May 012014
 

Paul Weston

 
 
 
 

Topics:
00:07 Winston Churchill’s arresting words: Paul Weston arrested in UK for quoting Winston Churchill, Churchill’s quote, Guest: Paul Weston, Paul’s arresting story, charged with racism, victim perceptions, has Britain surrendered?, Islam, fear of Islam, denial of Islam’s political goals, freedom of speech, Islamophobia, police submission to Islam
13:20 Paul Weston’s arresting action: Guest: Paul Weston, Britain’s Bill of Rights (1689), First Amendment rights, Britain failing democracy and freedom of speech, two year sentence possible, court appearance, immunity from prosecution in court, public fear of speaking out
28:40 Torrent Terror? Copyright enforcement goes private: internet freedom, turning your personal computer (PC) into a public computer (PC), copyright process expensive, Robinson Crusoe, copyright trolls, using litigation to coerce payments, fines lowered for on-line copyright violations, Bill S-4 (Digital Privacy Act), no judicial oversight
41:50 Family Spam Plan: Canada’s anti-spam bill comes into effect July 1, fines for individuals: $1 million, fines for business/groups/associations: $10 million, family plan for spending spam, Enforcers: CRTC – Competition Bureau – Privacy Commissioner, obtaining consent to send ‘spam’ 53:34 END

347 – The middle has no class / Political snake oil / Toronto 4/20

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Apr 242014
 

The Middle Class

 
 
 
 

Topics:
00:07 The middle has no class: the middle class, government protecting the middle class, free enterprise, success, lowering standard of living, government spending cuts, protecting the middle class – from government, classless society, College of Trades, Obama’s reign of error, job creation, inflation, money supply
17:35 Reign of error? government mistakes, gold, Sparta, inflation, tripling of US money supply, cut in wages, standard of living, government pensions, snake oil, nice people
30:35 Kathleen Wynne’s leadersh*t leadership: Kathleen Wynne vs NDP and PC, unions, labour, College of Trades, Wynne’s proposed partnership – government-business – government-labour, Ontario budget and election, technology and the internet, economic history of the automobile, creation of wealth and high wages
48:10 Catch A Fire: Toronto 4/20: Toronto 4/20, Vapor Central, London 4/20, policing pot events 55:53 END

346 – Ontario College of Trade barriers… Guild fascism

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Apr 172014
 

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Topics:
00:07 Ontario’s College of Trade Barriers: Ontario College of Trades, Jeff Yurek, Tim Hudak’s promise to scrap Ontario College of Trades, Trade barrier horror stories: Peter’s story, Doug’s story, Don’s story, Rich’s story, Brian’s story, Pete’s story, victims of trade barriers
16:45 Tory Story – Can you believe it? PC David Tsubouchi – Head of Ontario College of Trades, socialism-communism-fascism, PC Garfield Dunlop supports grandfathering College of Trades in, College of Teachers brought in by PCs
27:30 College discipline – We’re fine if you’re fined: Ontario College of Trades – from the horse’s mouth, ‘joining’ the college, fines and penalties apply to non-‘members’ as well, complaints and discipline, the public interest
40:35 Ontario College of Trades: Guild fascism: guilds, guild socialism, guild fascism, Ontario College of Trades, implied contract with public, medieval origins of guilds, tax-grab, not a ‘mistake’ but a crime 54:58 END

