Mary Harrington: I needed to make a feminist case against progressivism
We live in a time of mounting cultural confusion. Social roles are in flux. Technology fragments our attention. And the idea of human nature itself is up for debate.Beneath our daily political debates...
18 Sep 202558min
Louise Perry: It’s time to complicate the West’s account of progressivism
For decades, we’ve been told that freedom means throwing off restraint. But what if the sexual revolution didn’t liberate us, and instead left us lonelier, unhappier, and adrift?Our culture’s promises...
11 Sep 20251h 14min
Geoff Russ and Michael Bonner: Multiculturalism has divided us
Multiculturalism has been a policy and a political ideal for over 50 years in Canada. It’s shaped our immigration system, institutions, and the way Canadians see themselves.Yet its meaning has shifted...
4 Sep 202558min
Peter Menzies: It’s time to rethink Canada’s cultural policy
Canadian culture is at a crossroads. For over 70 years, Canada's arts and media funding framework has remained largely unchanged, even as the country has become more diverse, more digital, and more di...
28 Aug 202552min
Patrick T. Brown: The roots of family decline in the West
As birth rates fall and family formation grows increasingly fragile across the developed world, understanding the forces driving these trends has never been more urgent. In this episode of Inside Poli...
21 Aug 202553min
Alex Dalziel: Canada must mind Russia’s Arctic ambitions
The importance of the Arctic is increasing, both for Canada and for our allies. That means it's critical to better understanding it.While Canadians sense that the Arctic is part of their identity, few...
14 Aug 202518min
Toby Young: Defending free speech in Canada and the UK
Free speech was once considered a bedrock democratic value. Now it's become one of the most contested issues in our culture-shaping institutions. Over the past decade, debates about what can and can’t...
7 Aug 20251h
John Ioannidis: What's shaken public confidence in science?
Science is often seen as the gold standard in policymaking – objective, rigorous, and self-correcting. But what happens when the science itself is uncertain, contradictory, or unreproducible?Over the ...
24 Jul 202557min
