Category Archives: Current Affairs and Comment

Current Affairs and comment

The Passing of Traditional Canada

Posted on January 9, 2020 by leslie

The Passing of Traditional Canada by Mark Wegierski On November 2, 2019, I attended the Annual Alumni Dinner of the University of Toronto Schools (UTS), where I was a pupil for six years between 1973-1979 (Grades 7 and 8, and … Continue reading →

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Women’s Legal Landmarks

Posted on December 30, 2019 by leslie

Women’s Legal Landmarks Women’s Legal Landmarks, ed Erica Rackley and Rosemary Auchmuty, Hart Publishing, 2018, ISBN 978-1-78225-977-0, reviewed by Angela Ellis-Jones This collection of short articles by mainly female authors marks the centenary of 1919, the  year which saw the … Continue reading →

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Over the Water – over the Hill

Posted on December 30, 2019 by leslie

Over the Water – over the Hill Bill Hartley, in the land of lost causes                                   There is romance to lost causes that people find … Continue reading →

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Generation Identity

Posted on December 24, 2019 by leslie

Generation Identity The Identitarians: the Movement Against Globalism and Islam in Europe, José Pedro Zúquete, 2018, University of Notre Dame Press, reviewed by Ed Dutton José Pedro Zúquete is a Research Fellow at the Social Sciences Institute of Lisbon University. … Continue reading →

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A Behemoth in the Bedroom?

Posted on December 23, 2019 by leslie

A Behemoth in the Bedroom? David Ashton does sex, lies and videotape The controversy over “randy” Prince Andrew, reputedly the Queen’s favourite son, and “pervy” financier Jeffrey Epstein [1], might be clarified in more detail by interviewing their long-term “sassy” … Continue reading →

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Vasilli Grossman, Pilgrim and Prophet

Posted on December 15, 2019 by leslie

Vasilii Grossman, Pilgrim and Prophet Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations (Jeremiah: 1:5) Editorial note: … Continue reading →

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Make English Great Again

Posted on November 18, 2019 by leslie

Make English Great Again Ilana Mercer holds the line Beefcake Donald Trump Jr. and bimbo Kimberly Guilfoyle were on stage at UCLA to promote the president’s son’s “book,” when they were jeered by dissident Deplorables for shutting down the Question-and-Answer … Continue reading →

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Multiculturalism gives Whites the Elbow

Posted on November 9, 2019 by leslie

Multiculturalism gives Whites the Elbow by Ilana Mercer America is “a society that is and always has been multiethnic and polyglot,” burbled David Frum, in a 2016 exposition. It’s a refrain repeated by centrists like David French, by lefties and … Continue reading →

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Silver Scream

Posted on November 7, 2019 by leslie

Silver Scream Bill Hartley, on the retirement-community racket On a busy urban road near where I live stand a pair of heavy duty iron gates set into a high brick wall. This defensive perimeter has the feel of an institution … Continue reading →

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Learn before you Lead

Posted on November 3, 2019 by leslie

Learn before you Lead Ilana Mercer tutors young conservatives To judge by their writing, the youngsters who’ve been given the run of the conservative op-ed pages, pixelated and printed, know little about how socialism differs from capitalism. To their credit, … Continue reading →

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