Tag Archives: Mark Wegierski

The Emergence of Media: Humanity’s Endgame?

Posted on May 21, 2021 by leslie

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 →

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Gaming the Revolution

Posted on April 17, 2021 by leslie

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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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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Getting the Canadian Right

Posted on February 2, 2020 by leslie

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 →

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Crisis 2000: Insurrection in the United States!

Posted on March 6, 2019 by leslie

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

Posted on January 28, 2019 by leslie

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 →

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A Thought Experiment

Posted on November 27, 2018 by leslie

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 →

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Beyond Left and Right

Posted on May 2, 2018 by leslie

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?

Posted on April 29, 2018 by leslie

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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Two Tribes

Posted on March 13, 2018 by leslie

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 →

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