Tag Archives: James Burnham

Labour Day

Posted on September 2, 2019 by leslie

Labour Day Mark Wegierski returns to class In Canada and the United States, the holiday honouring workers and the union movement is celebrated on the first Monday of September, as Labour Day, to avoid the radical connotations of May Day. … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs and Comment, QR Home | Tagged Christopher Lasch, James Burnham, Karl Marx, Labour Day, Lumpenproletariat, New Deal, Proletariat, The New Class | 1 Comment

Violence in a Civilised Society, part 2

Posted on July 19, 2018 by leslie

‾ Violence in a Civilised Society, part 2 by Mark Wegierski Concerning the question of violence against the state or its ruling groups, some would argue that “one man’s freedom fighter is another man’s terrorist.” However, are there in fact … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs and Comment, QR Home | Tagged Aristotle, Georges Sorel, James Burnham, Violence | 1 Comment

Canada, Matrix of Modernity, part 2

Posted on August 31, 2017 by leslie

Canada, Matrix of Modernity, part 2 Mark Wegierski continues his analysis An essay based on an English-language presentation read at the First Sir Thomas More Colloquium: ‘Diplomacy, Literature, Politics’, at the Akademia Polonijna (Polonia University) in Czestochowa, Poland, held … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs and Comment, QR Home | Tagged Aldous Huxley, Canada, George Orwell, James Burnham, Soft-totalitarianism | 1 Comment

Canada, Matrix of Modernity

Posted on July 2, 2017 by leslie

Canada, Matrix of Modernity On the Sesquicentennial of Canadian Confederation, Mark Wegierski considers the emergence of the “managerial-therapeutic regime” The Sesquicentennial (150th Anniversary) of Canadian Confederation is being celebrated in 2017 (July 1). Nevertheless, it is clear that Canada today … Continue reading →