The toxic politics of charisma
In today’s political climate, it is no wonder people like Mark Zuckerberg, Kevin O’Leary, and, most recently, Oprah Winfrey have been regarded as legitimate candidates for political office. As we are...
View ArticleThe banality of bourgeois ethics
Aristotle became a crucial figure in the Western canon of moral philosophy through his specific and germinal inquiry into the nature of virtue and what it means to lead a good life. He thought virtues...
View ArticleTrudeau’s town halls about show, not substance
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s first town hall tour in 2017 cost taxpayers over $131,000. Trudeau kicked off his second tour Jan. 9, 2018, and visited various locations across the country, eventually...
View ArticleCash flowing into think tanks undermines impartiality of the political process
If you know anything about American politics, you know America is a country whose current government is made of corporations, by corporations, and for corporations. After Donald Trump and Hillary...
View ArticleSupreme Court should uphold right to die with dignity
Canada has built up a reputation around the world of being a utopian land of progress. After all, we have a prime minister who consistently emphasizes the importance of respecting minorities, addresses...
View ArticleAcademic unions should form a united front
Universities across the West are seeing red. Widespread strike action has been taken by unionized academics throughout the United Kingdom following administrative attempts to restructure pension...
View ArticleCanadian institutions are deadly racist
Canada has a benign reputation as a land of cold weather, politeness, and small-town blandness. While most people waxing poetic on colonial settler Canadian identity prefer to focus on Hockey Night in...
View ArticleTransport Canada must do more to protect travellers from airline abuse
You don’t need to have seen The Twilight Zone to know there is a horror in traveling by plane. Examples range from women being kicked off of planes for wearing leggings, to a doctor being roughly and...
View ArticleFor truth in advertising
Politicians often lie when they speak. It is far rarer for a blatant lie to be fully displayed on a banner before the politician even opens their mouth. Yet Maxime Bernier’s People’s Party of Canada...
View ArticleWhy Canada needs a Bernie presidency
As the U.S. begins its two-year election cycle, it is important to think through how the leading Democrat in the presidential race just might reshape Canada if he wins. United States senator Bernie...
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