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041 – Love: Its history and philosophy

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Feb 142008

Valentine
Our philosophical journey through love reveals its ancient power as both cosmic unifier and destroyer of reason. From Hesiod’s primordial eros that unnerves gods and men to Plato’s heavenly and earthly forms, where the lover—not the beloved—gains virtue through pursuit of ideal beauty, love emerges as a force that shapes religions, institutions, and governments. Aristotle grounds it ethically and psychologically while linking it to the unmoved mover that later influences Christian concepts of divinity. Judaism and Christianity shift love from irrational passion to a voluntary attitude that can coexist with reason, yet the tension persists: emotion versus rational control.

These insights sharpen our view of today’s battles. Human Rights Commissions weaponize “hate” to silence debate, as seen in complaints against Maclean’s for publishing Mark Steyn, demanding forced publication rather than open rebuttal. City Hall pushes symbolic gestures like Earth Hour, low-flush toilets, and sustainable-energy surveys that treat conservation as virtue while ignoring the need for production, property rights, and expanded energy to meet rising demand. Sentencing inconsistencies expose a justice system more concerned with deterrence messages than individual fairness.

A listener’s thoughtful email on religion and virtue prompts reflection: morality springs from rational codes of behavior, not mere belief or professed faith, echoing Richard Dawkins’ point that religion deserves no special immunity from criticism. Comedy clips and external voices underscore the absurdities without becoming endorsements.

Reason prevails when passions earn their place and facts trump fear. That balance is Just Right.

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040 – Afro-centered schools: Racism returns

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Feb 072008

Racism
Canada slides ever deeper into racial tribalism. Toronto trustees revive segregated schooling under the banner of Afro-centric education while branding integration itself racist. We witness the inversion: what Martin Luther King marched against now earns applause from politicians who insist race must dictate classrooms, funding, and futures.

The same collectivist impulse drives human rights commissions. These bodies treat visible minorities as weak and inferior by design, demanding conciliation over evidence and wielding powers that eclipse ordinary courts. Their workshops list “white” and “male” as unfair advantages while vague “disadvantages” multiply, all to justify redistributing wealth and opportunity by skin colour rather than behaviour.

Freedom of speech takes fresh hits when lawyers insist private magazines must surrender space for counter-articles they dislike. The Maclean’s case exposes the fiction that anyone possesses a right to hijack another’s platform at the owner’s expense.

Philosophy cuts through the fog on abortion as well. Life begins with self-sustaining action, rights attach to action, and no one may cross the boundary of another’s body—jurisdiction settles the matter where emotion cannot.

In a world obsessed with dividing people by the irrelevant, clear thinking about individual rights and objective principles proves just right.

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039 – Why Human Rights Commissions are Just Wrong!

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Jan 312008

Henry Morgentaler
Human rights commissions masquerade as protectors of equality while eroding the very freedoms they claim to uphold. Ezra Levant stands before Alberta’s commission for publishing Danish cartoons that others refused to show, and Mark Steyn confronts parallel charges across multiple provinces for reporting demographic realities about Muslim birth rates. These proceedings expose tribunals that admit hearsay, bar cross-examination, ignore intent, and treat truth itself as irrelevant. Our direct involvement representing a London landlord against coordinated complaints confirms their kangaroo-court character, where property owners and service providers surrender genuine rights to manufactured claims that pit one person’s liberty against another’s.

Canada now marks twenty years without any abortion statute after the Morgentaler ruling. Columnists clash over absolute maternal ownership versus the humanity of the unborn, yet common ground emerges when attention turns to informed consent, the rejection of taxpayer funding, and the practical nightmare of enforcing prohibitions. The real question remains who decides and what penalties would follow any law that forces one body to serve another.
Navigating these charged issues with principle and reason always lands just right.

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038 – Crimes and Punishments: The rule of law?

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Jan 242008

Scales

Contradictions plague justice as we confront the Marc Emery extradition battle, where selling marijuana seeds to consenting adults draws potential decades in American prison while co-accused face varying fates. Hypocrisy runs deep in drug prohibition, especially when medical users gain freedoms even as enforcement crushes activists.

