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The Emerging Conservatism of the Anglosphere
by Michael Lindsay on June 19, 2009 | Future of Conservatism, Philosophy, United Kingdom
There are those in my gown town who believe that every political idea expressed in the Anglosphere originates in the United Kingdom. This belief draws indignation from the city’s colonial contingent, which champions the contributions of non-Britons from Rand to Kymlicka. However, we colonials are forced to admit that, particularly over the past thirty years, it has typically been in Britain where global shifts in political attitudes have first been fully expressed in political platforms.
Read more » | 0 commentsSolzhenitsyn's conservatism
by Collin May on June 19, 2009 | Book Review, Philosophy
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s life and works are a testimony to moral, political and literary courage. His short stories, novels, speeches and his own experiences convey, perhaps more than any other author, the drama, terror and heroism that manifested themselves throughout one of humanity’s most violent and decisive periods. By collecting excerpts from these works together in one volume, the editors have performed a valuable service for English readers seeking to understand the forces and ideas that gave birth to and continued to support totalitarianism long after its bankruptcy was realized.
Read more » | 0 commentsWhy Canada Needs Conservatives, Though it Tends to Imagine Otherwise
by Dr. Travis D. Smith on June 19, 2009 | Future of Conservatism, Philosophy
Canadians are fortunate beyond measure. Given that underneath we’re the same creatures that the world has ever seen, the liberty, civility, prosperity and opportunity that we enjoy is astounding. Little wonder that people the world over want to move here, while relatively few seek to flee. An awareness of our good fortune must supplement our appreciation for the enormous effort that goes into making Canada such a pleasant place to live. We should be more grateful and less smug.
Read more » | 0 commentsAgainst the Edwardians: Why Religion Has a Place in Public Debate
by John von Heyking on June 19, 2009 | Philosophy, Religion
Recently in Canada, the claim that religious arguments have no place in public debate has been used to deny the legitimacy of religious arguments to oppose the inclusion of gay-friendly books in elementary school libraries, to suspect religious political candidates of harbouring a “hidden agenda,” in opposing abortion, and to prohibit home-school parents from using religious materials as part of their children’s education.
Read more » | 0 commentsFreedom of Expression: Is it a dying value?
by Michael Brock on June 22, 2009 | Democracy, Philosophy, United States
Perhaps one of the most offensive things I have ever heard a Canadian say, was uttered by human rights investigator Dean Steacy of the Canadian Human Rights Commission: “Freedom of speech is an American concept, so I don’t give it any value.”
Read more » | 0 commentsSorting Through Keynesian Rubble
by A. M. C. Waterman on July 22, 2009 | Economy, Philosophy
Should governments run deficits to pay for ‘stimulus packages’? ‘Of course!’ say many Democrats, liberals, socialists and others who flatter themselves that they are ‘progressive’. ‘Heaven forbid!’ say many Republicans, libertarians and others in the USA and Canada who like to think of themselves, quite wrongly in some cases, as ‘conservative’. On occasion, these opinions, whether ‘left’ or ‘right’, may rest on some understanding of how a market economy works. But all too often, it seems, they are mere gut reactions—nothing but the result of prejudice and ideological bias.
Read more » | 2 commentsBook Review: It’s the Regime, Stupid! A Report From the Cowboy West on Why Stephen Harper Matters
by John von Heyking on November 19, 2009 | Fiscal Policy, Public Policy, Philosophy, Book Review, Democracy
Combining philosophical, literary, and historical analysis, social science, and personal anecdote, Cooper analyzes the “logic” of the Canadian “regime.”
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Has treason run its course in Canada?
Don’t look for another case of treason any time soon argues Michael Taube in a column that supplements this month’s treason issue…
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