This week on Uncommon Sense David Vine, Associate Professor in Anthropology at American University, Washington D.C., spoke to host Amy Mullins about his bookBase Nation: How U.S. Military Bases Abroad Harm America and the World. He was in Melbourne for the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network's National Conference. Judith Brett, Emeritus Professor of Politics at La Trobe University, discussed her new book,The Enigmatic Mr Deakin, which details the curious life and charismatic character of Australia's second Prime Minister, Alfred Deakin. Plus, New Matilda's National Affairs Correspondent, Ben Eltham came in to talk federal politics.