Human Rights Commissions – UnCanadian?
The London Free Press – UnNewspaper?
The UnDebate – How The Media Creates UnInformed Citizens
What The London Free Press Doesn’t Want Londoners To Hear And Know — And Why
MisInformation, DisInformation, No Information – What The London Free Press Does Want Londoners To ‘Know’
GUEST: Salim Mansur, Toronto Sun Columnist,
Professor of Political Science, University of Western Ontario
GUEST: Ezra Levant, Author, Journalist, Political Activist
SHAKEDOWN: The Book, by Ezra Levant; SHAKEDOWN: Censorship, by The Human Rights Commissions
The Vulnerability Of Democracies
Shakedown: The Trials Of Ezra Levant – And His Book By The Same Name
Human Rights Commissions: The Kangaroo Courts Of Canada
Free Speech: A Canadian Tradition? Or A New Idea?
It’s Not Funny! Comedy, That Is.
Bromide Conservatism – And I Thought Capitalism Needed Protection From Its Defenders
From Politics To Ethics – Bailouts and G.M. and A.I.G.
Blinding Science Through Politics – A Followup
Applied Science Versus Pure Science – Is There A Difference?
Politics, Principles, Science
Science And State – Blinded By Politics
Bonus Subject: A.I.G. = ANGER over INTERVENTION of GOVERNMENT
Why The Economy Is In A Bloody Mess – Economic Stimulus Is Bleeding The Patient
Perpetually Bailing Out The C.B.C. – There’s A Hole In The Bucket, Dear Liza…
Pragmatism: From William James To Star Trek Enterprise
Capitalism Under Attack – With Friends Like These…
Harper 2.0: Will The Real Stephen Harper Please Stand Up?
Conservatism: Then And Now, or, Now And Then
Conservative Think Tank: Why Conservative Thinking Is Tanking
Pragmatists: The Drunk Drivers Of Philosophy
‘A’ Channel Is Just A Channel
Local News – Provided By Corporate Subsidy
The CRTC: Source Of The Broadcasting Problem
Real And Spectacular – What’s Real About Actors?
TV Shows To Check Out: Terminator; Chuck; Doll House; Castle
With friends like these capitalism needs an enema
Conservative witnesses for the prosecution… of capitalism
Economic crisis and the unknowable future
One kind of socialist – Two kinds of capitalists
Individualism: Self-reliance vs independence
H.L. Mencken – A new deal for old ideas
Charity, poverty and government: Government is the problem not the solution
Poverty pimps – Justifying coercion to fight poverty
Isabel Paterson – How most of the harm in the world is caused by good people
Socialists and criminals – Sticking to their guns on gun control
Conservatism: What conservatism?
H.L. Mencken – On life, religion, and the better man
New deals for a bad old idea… That the world owes you a living
Shovel-ready economics – Digging our way into debt
Labouring under missed conceptions – The three causes of unemployment
Belabouring a point: The global market is the only market
Economic food for thought
Speaking Out Against Canada’s Human Rights Commissions
Censorship In The 451st Degree – Injustice In The 1st Degree
Not Funny – A Stand Up Guy And Other Victims Of Human Rights Commissions
Economic bailouts – Spreading the pain
No principles, please – Shopper’s guilt
Go thank yourself! guest: Paul McKeever on Reason’s Harvest
The joke’s still on us! – More silly stuff
Discussion: The Canadian Federal Election – An Overview, Local And National
Election Fever? Not.
Does Green Party Leader Elizabeth May Belong In The Leadership Debates?
Taxes, The Economy And Other Minor Issues
Reflections On 9/11
Americans And Canadians – The Wars In Iraq And Afghanistan
Beware Of Putin: Russia’s Role In Georgia
India And China – Growing World Influences
Cleaning Up The Environment – With The New Technologies Of The Future
Hydrogen Isn’t Just An Alternative Fuel; It’s The Only Fuel
Green Barriers To Innovation
Net Metering and Generating Your Own Power
An Environmental Vision Of The Future With No Sunshine Tax or Wind Tax
In an age of reason and science – a very superstitious world
Water bottle sales bans – peering through the plastic hypocrisy
A greater inconvenience – hang the laundry
Moronica’s media – leaders of our idiocracy
The TOTALitarian Picture of Fascism/Socialism
American Fascism – A Brief History
So Who’s Scared? Environmentalist Fear Tactics
Fear of Chemicals – John Stossel
David Suzuki – No Matter How Bad…
Al Gore – “That’s Not Funny”
Ecotheology: Religion, Yes; Science, No
Global Warming Believers vs Skeptics
How can we tell who to believe?
