Episodes
Friday Oct 04, 2019
Climate Change: Sola Greta - 6CR #55
Friday Oct 04, 2019
Friday Oct 04, 2019
Greta Thunberg is a child activist for government policies regarding climate change. Darnell & Joel discussing the following aspects of climate change:
- Climate change policy critics are deemed skeptics or science deniers
- Greta Thunberg's UN speech
- Economics of climate change policies
- Appealing to emotions vs intellect
- Behavioural Economics
- Public discourse regarding the science of climate change
- Correlation vs causation
- Taking care of the earth
https://www.sixcentsreport.com/
References:
Climate Change: Not just a political issue & Joel's Tweet
Maxime Bernier calls teen climate activist ‘mentally unstable’
Nobel Secretary: Awarding Obama the Peace Prize Was a Mistake
WATCH: Greta Thunberg's full speech to world leaders at UN Climate Action Summit
Greta Thunberg’s yacht trip to New York not as green as it may seem
Bob Murphy: Economics of Climate Change Articles - #1, #2, #3, #4
Greta Thunberg To Poor Countries: Drop Dead
The Briefing - Monday, September 23, 2019
Tucker vs. Bill Nye the Science Guy
Tim Moen - David Suzuki's daughter
COMMENTARY: Climate change discussion needs to get back to science
Do 97% of Climate Scientists Really Agree?
'97% Of Climate Scientists Agree' Is 100% Wrong
97% Study Falsely Classifies Scientists' Papers, according to the scientists that published them
97 Articles Refuting The "97% Consensus"
Fact Checking The Claim Of 97% Consensus On Anthropogenic Climate Change
The Cook et al. (2013) 97% consensus result is robust
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Friday Jun 15, 2018
Voting Pt 3: Principles over Promises - 6CR #18
Friday Jun 15, 2018
Friday Jun 15, 2018
The results of the Ontario 2018 election are in - Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservatives win majority government, NDP are the formal opposition party and the Liberals lost party status. Darnell & Joel give there thoughts and answer some listener questions.
FB post Joel referenced in the intro - NDP voter challenge
Question 1 - How would Doug Ford be able to cut costs without cutting jobs? What are the benefits of saving and cutting costs?
Question 2 - What are the counter arguments to the listener's rational for voting NDP?
Question 3 - What is the fundament role of government? Why is it problematic for the government to see themselves as the solution to the problem?
Reference Links:
Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Ontario, 2017
Beware of politicians talking of government waste
NDP admit to annual $1.4-billion costing error
Tim Hudak 2013 PC party platform
Common Sense Revolution - Mike Harris
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Friday Jan 05, 2018
North American (Free) Trade Agreement - 6CR #7
Friday Jan 05, 2018
Friday Jan 05, 2018
The NAFTA negotiations have brought uncertainty. Darnell & Joel discuss the fundamentals of trade and the implications of free trade.
Detailed Summary of Original NAFTA
Reference Articles:
CBC advertising advantage - "CBC/Radio-Canada unfairly competes with struggling private media in a shrinking advertisement market"
Wikipedia Explanations of Economic Principles discussed:
Comparative Advantage - David Ricardo
"Economic Nationalism" i.e. Mercantilism
David Hume's argument - "Price–specie Flow Mechanism"
Thorough Explanations of Economic Principles discussed:
David Hume and The Theory of Money
How Government Intervenes in the Market
Lack of free trade between provinces
Bonus video
Who is responsible for the horrible experience when ordering online from the US?
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