Ask the Professor, August 10, 2017

A recent weather network article made outlandish claims about man-made climate change, including that average summer temperatures in Ottawa would rise from 20 to 27 degrees Centigrade by 2200 unless by giving up fossil fuels we limited it to 24 degrees. How does one counter such outlandish claims?

Ask the Professor, PodcastJohn RobsonAugust 10, 2017

Ask the Professor, August 5, 2017

With the new website I seem to have a better view of the "studio" in which you record your replies to Ask the Professor. While watching the latest I noticed that on the bookshelf over your left shoulder is a copy of an anthology of Mickey Spillane novels. Mickey Spillane?

Ask the Professor, PodcastJohn RobsonAugust 5, 2017

Ask the Professor, July 31, 2017

A sesquicentennial question: How did we progress from the Tory Family Compact to the Liberal Laurentian elite in 150 years, if that's progress?

Ask the Professor, PodcastJohn RobsonJuly 31, 2017

Ask the Professor, July 26, 2017

What makes a building beautiful? Is it the "golden ratio" in its proportions, its ornamentation, something else or a combination of these and other factors?

Ask the Professor, PodcastJohn RobsonJuly 26, 2017

Ask the Professor, July 21, 2017

The Liberals have been appointing more women than men to federal judge positions, despite women being a minority of available candidates. The government's defenders say if every appointee is qualified, a pass-fail criterion, the Employment Equity Act's requirements are met. But isn't this discriminatory? If so, how can the government legally sustain anti-discrimination policies?

Ask the Professor, PodcastJohn RobsonJuly 21, 2017

Ask the Professor, July 16, 2017

Do you agree with Lawrence Solomon in the National Post that most politicians called "far right" in the media, like Marine Le Pen in France, are actually a new kind of nationalist with views scattered unpredictably all over the traditional left-right spectrum?

Ask the Professor, PodcastJohn RobsonJuly 15, 2017

Ask the Professor, July 11, 2017

What do you think of the concept of "White Privilege" and the associated notion that white people should feel shame and guilt over their race and maybe make reparations for past injustices against non-whites?

Ask the Professor, PodcastJohn RobsonJuly 11, 2017

Ask the Professor, July 5, 2017

What are the similarities and differences between classical liberals, libertarians and conservatives? What would they agree about over dinner and what would they fight about?

Ask the Professor, PodcastJohn RobsonJuly 5, 2017