On the Agenda

Last week I was on TVO's The Agenda, one of the best current-affairs programmes anywhere. It began with me being interviewed by Steve Paikin, and then we had a panel discussion that used my book as a springboard to talk about some of the broader questions of modernity.

I have to say it was an absolute honour. Not just to be on the show itself, but also that four other people gave up a good chunk of their day to come and debate the ideas in the book. Not everyone was sympathetic to my arguments, and I'm annoyed (as I usually am) that I didn't do a better job of responding to some of the questions and criticisms. I hope to do so here, at some point in the near future (there are a bunch of questions that have come up in reviews and as I've been promoting the book that need a proper response; I wish I had more time than I do to address them).

But for now, give the show a look if you feel like it. I'd like to give a very public thanks to Jordan, Doug, Robert and, espcially, Virginia, for their time and comments, and to Wodek and Allison at TVO for their interest.  It was a pleasure.