Tag Archives: conservatism

Transcending Woke Capitalism

Posted on November 29, 2020 by leslie

Transcending Woke Capitalism by Mark Wegierski There is currently a debate underway about the shape and future of conservatism in both America and Canada. But what should a genuine conservatism actually consist of? Conservatism today is a bewildered philosophy, an unwieldy … Continue reading →

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Conservatism and Sociology

Posted on August 10, 2020 by leslie

Conservatism and Sociology Mark Wegierski, on the science of power In George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, a central point is that semantics are critical for the  maintenance of a given social and political system. “Newspeak is Ingsoc, and Ingsoc is … Continue reading →

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The Failure of Canadian Conservatism

Posted on July 5, 2020 by leslie

The Failure of Canadian Conservatism Mark Wegierski, writing on the 153rd anniversary of Canadian Confederation This essay is partially based on Mark Wegierski’s paper, ‘An Ineluctable Direction of Progressive Development?: The Ongoing Failure of the Right in Canada’ (read by … Continue reading →

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Oakeshott’s World View

Posted on August 17, 2017 by leslie

Oakeshott’s World View Noel O’Sullivan (ed.), The Place of Michael Oakeshott in Contemporary Western and Non-Western Thought, Imprint Academic, 2017; £19.95; pbk; 197 pages, reviewed in three parts by ALLAN POND [This collection includes some of the papers given at the … Continue reading →

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We Cannot Escape History

Posted on July 31, 2017 by leslie

We Cannot Escape History Mark Wegierski contrasts American and Canadian Conservatism  [An article based on a presentation read at the “Conservatism: Made in USA” Conference, held at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland, on April 28, 2010] America … Continue reading →

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An Opaque Ideology?

Posted on June 19, 2016 by leslie

An Opaque Ideology?  Allan Pond considers the meaning of conservatism We all know that self-congratulatory triad “I have principles, you have beliefs, she has an ideology”. To accuse someone of being ‘ideological’ is almost inevitably to criticise them and to … Continue reading →

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In Defence of Inconsistency

Posted on February 5, 2016 by leslie

In Defence of Inconsistency Peter King on a further contradiction of conservatism We like to think that we are rational and that we act in a consistent manner. If we are conservatives we are consistently conservative and so dislike modern … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Conservatism

Posted on December 24, 2015 by leslie

Libertarian Conservatism Peter King commends constraint The form of conservative politics that I espouse has no purpose. Governing is an end in itself and it is leading nowhere. The purpose of government is the hold the balance between the conflicting … Continue reading →

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Conservatism and Liberalism

Posted on December 14, 2015 by leslie

Conservatism and Liberalism Peter King compares and contrasts Is conservatism compatible with liberalism? Friedrich von Hayek, the great economist and social philosopher who so influenced Mrs Thatcher, thought it was not. Despite his links with the Conservative party, Hayek argued … Continue reading →

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Radicalism’s Glittering Allure

Posted on December 8, 2015 by leslie

Radicalism’s Glittering Allure Peter King resumes his exegesis of ‘real’ conservatism There is an obvious allure to radicalism. It all seems so straightforward. We can identify what is wrong, we strongly oppose it, and we seek to bring it down. We … Continue reading →

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