Al Gore, David Suzuki, and Glen Pearson: What are they up to?
David Suzuki and eco-fascism
Light-headed legislation
Light bulb economics – A personal illumination
Left, Right & Center – A re-definition
Left, Right & Center – Bans
Left, Right & Center – Environmentalism
Left, Right & Center – Political correctness and discrimination
Comments Off on 045 – Health care in Ontario: Lucky to be dying
Mar132008
Emergency rooms turn into battle zones where patients wait 24 hours for beds and ambulance crews linger in hallways, yet politicians insist on expanding the very model that creates the crisis. Socialized health care operates as the ultimate pyramid scheme that enriches early participants at the expense of later generations, transforming a supposed right into a privilege granted only to the severely ill.
Official bilingualism exposes its one-sided reality, prioritizing French in practice despite demographics where Spanish, Arabic, and Polish outrank it, while fostering an entitlement mentality that drains public resources on translation and settlement services. Multicultural funding divides rather than unites, prompting calls for integration that still rely on taxpayer dollars to promote separate cultural organizations.
Proposed smoking bans in cars with children serve as symbolic gestures of nanny-state control, using vulnerable groups as legal wedges to erode private rights and ignore the slippery slope already crossed in bars, restaurants, and beyond. Drug policies rest on historical falsehoods rather than genuine health concerns, fueling prohibition that contradicts evidence and inflates enforcement costs. Downtown renewal schemes repeat the pattern of government intervention that ignores taxation and regulation as root causes of decline.
These contradictions highlight the steady assault on individual freedoms in the name of collective protection. Only by reclaiming personal responsibility do matters become Just Right.
Comments Off on 044 – Sherlock Holmes: Elementary, Symbolic, Representative…
Mar062008
Polls expose a curious public confusion between fact and fiction. Many in Britain insist Sherlock Holmes walked the streets of London as flesh and blood, while dismissing Winston Churchill as mere legend. Such blurring of reality and myth reveals how powerfully stories shape perception long after events fade.
We see the same dynamic play out in contemporary policy debates. Canadians celebrate an MRI scan that costs only a parking fee after seven months of waiting, as if this represents some triumph rather than a rationed system’s quiet cruelty. The satisfaction with mediocrity masks the invisible costs borne by others denied timely care.
Political figures receive similar mythic treatment. John Tory garners praise as the ideal conservative leader despite a record of equivocation and electoral failure. Talk of principles clashes with actions that mirror liberal instincts, leaving voters with no clear choice.
Meanwhile, advocates for human rights commissions invoke ‘hatred kills’ to justify speech restrictions, citing tragic cases while omitting inconvenient details like the ideological motives behind certain crimes. The impulse to control expression under the guise of protection echoes ancient myths used to maintain power.
Ideas endure far longer than the individuals or events that spawn them, whether drawn from ancient legends or modern political narratives. Distinguishing the symbolic from the factual remains essential in every age. Only in this way do we discover what is Just Right.
Comments Off on 042 – Politics and religion: The Lord’s Prayer
Feb212008
Ontario politicians declare the Lord’s Prayer incompatible with modern diversity as Premier Dalton McGuinty pushes for a new inclusive custom in the legislature. Public voices push back, noting that most Ontarians across faiths accept its basic tenets while other provinces maintain their own prayer traditions. The debate exposes an obsession with race and culture that daily screams from headlines.
Parallel controversies unfold as Human Rights Commissions process complaints against Ezra Levant and Mark Steyn by Muslim leaders. One complaint drops amid public backlash, yet the pattern reveals efforts to end debate rather than engage it, especially when contrasted with bold free speech actions like Danish cartoon reprints.
At the same time Malthusian warnings of population explosion and resource scarcity crumble under evidence. Julian Simon wins his famous wager against Paul Ehrlich as selected metal prices fall despite massive population growth. David Suzuki’s calls to jail dissenting leaders echo inquisitorial tactics, while human ingenuity through technology and markets demonstrates resource abundance.
Power plays masquerade as progress in these arenas of faith, speech, and future. Staying grounded in reason and individual liberty proves Just Right.
Comments Off on 041 – Love: Its history and philosophy
Feb142008
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.