Sentences expose deeper flaws. A remorseful first-time offender like Rob Ramage receives years for a fatal accident, yet Karla Homolka walks free after unspeakable crimes against multiple victims. Marc Emery risks severe punishment for voluntary transactions. We insist true justice demands judging the individual’s character and context, not rigid crime equivalence or message-sending.

Public ownership proves equally illusory. Activists and politicians push municipal control of utilities or public-private partnerships, but these mask force disguised as collaboration. Private property rights ground reality; government “ownership” fiction leads to arbitrary power and lost freedoms. Even personal spaces face invasion when landlords swap light bulbs under energy edicts, eroding privacy in one’s home.

Rational principles cut through these confusions, affirming individual rights over collectivist myths. Freedom emerges as the genuine common interest. It all fits together just right.

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037 – Slanted journalism / Guest: Karen Selick on Marc Emery’s extradition / Atheism / Religion and Virtue

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Jan 172008

Media distortions demand our scrutiny, particularly when a London Free Press headline touts a teen activist’s dedication to peace while the story reveals a campaign against military recruitment lacking balance or substance. Such coverage polarizes falsely, conceals counterarguments, and leaves readers chasing details online.

Marc Emery’s defiance against prohibition laws grips our attention amid his tentative plea with American authorities. Karen Selick analyzes the pressures, jurisdictional puzzles, and his targeting for effective activism rather than mere commerce. His candor stands in stark contrast to the underground trade, raising questions of political persecution and heroic resolve in challenging state power.

Critics assail the new atheism of figures like Richard Dawkins as intellectual totalitarianism, yet overlook how books advance ideas through persuasion alone. Surveys claiming believers embrace virtues more deeply invite examination, for many qualities listed represent values or even potential vices absent true moral anchors like justice and reason. Atheism signals absence, not dogma, underscoring rationality’s role.

These explorations of media, activism, faith and morality expose vital tensions in liberty and thought that strike just right.

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036 – Get real!

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Jan 102008

We open 2008 convinced that facing reality has never been more urgent. When Salim Mansur urges us all to drop the political drivel and confront human nature exactly as it is, we couldn’t agree more. His powerful reminder that freedom remains under constant attack by envy and tyranny cuts straight to the core of what this show is all about.

Of course, not everyone embraces clear thinking. Local columnists are in full panic mode because Walmart wants to keep some stores open 24 hours a day. They warn that this terrible convenience will spin our lives out of control and leave us in despair. We see things very differently. Shopping is human connection. It’s choice. It’s the social fabric that brings people together. These gloomy rants expose a deeper contempt for commerce and individual freedom.

But nothing matters more right now than stopping the extradition of Marc Emery to the United States. Karen Selick’s devastating open letter to the Justice Minister lays bare why this principled activist must stay right here in Canada. We’re calling on everyone to sign the petition and stand up for sovereignty.

From the latest twists in the global warming debate to Walter Williams’ brilliant insights on private property and future generations, the ideas fly fast and furious.

Unfiltered truth, bold challenges, and zero apologies for defending liberty – it all comes together just right.

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30 – War Heroes Refuse to Sacrifice

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Nov 082007

Vimy Memorial

As Remembrance Day draws near, reflection turns to the Canadians who risked everything in battle. Courage lies not in sacrifice but in the refusal to surrender life, liberty, or property to aggressors. Soldiers fight to win and survive, not to die. Their stand against force preserves freedom, distinguishing battlefield losses from everyday peacetime tragedies.

Current events and past discussions add depth. Marc Emery’s case underscores a broader fight for liberty beyond marijuana. Currency shifts show how a strong loonie pressures prices and rewards cross-border shopping, reminding everyone that real value matters. Job stress patterns confirm routine work heightens depression while choice and variety ease it.

Afghanistan reports challenge media narratives; polls reveal most Afghans welcome foreign troops and reject the Taliban. Robotics point to a future of intelligent companions and household helpers. Gun control efforts backfire, while concealed-carry laws link to falling crime rates.

Light-hearted definitions expose contradictions in political language, from bureaucracy as a perpetual inertia machine to a candidate as someone who stands for what voters will fall for.
These threads weave together insights on war, peace, and rights that feel just right.