Akaash Maharaj - Practical Idealism

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Akaash Maharaj - Practical Idealism Podcast

Debates, interviews, and broadcasts on Akaash's work to advance the national interest and to serve the public good in Canada. On politics, public policy, liberalism, foreign affairs, and equestrian sport.

  1. 08/03/2019

    TVO's The Agenda: Animal Welfare at a Crossroads - Videocast

    The court ruling that police powers must be subject to public accountability is a victory for democracy, but the devil will lurk in the details of the government response.

    34 min

  2. 23/12/2018

    The Arc of History - Podcast

    I emphasised that while the arc of history may bend towards justice, there is nothing inevitable about progress. Societies can and do regress, as well as progress.

    5 min

  3. 07/06/2015

    Addressing the United Nations - Podcast

    Addressing the United Nations was one of the more intimidating experiences of my life. I spoke on behalf of GOPAC's global alliance of parliamentarians, on our work to bring kleptocrats to justice.

    10 min

  4. 02/07/2012

    TVO's The Agenda: The New McCarthyism - Videocast

    The greatest threat to our democracy is not barbarians at the gate, but politicians amongst us ready to pursue their ambitions by demonising anyone who dares to stand up and speak out.

    4 min

  5. 14/06/2012

    TVO's The Agenda: Forgiving the Unforgivable - Videocast

    In modern military conflicts, the challenge has moved beyond winning the war, to surviving the peace.

    4 min

  6. 07/04/2012

    TVO's The Agenda: The Raj, the Reich, and the Good Fight - Videocast

    An oft-overlooked aspect of the Indian independence movement shows that the path from hero to villain can be nothing more than hubris, and that no cause is so great that it should be pursued without humility.

    4 min

  7. 03/03/2012

    TVO's The Agenda: A Meritocracy Worth Fighting For - Videocast

    Akaash warns that Canadian society is in peril of ceasing to be a meritocracy.

    4 min

  8. 28/01/2012

    TVO's The Agenda: Resistance is Not Futile - Videocast

    Akaash argues that the credibility, virility, and nobility of the giants of civil resistance lay in their willingness to suffer the consequences from those their lives defied.

    4 min
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Debates, interviews, and broadcasts on Akaash's work to advance the national interest and to serve the public good in Canada. On politics, public policy, liberalism, foreign affairs, and equestrian sport.

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