John Robson Online http://www.thejohnrobson.com/ Historian in private practice Tue, 30 May 2017 18:29:18 +0000 en-US © 2016 John Robson Online Historian in private practice John Robson Online John Robson Online bp@brigittepellerin.com Historian in private practice Historian in private practice John Robson Online bp@brigittepellerin.com clean No http://www.thejohnrobson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/NewJohnRobson1400.jpg John Robson Online http://www.thejohnrobson.com/ https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.3 100595233 Ask the Professor, May 14, 2017 http://www.thejohnrobson.com/podcast/ask-the-professor-may-14-2017/ Sat, 13 May 2017 23:16:21 +0000 John Robson http://www.thejohnrobson.com/?post_type=podcast&p=10630 Continue Reading →]]> Stephen Harper had the chance to stack the Senate after the election and he chose not to. The Liberals have taken every opportunity to take advantage of their time in power. Why are principles chosen over politics?

 

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]]> clean No no no 5:44 John Robson Ask the Professor, May 8 http://www.thejohnrobson.com/podcast/ask-the-professor-may-8/ Mon, 08 May 2017 01:32:07 +0000 John Robson http://www.thejohnrobson.com/?post_type=podcast&p=10619 Continue Reading →]]> Do you think Donald Trump resembles Henry VIII? And do you believe egomaniacal regimes don’t last?

 

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]]> clean No no no 5:39 John Robson Ask the Professor, May 2, 2017 http://www.thejohnrobson.com/podcast/ask-the-professor-may-2-2017/ Tue, 02 May 2017 02:05:18 +0000 John Robson http://www.thejohnrobson.com/?post_type=podcast&p=10595 What are your thoughts on M-103?

 

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]]> clean No no no 5:16 John Robson Ask the Professor, April 25, 2017 http://www.thejohnrobson.com/podcast/ask-the-professor-april-25-2017/ Tue, 25 Apr 2017 01:42:05 +0000 John Robson http://www.thejohnrobson.com/?post_type=podcast&p=10566 Continue Reading →]]> It seems that both parties take the position that when they’re out of power, leaking classified material is courageous whistleblowing; when they’re in power, the same acts are criminal offences that compromise national security.
Do you have a framework for how you look at these leaks?

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Do you have a framework for how you look at these leaks?

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]]> It seems that both parties take the position that when they’re out of power, leaking classified material is courageous whistleblowing; when they’re in power, the same acts are criminal offences that compromise national security.
Do you have a framework for how you look at these leaks?

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]]> clean No no no 5:34 John Robson Ask the Professor, April 20, 2017 http://www.thejohnrobson.com/podcast/ask-the-professor-april-20-2017/ Thu, 20 Apr 2017 18:46:34 +0000 John Robson http://www.thejohnrobson.com/?post_type=podcast&p=10541 Continue Reading →]]> New York City in the mid 1850s experienced large Irish Catholic immigration. Initially the Irish were looked down upon and discriminated against. Eventually, they changed the face of New York. My question really is: what factors change the direction and face of a country that is in fact a country full of people of mixed origins who adapt?

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]]> New York City in the mid 1850s experienced large Irish Catholic immigration. Initially the Irish were looked down upon and discriminated against. Eventually, they changed the face of New York. My question really is: what factors change the direction and face of a country that is in fact a country full of people of mixed origins who adapt?

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]]> New York City in the mid 1850s experienced large Irish Catholic immigration. Initially the Irish were looked down upon and discriminated against. Eventually, they changed the face of New York. My question really is: what factors change the direction and face of a country that is in fact a country full of people of mixed origins who adapt?

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]]> clean No no no 6:58 John Robson Ask the Professor, April 15 http://www.thejohnrobson.com/podcast/ask-the-professor-april-15/ Fri, 14 Apr 2017 18:02:05 +0000 John Robson http://www.thejohnrobson.com/?post_type=podcast&p=10508 Continue Reading →]]> There is apparently some talk of the US imposing a
20% import duty on Mexican goods to pay for the
wall.
But, but, but. Surely this means that Americans
will be paying for it. They are the customers so
they will be the ones paying the duty.

 

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]]> There is apparently some talk of the US imposing a
20% import duty on Mexican goods to pay for the
wall.
But, but, but. Surely this means that Americans
will be paying for it. They are the customers so
they will be the ones paying the duty.

 

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]]> There is apparently some talk of the US imposing a
20% import duty on Mexican goods to pay for the
wall.
But, but, but. Surely this means that Americans
will be paying for it. They are the customers so
they will be the ones paying the duty.

 

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]]> clean No no no 5:52 John Robson Ask the Professor, April 10, 2017 http://www.thejohnrobson.com/podcast/ask-the-professor-april-10-2017/ Mon, 10 Apr 2017 10:14:40 +0000 John Robson http://www.thejohnrobson.com/?post_type=podcast&p=10465 Continue Reading →]]> Do you believe that rule by Sharia is good or bad, and why?
Do you believe that rule by Divine Right is good or bad, and why?
Is rule by Sharia or Divine Right not the same thing, why or why not?

 

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Do you believe that rule by Divine Right is good or bad, and why?
Is rule by Sharia or Divine Right not the same thing, why or why not?

 

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Do you believe that rule by Divine Right is good or bad, and why?
Is rule by Sharia or Divine Right not the same thing, why or why not?

 

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]]> clean No no no 6:56 John Robson Ask the Professor, April 5, 2017 http://www.thejohnrobson.com/podcast/ask-the-professor-april-5-2017/ Wed, 05 Apr 2017 13:19:24 +0000 John Robson http://www.thejohnrobson.com/?post_type=podcast&p=10458 Is debt inevitable?

 

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]]> clean No no no 7:26 John Robson Ask the Professor, March 31 http://www.thejohnrobson.com/podcast/ask-the-professor-march-31/ Fri, 31 Mar 2017 02:18:14 +0000 John Robson http://www.thejohnrobson.com/?post_type=podcast&p=10413 Continue Reading →]]> What if we could add a second choice to our ballots?

 

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]]> clean No no no 3:36 John Robson Ask the Professor, March 26 http://www.thejohnrobson.com/podcast/ask-the-professor-march-26/ Sun, 26 Mar 2017 11:10:54 +0000 John Robson http://www.thejohnrobson.com/?post_type=podcast&p=10345 What exactly makes a government illegitimate?

 

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