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The Emergence of Media: Humanity’s Endgame?
The Emergence of Media: Humanity’s Endgame? by Mark Wegierski This writing is as an attempt — building on the insights of figures as intellectually diverse as Marshall McLuhan, the lesser-known media theorist Harold A. Innis, Canadian philosopher George Parkin Grant, … Continue reading
Gaming the Revolution
Gaming the Revolution Mark Wegierski recalls Minuteman: The Second American Revolution Minuteman: The Second American Revolution is a conflict simulation or board wargame of relatively moderate complexity published in 1976 (the U.S. Bicentennial Year) by Simulations Publications Incorporated (SPI), then the … Continue reading
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Getting the Canadian Right
Getting the Canadian Right by Mark Wegierski There are currently three main groups in Canada that do not understand the Canadian Right — the media, the other parties, and conservatives themselves. In the last few decades, Canadian conservatism has been hurt … Continue reading
Crisis 2000: Insurrection in the United States!
Crisis 2000: Insurrection in the United States! by Mark Wegierski Magazine: GameFix: The Forum of Ideas (Sacramento, California: Game Publications Group) no 2, November 1994 Game: Crisis 2000: Insurrection in the United States! enclosed in GameFix The subtitle The Forum of Ideas was dropped … Continue reading
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Private Colleges to Revive the Humanities
Private Colleges to Revive the Humanities by Mark Wegierski The liberal arts in Canada currently face a multi-pronged assault. Given the clamor for a narrowly conceived “market” and “economic” ethic, they are taught less and less, in favor of business, … Continue reading
A Thought Experiment
A Thought Experiment By Mark Wegierski The thought-experiment is a recognized form of obtaining insight, even in the hard sciences. Aldous Huxley, who died on November 22, 1963, would probably have appreciated a hypothetical situation like the one below. Let … Continue reading
Beyond Left and Right
Beyond Left and Right by Mark Wegierski The author grapples herein with the implications of the post-2008 financial and economic crisis. He suggests that there are difficulties with the conventional conceptions of both left and right and that we consider … Continue reading
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What Hope for Canadian Conservatism?
What Hope for Canadian Conservatism? by Mark Wegierski Donald Trump is currently renegotiating Free Trade with Canada. Over 80% of Canada’s trade is with the United States; and probably over 80% of the population detests him. Canada’s armed forces are … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau, Mark Wegierski, Pierre Trudeau
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Two Tribes
Two Tribes Mark Wegierski considers Canada’s future An essay in two parts Part one The results of the provincial election in Québec, on April 7, 2014, were unexpected. It was a huge win for the Liberals led by Philippe Couillard, … Continue reading
Transcending Woke Capitalism
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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