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Craftwork
Craftwork Wollstonecraft: Philosophy, Passion and Politics, Sylvana Tomaselli, Princeton University Press, Princeton & Oxford, 2021, 230pp, pb, reviewed by Leslie Jones The first riposte to Edmund Burke’s Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790) was Vindications of the Rights of … Continue reading
Regionalism and Nationalism in Canada
Regionalism and Nationalism in Canada The third of a series of articles by Mark Wegierski to mark the Sesquicentennial of Canadian Confederation The historical context The problem of centre-periphery relations in a society, and of how a geographically extensive country extending … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Mulroney, Nationalism, Ontario, Ottawa, Preston Manning, Québec, Regionalism, Rousseau, Stephen Harper, Toronto
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The Dilemma of Hypermodernity, part two
The Dilemma of Hypermodernity, part two Mark Wegierski continues his analysis Apart from the ever-present (and multifarious) possibilities for self-destruction, there seem to be only two real main possible paths before humanity. Modern Western liberal technological society is already slipping … Continue reading
The Global Village Idiot
The Global Village Idiot Ilana Mercer sends the Pope packing In the wake of America’s week-long, Pope Francis bacchanalia, a few column titles suggest themselves: “Benedict, What Have You Wrought?” “The Global Village Idiot.” “Lady Di of the Papacy.” The … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Smith, Ilana Mercer, Pope Benedict XV1, Pope Francis, Pope John Paul, Robespierre, Rousseau
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Who are You?
Who are You? Identity: the Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment, Francis Fukuyama, Profile Books, London, 2018, 218 pp., reviewed by Leslie Jones According to sociologist Francis Fukuyama, identity politics can sometimes be “a natural and inevitable response … Continue reading →
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