Coffee With Cornelius: Recent Episodes
Cornelius Christian
I am a professor of economics in Canada. I talk with a variety of different people: academics, politicians, scientists, and others.
You can see video versions of these interviews on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMTmP0Va0HTpDjjUrb-on-Q
I talk with Ron Dart, a professor of political science at the University of the Fraser Valley.
Professor Dart is an expert on Canadian Red Toryism, a unique brand of conservatism with a tradition that includes such figures as Stephen Leacock and George Grant.
You can find more about this tradition at the following website:
http://www.hightoryreader.com/political-vison/
Jeffrey Nelson is a founder of the Russell Kirk Center, a conservative educational organization that is devoted to preserving the legacy of Russell Kirk. In this interview, we talk about why there aren't more Burkean/Kirkian conservatives in the United States, what Kirk's main ideas were, and what Kirk would have thought about the U.S.'s response to COVID-19.
You can find the Kirk Center here:
Website: http://www.kirkcenter.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KirkCenter
Joseph Ladapo is an Associate Professor at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine. He received his BA from Wake Forest University, and his MD and PhD degrees from Harvard University.
In this interview, we talk about the politicization of COVID-19 science, including the protests, Hydroxychloroquine studies, and the World Health Organization.
Please read Dr. Ladapo's Wall Street Journal article here:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-coronavirus-credibility-gap-11593645643
Dr. Carlo Ricci is a professor of education at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario. He is an expert on homeschooling and unschooling, and a member of the Ontario Federation of Teaching Parents.
In this interview we talk about homeschooling, social and academic outcomes of homeschoolers, and how the public education system leaves children behind.
You can find the Ontario Federation of Teaching Parents here: https://ontariohomeschool.org
Richard Ridyard is a Lecturer in Law at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU). He holds degrees in law from the University of Oxford and LJMU. He is a Humane Studies Fellow, and Bernard Marcus Fellow, at the Institute of Humane Studies, and is the recipient of a Charles Koch Foundation Dissertation Award.
In this interview, we discuss the history of indigenous land claims in Canada, starting with the Royal Proclamation of 1763 and the Indian Act. We then discuss discrimination against First Nations peoples in Canada today.
Jeremy Wayne Tate is challenging conventional educational models, and taking on the big business in college prep. He is the Founder and CEO of the Classic Learning Test, an alternative to the SAT and ACT, which focuses on a traditional, classical education -- intended to cultivate virtue and wisdom. We discuss what classical learning is, whether it is useful for employers, and Jeremy's own personal journey.
You can find Jeremy at the following links.
Classic Learning Test: https://www.cltexam.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremyTate41
Michael Pearce is an artist and Professor of Figurative Drawing and Painting at California Lutheran University. He founded the Representational Art Conference in 2012, which he continues to organize.
In this interview, we discuss how avant-garde art was tied to politics throughout history, whether beauty is objective, and why skill-based art is so crucial. We also briefly discuss the issue of statues being defaced and toppled.
Find Michael at the following links:
Website: http://gildedraven.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gildedraven
Documentary on Imaginative Realism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrHZAU_CrkM
Tom Colsy is the Founder and Director of The Orthodox Conservatives, a UK think tank that promotes traditional conservatism. Tom and I discuss the reason for the think tank's founding, the future of Western civilization, and why buildings should be beautiful.
You can find The Orthodox Conservatives at the following links.
Website: https://www.orthodoxconservatives.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OrthodoxConsGrp
Tom's Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomcolsy99_
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu7S9xjHCjUYqHFFbu_A9HA
Ojel Rodriguez Burgos is the Head of Philosophy & Ideology at The Orthodox Conservatives, a UK think tank which advocates in favour of traditional conservatism. In this interview, we discuss what exactly an orthodox conservative is, and how traditional conservatism differs from most types of conservatism today.
Look for the Orthodox Conservatives here:
Website: https://www.orthodoxconservatives.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OrthodoxConsGrp
David Bird is an ornithologist, an expert on birds. He has written a number of popular bird watching guides, including the recently published "Pocket Birds of Canada": https://www.amazon.ca/Pocket-Birds-Canada-DK/dp/1553632672
You can find Professor David Bird at the following links.
Website: https://www.askprofessorbird.com
Brome Bird News: https://bromebirdcare.com/bbn-video-post/
Roberto Wakerell-Cruz is a senior editor of The Post Millennial, an online Canadian news publication. We talk about how Roberto became editor, generational divides in Canadian politics, and problems that are currently plaguing Canada.
You can find Roberto here:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robertopedia
The Post Millennial: https://thepostmillennial.com
Podcast (This Week in Canada): https://open.spotify.com/show/4rmPJ8eZGbIOM3lZMzdfRE
Anton Howes is historian-in-residence at the Royal Society of Arts, and head of innovation research at the Entrepreneurs Network. We discuss how an 'improving mentality' explains 15th-19th Century innovations (the steam engine, navigation, etc.), whether the occult influenced this mindset, and the effect of institutions in spreading this compulsion to innovate.
Catch up with Anton here:
Latest book (Arts and Minds): https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691182643/arts-and-minds
Twitter: https://twitter.com/antonhowes
Blog: https://antonhowes.substack.com
Charles Burton is an expert on China-Canada relations. He is an Associate Professor at Brock University, and a senior fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute. In this interview, we discuss China's poor handling of COVID-19, whether the CCP influences Canadian politics and academia, and what should be done.
You can find Charles here:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cburton001
Blog: http://charlesburton.blogspot.com
Website: http://spartan.ac.brocku.ca/~cburton/
Gregory Clark, economics professor at UC-Davis, joins me to talk about how genetics determines your social status, what policy can do about social mobility, and advice for those considering a career in economic history.
