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.
Whether your political leanings are right, left, or centrist today’s guest, historian Scott Miller, will help you better understand the political spectrum and today’s extreme polarization.
Host Sean Rasmussen speaks with Dr. Eric Kaufmann about his new book, The Third Awokening, a deep dive into the politics of the left. Eric’s breadth of knowledge and unique perspective on left-liberalism and what he calls ‘cultural socialism’ makes for a must-listen discussion for anyone who wants to understand the past, present, and future of the politics of the left, ‘woke’ and the culture war.
Sean Rasmussen speaks with Marco Navarro-Génie, president of the Haultain Research Institute and co-author of the book Canada’s Covid: The Story of a Pandemic Moral Panic. If you want to understand what happened during Canada’s pandemic response this is a must-listen.
Floyd Marinescu has been a long-time advocate for Universal Basic Income, and more recently, the Land Value Tax (a significant rejigging of the way we tax income and land). Is he a crazy radical? Or are his ideas, in fact, sensible policy strategies to build fairer, more productive societies? Listen and find out.
James Pew thinks wokeism is the wrong direction for Canadians. He founded Woke Watch Canada to investigate these ideas and provide a rigorous counterpoint to mainstream narratives.
