The Curious Task

Graeme Thompson - What Is Canadian Liberalism?


Listen Later

Alex Aragona speaks with Graeme Thompson about the classical liberal tradition in Canada, and what the evolution of that tradition has looked like. 

References

  • A collection of the speeches of Wilfred Laurier can be found in an edited edition by Arthur Milnes, available from Amazon here.
  • Macdonald Laurier and the Election of 1891 by Christopher Pennington can be found from Penguin House here.
  • Graeme Thompson’s piece “Whatever Happened to Laurier” can be found in the National Post here.
  • Graeme mentions positive and negative liberty by Isaiah Berlin, which is discussed on the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy here.
  • The works of Adam SmithEdmund Burke, and J.S. Mill can be read for free through the Online Library of Liberty.
  • ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store

    The Curious TaskBy Institute for Liberal Studies

    • 4.8
    • 4.8
    • 4.8
    • 4.8
    • 4.8

    4.8

    19 ratings


    More shows like The Curious Task

    View all
    EconTalk by Russ Roberts

    EconTalk

    4,233 Listeners

    The Glenn Show by Glenn Loury

    The Glenn Show

    2,255 Listeners

    Conversations with Tyler by Mercatus Center at George Mason University

    Conversations with Tyler

    2,395 Listeners

    Macro Musings with David Beckworth by Mercatus Center at George Mason University

    Macro Musings with David Beckworth

    375 Listeners

    The Good Fight by Yascha Mounk

    The Good Fight

    894 Listeners

    Capitalisn't by University of Chicago Podcast Network

    Capitalisn't

    526 Listeners

    Uncommon Knowledge by Hoover Institution

    Uncommon Knowledge

    2,003 Listeners

    Quillette Podcast by Quillette

    Quillette Podcast

    806 Listeners

    Bob Murphy Show by Robert Murphy

    Bob Murphy Show

    483 Listeners

    The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie by The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie

    The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie

    726 Listeners

    GoodFellows: Conversations from the Hoover Institution by Hoover Institution

    GoodFellows: Conversations from the Hoover Institution

    685 Listeners

    Razib Khan's Unsupervised Learning by Razib Khan

    Razib Khan's Unsupervised Learning

    198 Listeners

    The Secrets of Statecraft by Hoover Institution

    The Secrets of Statecraft

    118 Listeners

    "Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg by Turpentine

    "Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg

    146 Listeners

    Just Asking Questions by Reason

    Just Asking Questions

    100 Listeners