You can find Professor Clark's work at the following links:
Book (A Farewell to Alms): http://faculty.econ.ucdavis.edu/faculty/gclark/a_farewell_to_alms.html
Book (The Son Also Rises): http://faculty.econ.ucdavis.edu/faculty/gclark/the_Son_Also_Rises.html
Website: http://faculty.econ.ucdavis.edu/faculty/gclark/index.html
Families of England Research: http://www.familiesofengland.com
David Dodge was the Bank of Canada's governor from 2001 to 2008. He currently serves as a senior advisor for Bennett Jones, an international law firm.
Charles Calomiris is Henry Kaufman Professor of Financial Institutions at Columbia University. He is an expert on banking, corporate finance, financial history and monetary economics. He also advised John McCain's 2008 Presidential Campaign. We discuss why banks are political institutions, why populism is dangerous for banking, and whether we should adopt a gold standard - among other topics.
Check out Charles's fantastic book (with Stephen Haber) here:
https://www.amazon.ca/Fragile-Design-Political-Princeton-Economic-ebook/dp/B00GMSUUVS/
https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691155241/fragile-by-design
I am joined by Ben Burgis, a philosophy professor, to discuss why the Left needs logic, why certain conservative thinkers (Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro, Sam Harris) lack substance, and whether socialism is viable.
You can find Ben at the links below:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenBurgis
Book: https://www.amazon.ca/Give-Them-Argument-Logic-Left/dp/1789042100
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/benburgis
YouTube (Michael Brooks Show): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh2UY1hxlMr4_7Az_iQ82HQ
Mark Koyama is an economics professor at George Mason University. He investigates religious and ethnic persecution, as well as comparative state development in Europe and Asia.
In this interview, we discuss the history of anti-Semitism in Europe, and how it can be viewed through the lens of state capacity and economics.
Get Mark's latest book here:
https://www.amazon.ca/Persecution-Toleration-Long-Religious-Freedom/dp/110842502X/
You can find Mark here:
https://twitter.com/MarkKoyama
http://mason.gmu.edu/~mkoyama2/About.html
Conservative Party leadership candidate Derek Sloan joins me to discuss why he is running. We discuss his political philosophy, his social conservatism, and specific policy platforms.
This interview is purely for the sake of information. I do not endorse any political candidates, and am not a member of any political party.
You can find Derek here:
https://www.dereksloan.ca
https://twitter.com/DerekSloanCPC
Professor Wantchekon and I discuss his background in student activism, his fascinating randomized experiments in African politics, whether missionaries were bad for Africa, and the African School of Economics.
You can find Professor Wantchekon here:
https://twitter.com/lwantchekon
https://scholar.princeton.edu/lwantche
The African School of Economics's website is here:
https://africanschoolofeconomics.com
I am joined by Professor Herbert Gintis of the Santa Fe Institute. We discuss why social mobility is so low in the United States, how to reform the education system, and how game theory can inform the social sciences.
You can find Professor Gintis at this website:
https://people.umass.edu/gintis/
His latest book is Individuality and Entanglement:
https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691172910/individuality-and-entanglement
Nathan Pinkoski, a scholar at the University of Toronto, joins us to discuss Catholic Integralism, which rejects separation between Church and State.
I had fun talking with Nathan about what Integralism is, why it opposes liberalism, and whether Integralism is just a dog-whistle for fascism.
If you have questions for Nathan, please email him at: nathan.pinkoski "AT' utoronto.ca
In this episode, I chat with Rob Gillezeau, an economics professor at the University of Victoria. Rob previously worked as the federal NDP's Chief Economist, and as a senior aide for the BC government.
We discuss federal and provincial Canadian government responses to COVID-19, whether COVID-19 should make us reconsider how we teach economics, and advice for those who seek a career in economics.
Find Rob here:
https://twitter.com/robgillezeau
http://www.rob-gillezeau.com
I talk with Matthew D. Milligan, a visiting professor at Trinity University in Texas and an expert in the social and economic history of South Asia. We talk about why Indian history is under-studied, how to separate myth from historical truth, and how ancient Buddhist ascetics were frequently members of the financial elite.
You can find Matt here:
https://twitter.com/mattdmilligan
https://trinity.academia.edu/MatthewMilligan
I chat with Phil Magness, Senior Research Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER). We talk about what scientists get wrong about COVID-19 forecasts, whether Sweden is a good example to emulate, and how universities might cope with the pandemic.
Find Phil here:
https://www.aier.org/staff/phillip-w-magness/
http://philmagness.com
https://twitter.com/PhilWMagness
I talk with my colleague, Robert Dimand, who is a renowned expert in the history of economic thought.
We discuss why economics students should take history of thought, the value of heterodox vs. orthodox ideas in economics, and to what extent economics is a Child of the Enlightenment.
Kyle Harper is Professor of Classics & Letters, as well as Senior Vice President and Provost at the University of Oklahoma. He specializes in the history of ancient Rome.
We discuss what ancient Romans thought about sex, whether we can use economics to analyze ancient societies, and why you should take a course in classical history or languages.
You can find Professor Harper here:
https://twitter.com/Oklahomaharper
http://www.kyleharper.net
Get his book, The Fate of Rome, here:
https://www.amazon.ca/Fate-Rome-Climate-Disease-Empire/dp/B076TFH3V4/
I talk with Leo Knight about COVID-19 lockdowns' effect on crime, the tragic Nova Scotia mass shooting, and political corruption in Canada.
Leo served on the RCMP and Vancouver Police Department.
He is now a fellow at the True North Centre, and maintains his own crime news website, Prime Time Crime.
You can find Leo at the following links:
https://www.primetimecrime.com
https://tnc.news