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Land “Reform” in South Africa
Land “Reform” in South Africa by Ilana Mercer He who believes he has a right to another man’s property ought to produce proof that he is its rightful owner. “As the old legal adage goes, ‘Possession is nine-tenths of the law,’ … Continue reading
The Professor versus the Philosopher
The Professor versus the Philosopher by Mark Wegierski In recent years, the Canadian establishment media have relentlessly criticized George Parkin Grant (1918-1988), one of Canada’s pre-eminent thinkers. Some years ago, an editorial article in Saturday Night, at that time a … Continue reading
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Tagged Aldous Huxley, George Parkin Grant, Herbert Marcuse, Thomas Hurka
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How the Left Stole Liberalism and Betrayed the West
How the Left Stole Liberalism and Betrayed the West by Ilana Mercer Liberals have taken to promoting socialism, which is the state-sanctioned appropriation of private property. Or, communism. In communism’s parlance, this theft of a man’s life, labor and land is … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Constant, Liberalism, Ludwig von Mises, The Economist
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Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair
Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair by Ilana Mercer Once upon a time there were two politicians. One had the power to give media and political elites goosebumps. Still does. The other causes the same dogs to raise … Continue reading
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Tagged Nelson Mandela, Obama, Putin, Tucker Carlson
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Practising Grant’s Philosophy
Practising Grant’s Philosophy by Mark Wegierski 2018 marks the centenary of the birth of George Parkin Grant. Thirty years since his passing, he remains Canada’s most prominent traditionalist philosopher. But is there still a place for Grantian-type traditionalism in current-day Canada? … Continue reading
White Men, Republicans and Other Scum
White Men, Republicans and Other Scum by Ilana Mercer According to psychologists and psephologists, women are “abandoning the Republican Party” and voting for progressive policies because “they care about reproductive rights.” Get it? Women “care.” What do they care about? … Continue reading
Poetry and Politics in ‘Catherland’
Poetry and Politics in ‘Catherland’ by Darrell Sutton Although the middle States of America are not a hidden province, they are less familiar to people whose travels to the USA are restricted, more often than not, to sightseer visits to … Continue reading
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Tagged Nebraska, Oliver Goldsmith, Red Cloud, Willa Cather
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Seven Deadly Spins
Seven Deadly Spins Seven Types of Atheism, John Gray, Allen Lane, 2018, hb, £17.99, reviewed by STODDARD MARTIN The well-known English philosopher and academic John Gray offers a tour d’horizon of the idea of atheism. For those who have trod this … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, George Santayana, John Gray, Marquis de Sade, Schopenhauer, Voltaire, William Empson
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An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls by Bill Hartley An inspection report into HM Prison Birmingham was released on August 16th. What the inspectors found made the front pages of several newspapers. It illustrates the short corporate memory of Prison Service Headquarters and … Continue reading →
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