343 – Universal truths vs the multiverse / Breaking the recreational pot myth

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Mar 272014
 

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Topics:
00:07 : Parallel Contradictions – Science’s quantum dilemma: gravitational waves, big bang theory, multiverses, sloppy language of science, fundamental truths of science, quantum physics, theoretical models vs reality, computer models, mathematical models, no validation of evidence, membrane theory, theories that defy reason, universe concepts at odds with reality, time and dimensions
15:44 : Universal strings of theories that lead to the dumb hypothesis: great sci-fi theories and TV shows, uncertainty principle, probability, Dr. Leonard Peikoff, The DIM Hypothesis on the Uncertainty Principle, Disintegration-Integration-Misintegration, perversion of language in science, intentions and science, looking back into time, imagination and creativity in science serves a purpose but…
31:22 : From Prohibition to Monopoly – Pot Laws going to pot: Canada’s drug law strategy, drug prohibition, drug monopoly, medicinal pot, Medical Marijuana Access Program (MMAP), Health Canada, Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR), unintended consequences, black market, looser pot laws on horizon, medical marijuana court injunction, commercial pot grow-ops, Cheech and Chong
48:26 :Breaking the ‘recreational’ pot myth: quantum politics?, recreational vs medicinal cannabis, caffeine-nicotine-alcohol as recreational drugs, government monopolies on vice, real intentions, regulated drugs, organized crime 59:27 END

341 – Black and white views on Christians and slavery / Democracy: All in favour?

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Mar 132014
 

Shackles

 
 
 
 

Topics:
00:07 Black and White views on Christians and Slavery: religion’s role in slavery, the Christian context in slavery, Noah’s curse, slavery’s history in a broader context, no concept of ‘person’ in past, story of Shyima Hall
12:51 Humanity’s inhumane history: Slaves to slavery: story of Shyima Hall, the word: slavery, slavery is the ownership of human beings as chattel, a brief history of slavery, the end of slavery, slavery continues today, slavery’s brief history in the United States, freedom as a moral standard, colour-blind slavery, slavery as part of social structure, fallacies of slavery
33:04 Democratic Deficit: De-mocking democracy: voters giving up on politicians, fixing the voting process, freedom and capitalism before democracy, voting for slavery, majority rule vs governing, force is what is governed
44:39 We’re having a party! – a political party: Ombudsman complaint in London Ont, party politics at city hall, democracy with adjectives, socialism is not governance but criminality made legal 57:58 END

Feb 272014
 

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Topics:
00:07: What’s killing American health care? Guest: Rituparna Basu (Ayn Rand Institute), health care contrasts: Canada and United States, American health insurance, no health care free market in America, Obamacare (Affordable Care Act), WWII wage and price controls, tax advantage through employer health insurance, disease killing American health care, single-payer health care, Canadians using American health care system, Canada Health Act, universal health care
13:34: What’s killing Canadian health care? Conservative Party history of socialized medicine in Canada, fear of defending free market health care, individual right to not be his ‘brother’s keeper’, ethics of socialized health care, universal health care vs helping the poor, affording expensive health care, getting real value for your health care dollars, long history of controlling health care in America, fascism or socialism, confusing health care with its financing, socialized medicine ok for ‘health care’ not for sick care
28:12: From socialized medicine to socialism: Canada already socialized, freedom needed to improve health care, stifling innovation through government control, all progress made possible by human minds working to succeed, health care insurance or just free health care?, free market rewards the right behaviours, Americans and Canadians: foreign perceptions of each other’s health care system, a doctor ‘brain drain’?
44:02: Personal pain – Universal sufferage: Tommy Douglas, public resistance to private health care options, United Kingdom’s National Health Service set as Canada’s ideal, suffering together – no dignity in suffering, state rationing in health care 54:51 END

338 – The non-elementary nature of Sherlock Holmes / The Olympics – not all fun and games

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Feb 202014
 

Elementary

 
 
 
 

Topics:
00:07 Sherlock Holmes: A real character: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes copyright expiry, Chicago copyright decision on character vs story, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Holmes, Elementary
12:15 Some Elementary philosophical contradictions: Elementary with Johnny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu, Elementary’s philosophical confusion, Ayn Rand, moral relativism, black and white vs grey, Aristotle, invisible hand of the market
32:53 Olympic Olym-picks: Olympic controversies, scoring competitions, Olympic memories, Olympic politics, $50 billion Sochi Olympics, amateur athlete, performance enhancing drugs
48:47 Political games or athletic games?: opportunity for protest, Islamists, security costs, 1936 German Olympics, Jessie Owens, opening ceremonies, spectacle, athlete or country?, collective pride, political wrapper or sports wrapper? 58:15 END