Modes of Inquiry with Mathew Giagnorio

In this episode, inspired by the graduation speech given by Paxton Smith, valedictorian of Lake Highlands High School in Dallas, Texas, Mathew looks at Texas Senate Bill 8 and whether it stands up to a moral framework and the binary narratives and misleading terms on abortion in America, women's reproductive health, access to birth control and prenatal healthcare, and emotional, economic, and life-altering cost that comes when the access to abortion is not an option.

Season 6 Episode 1 welcomes back fellow Canadian Terry Glavin, writer and journalist. We examine the history, culture, society, and politics of British Columbia and Québec and their distinction between how they fit or do not fit into the larger Canadian framework. We also discuss current and ongoing issues in Canada and Canadian politics, the importing of American issues and perspectives, and how Canada is something worth understanding and defending.

This week welcomes Matt Johnson to the podcast. We discuss his book How Hitchens Can Save The Left: Rediscovering Fearless Liberalism in the Age of Counter-Enlightenment, the noise and nonsense of the political left and right today, the universal values and writing style of Christopher Hitchens, and the importance of knowing friends from foes in context, and much more on MOI!

Thanks, Matt!

This week welcomes Terry Glavin. We discuss the current state of the Liberal Party of Canada, the illiberal policies and politics of Justin Trudeau, how and why the Left has become incoherent, eerie similarities between Trump and Trudeau, and the media frenzy and political opportunity that got it wrong regarding the coverage of supposed mass graves of residential school children that were never found. All this and more on MOI!

Thanks, Terry!

In this episode, I speak with Candice Malcolm, founder and editor-in-chief of True North. We discuss Canadian conservativism and what makes it distinct, the state of conservativism in Canada, its past and future, what the current divides within the Canadian conservative movement are, why Erin O'Toole? And the differences between conservativism on the federal and provincial level and between east, west and central Canada. All this and more on MOI

Thanks, Candice!

Stay curious, my friends!