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Current Affairs and comment

Gaddafi has the last laugh

Posted on April 27, 2015 by leslie

Gaddafi has the last laugh Ilana Mercer meditates on unintended consequences When they destabilized Libya and overthrew strongman Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 the U.S. and its Canadian and European allies unleashed a series of events that accounts for the steady … Continue reading →

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The “right-wing Green” critique of America

Posted on April 22, 2015 by leslie

The “right-wing Green” critique of America Arguments presented by Mark Wegierski, on the 45th anniversary of the first Earth Day Based on a draft of a presentation for the 2013 Conference of the Polish Association for American Studies (PAAS) (Eating … Continue reading →

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The Demography of Evil

Posted on April 19, 2015 by leslie

The Demography of Evil Ilana Mercer demands a “victims of communism” day April the 15th marked Holocaust Memorial Day. Nearly everyone knows about the industrial killing of 6 million Jews, for no other reason than that they were Jews. “Serious … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Anarchism’s “Justice” Problem

Posted on April 12, 2015 by leslie

Libertarian Anarchism’s “Justice” Problem Ilana Mercer grapples with “the nit and the grit” of reality To the extent that the Constitution comports with the natural law—upholding the sanctity of life, liberty, privacy, property and due process—it is good; to the … Continue reading →

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What next in Russia’s “near abroad”?

Posted on April 11, 2015 by leslie

What next in Russia’s “near abroad”? The Ethnic Conflict Information Centre identifies possible scenarios Ukraine’s modern history has been dominated by its struggle for national identity and self-determination in the face of aggression and outright occupation from its bigger Russian … Continue reading →

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Strangeways Remembered

Posted on April 9, 2015 by leslie

Strangeways Remembered Bill Hartley recalls the notorious prison riot  Twenty five years ago in April 1990 the worst riot in British penal history took place at Manchester’s Strangeways prison. Much has been written about the event notably the report by … Continue reading →

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