With the recent news of Zohran Mamdani as the Democratic pick for the mayor of New York City, there is a bit of a buzz about socialism at the moment. Which makes this episode timely, indeed. Why does socialism keep coming back, even after so many failed experiments? In this episode of Viewpoints, host Sean…
Sean Rasmussen sits down with Steven Reich, a PhD student in educational policy at the University of Toronto’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), for a frank and eye-opening conversation about the state of our schools.
Host Sean Rasmussen sits down with political scientist Frances Widdowson to dive deep into the controversy surrounding the Kamloops unmarked graves. They explore how the initial claims unfolded, why the story became a national—and international—scandal, and the complexities around truth, reconciliation, and the so-called “Aboriginal industry” in Canada. From competing narratives about what happened in…
Host Sean Rasmussen speaks with Sociologist Neil McLaughlin about the challenge of political polarization on campus and the wider society — and how we might move to a better place. We cover a lot of ground: The Jordan Peterson controversy, the Heterodox Academy, public intellectuals, Chris Rufo’s activism, Erich Fromm, elitism, the crisis of meaning,…
Host Sean Rasmussen speaks with Melanie Bennet, co-host of the popular YouTube channel, The Canadian Culture Wars Report, about the activist takeover of Ontario’s K-12 Education system. K-12 Education in Ontario has undergone a transformation in the past twenty years, by taking some fairly radical and untested concepts and methods from obscure academic disciplines and…
Host Sean Rasmussen speaks with Mia Hughes, author of The WPATH Files. If you feel like mainstream Canadian media coverage you’re seeing on gender issues has been lacking, you’re right–and you’ll want to listen to what Mia has to say. We discuss gender ideology, gender medicine and how Canada’s handling of gender issues is lagging…
Host Sean Rasmussen speaks with Mark Milke, the president of The Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy. It’s a wide ranging conversation that gets to the heart of what it means to be Canadian, the anti-reality of many of the utopian political movements in the 21st Century, Trump’s trolling statements about being the 51st state, the…
Many of the guests on Viewpoints, so far, have been critical of the mainstream media for being too left-leaning. Well, in this episode you’re going to hear from someone who thinks that mainstream media is, if anything, still too right-leaning. Josh Elstro is a podcast and multimedia producer for Convergence Magazine, a publication that works with organizers…
There is a bill before the Canadian Senate right now, Bill C-293, titled “An Act respecting pandemic prevention and preparedness.” But, despite its innocuous and bureaucratic sounding title, it could have far-reaching implications for Canadians. At least according to my guest today. Returning guest Lisa Miron has been raising the alarm about the potential dangers…
You may have heard of the “Smart City” before, or maybe the “15 minute city” or “C40 city”. But, do we really understand what they are and what they mean to our democracy? Host Sean Rasmussen speaks with Lisa Miron about how these related initiatives are quietly changing the nature of municipal politics not just in Canada but around the world. And, why that might not be a good thing.