Listen "Conservatism and Left-liberalism in Canada | Historian Scott Miller"
Episode Synopsis
Whether your political leanings are right, left, or centrist today's guest, historian Scott Miller, will help you understand today's extreme polarization and how conservative thought fits into the picture. Topics discussed:
Political prejudice in academia
The origins of left and right in politics
What it means to be a Canadian conservative
Rousseau and socialism
Left-of-liberalism and the New Left
How radicals activists captured the Toronto District School Board
The failure of Canada's conservatives to offer resistance to left-of-liberalism.
And much more
This essay by Scott Miller is worth a read. A fascinating look into how one institution was transformed by a handful of activists: Fulcrum And Pivot The New Left Remaking Of Toronto School Policy
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For more information or to connect, visit https://viewpointspodcast.ca
Political prejudice in academia
The origins of left and right in politics
What it means to be a Canadian conservative
Rousseau and socialism
Left-of-liberalism and the New Left
How radicals activists captured the Toronto District School Board
The failure of Canada's conservatives to offer resistance to left-of-liberalism.
And much more
This essay by Scott Miller is worth a read. A fascinating look into how one institution was transformed by a handful of activists: Fulcrum And Pivot The New Left Remaking Of Toronto School Policy
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For more information or to connect, visit https://viewpointspodcast.ca
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