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Author: Matt Payne

Liberalism a post-liberal world, with Russell Blackford

Posted on January 10, 2024September 27, 2025 By Matt Payne 1 Comment on Liberalism a post-liberal world, with Russell Blackford

() is a philosopher, literary critic, and widely published author. Russell talks about how the philosophical principle of Liberalism runs through his two most recent books, The Tyranny of Opinion and How We Became Post-Liberal. Our conversation starts…

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A century of Humanism with Gordon Precious

Posted on December 6, 2023September 27, 2025 By Matt Payne

Gordon Precious was born in Hamilton, Ontario in 1924. As a teenager he became a born-again Christian but as he travelled the world he began to question why he believed his faith was the only true one. As his 100th birthday approaches, Gordon shares…

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Gretchen Morgenson on her book These are the Plunderers: How Private Equity Runs — and Wrecks — America

Posted on November 22, 2023September 27, 2025 By Matt Payne

What is Private Equity, and how does it work? () is a Pulitzer-winning journalist whose latest book is These are the Plunderers. Gretchen exposes the bad and often illegal activities of Private Equity firms, and tries to explain why they have been…

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Solomon, Jesus, Mohammed, Buddha, Gandalf: All fictional! With David Fitzgerald

Posted on November 8, 2023September 27, 2025 By Matt Payne

After years of research, has come to a surprising conclusion: that all the main characters in the world’s major religions are entirely the product of human imagination. While many have long doubted the supernatural feats that religious figures are…

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Dr. Teale Phelps Bondaroff: Do cities listen to the Supreme Court?

Posted on October 25, 2023September 27, 2025 By Matt Payne 4 Comments on Dr. Teale Phelps Bondaroff: Do cities listen to the Supreme Court?

Is secularism church-state separation or government neutrality in matters of religion? What does state religious neutrality look like? When the Supreme Court of Canada issues a ruling, is that the final word? What is the difference between a welcome,…

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