Rinzen Widjaja is a political commentator and writer based in Melbourne. He is known for his contributions to conservative and libertarian-leaning publications in Australia and the United States.

Widjaja has written opinion pieces for outlets including the Australian edition of The Spectator magazine[1][2][3], where he was also a TV guest, The American Spectator[4], Modern Age (periodical)[5][6], Quadrant (journal)[7][8], the Mises Institute's Power & Market[9][10], and Newsmax TV (Australia).

His commentary often addresses cultural and political issues such as "middleman minorities"[11][12], meritocracy[13][14], capitalism[15][16], among others[17][18][19][20]. His views generally align with libertarian and conservative political thought.

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  1. ^ "Author: Rinzen Widjaja". The Spectator Australia. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
  2. ^ "The Week in 60 Minutes Australia | Season 2 | Episode 40: The Week in 60 Minutes Australia: Ep40 | Spectator TV - Wednesday 27 November, 2024".
  3. ^ "The Spectator Australia Facebook Post, 5 February". Facebook.
  4. ^ "Rinzen Widjaja, Author at The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics". The American Spectator | USA News and Politics. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
  5. ^ "Rinzen Widjaja". Modern Age. 2024-12-06. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
  6. ^ "NO ONE HATES JUST KOREAN GROCERS: – Brothers Judd Blog".
  7. ^ Widjaja, Rinzen (2025-04-07). "The Global Consensus Trap - Quadrant". Retrieved 2025-04-08.
  8. ^ "Rinzen Widjaja - Quadrant". Retrieved 2025-04-08.
  9. ^ "Rinzen Widjaja". mises.org. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  10. ^ "Manufacturing Consent? What about Manufacturing Rebellion? | Mises Institute". mises.org. 2025-04-14. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  11. ^ "Capitalism's Hidden Heroes". Modern Age. 2024-12-06. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
  12. ^ "Sanity Claus | Philanthropy Daily". 12 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Affirmative Action Archives - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics". The American Spectator | USA News and Politics. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
  14. ^ Meritocracy; individualism; Imperfectly, Even When Pursued; society, were once the core values in Western (2024-12-08). "The Poisonous Erosion of Personal Responsibility - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics". The American Spectator | USA News and Politics. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  15. ^ "The subconscious imprint of socialist language". The Spectator Australia. 2024-11-25. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
  16. ^ "The political war on tomorrow's children". The Spectator Australia. 2025-02-05. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
  17. ^ "Living in an age of digital sedation". The Spectator Australia. 2025-02-03. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
  18. ^ ADV. "Curiotalk: Wadah Anak Muda Belajar Berbasis Rasa Penasaran dengan Para Pemimpin Inovasi - Harian Haluan". Curiotalk: Wadah Anak Muda Belajar Berbasis Rasa Penasaran dengan Para Pemimpin Inovasi - Harian Haluan. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  19. ^ "The death of social science". The Spectator Australia. 2024-11-10. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
  20. ^ "The Spectator Oz | 5 February 2025". Facebook.