longest-running current affairs TV program—and the creator of Breaking Bread with Alexander on Bloomberg TV. He is also the co-author of the bestselling A Documentary History of the United States. He has been covering American politics and civic life since the 2008 presidential campaign.

About the book

Copies of Professor Kinley’s new book The Liberty Paradox: Living with the Responsibilities of Freedom will be available for purchase at the event, courtesy of Gleebooks.

**Please note that the event will be recorded for broadcast in the US and online**

This event is presented by the University of Sydney Law School.