Self-tutoring about political situations: the tutor mentions the idea of retaliatory tariffs. With US tariffs against Canada looming, or already in place (it seems hard to keep track, with how the instigator seems to change their mind), there has been …
Self-tutoring about politics: the tutor mentions a term often heard. Identity politics is somewhat vague, but seems to mean the idea of motivating people based on some identity they share. Moreover, according to Cressida Heyes (see plato.stanford.edu), identity politics can …
Self-tutoring about the situation in Ukraine: the tutor mentions some figures. It seems, 2022-2024, that about 250B in aid has been donated to Ukraine. Ukraine’s own GDP might be around 175B. Russia, on the other hand, spent around 200B during …
Self-tutoring about politics: the tutor mentions the ideas of “populist” and “populism.” I received clarification about the terms populist and populism from the York University website: see here. I will draw from the ideas presented therein to produce this post. …
Self-tutoring about US politics: the tutor contemplates Trump’s political ideology. When Trump is a player on the political stage, he sure gets headlines. (Of course, he’s not the only politician who’s made headlines lately….) The traditional definition of conservatism, simply …
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Self-tutoring about politics: the tutor continues about Nova Scotia’s positive budget result for 2023-2024. I mention in my July 29, 2024 post Nova Scotia’s surprise surplus of $144M for 2023-2024 compared with its forecast deficit of $279M. Good news, right? …
Self-tutoring about government involvement in business: the tutor mentions an example. Apparently, Quebec’s government is injecting $413 million into the Airbus A220 program; Quebec’s total contribution to the program might now be at around $2 billion. To put this in …
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Self-tutoring about political trends: the tutor mentions a referendum in Paris. An idea in Paris, but not only there, is to have higher parking rates for SUVs: in Paris, specifically, triple. The vehicles targeted are personal ones over 1.6 tonnes, …
Self-tutoring about everyday words: the tutor mentions “political.” Around 20 years ago, I heard a few boxing commentators talking about an amateur contest. One pointed out that it was very hard for an American to win a decision in that …
Self-tutoring about political ideologies and installations: the tutor looks at communism. I recall, around 15 years ago, talking with new arrivals to BC – they had been farmers in Alberta. Of course, I asked them what they thought of BC. …