The Sydney attack was about spiritual — not political — terrorism
The Sydney attack was about spiritual — not political — terrorism From the October 7 massacre by Hamas to the slaughter at Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday, Islamists would have the world believe that the cause of all the mayhem is the existence of Israel. For Islamists and their apologists, the problem is simple: […]
How to understand Sydney’s terror attack
*Actual* root causes from the UAE, Barry Cooper, and Waller Newell One reason I founded the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy is because I thought material explanations including the use of statistics and data—useful as they are for many analyses—were inadequate in analyzing many modern threats to reason, democracy, and ultimately to civilization. An […]
Statute of Westminster a nation-building moment
Canada belongs to a tradition 1500 years old Dec. 11 is the anniversary of the Statute of Westminster. Other than the reappearance of the Union Jack on a few of the country’s flagpoles, the day will pass unheralded, largely unnoticed, by Canada’s leaders and 40 million citizens. The statute is a cornerstone of our autonomy […]
The extreme ideology behind B.C.’s radical reconciliation agenda
BC government advisors believe ‘settlers’ must atone for Canada’s ‘original sin’ British Columbians are understandably perplexed as to why their provincial government is going headlong down an economically devastating, undemocratic and divisive “reconciliation” path that is so obviously counter to the public interest. But the reason is simple, and it’s in plain view for anyone who cares to look. Premier David […]
Harvard eschews ingrained ideology in order to tackle ‘genuinely hard problems’
Students encouraged to leave their predispositions at the door and be open to wide, critical debate In recent decades the humanities and social sciences in many of our universities have declined in substance and stature. “Studies” programs, often ideologically slanted and emphasizing victimhood, and the emergence of postmodern influences, have undermined their importance. A new […]
Literacy, reason, and childhood matter—and we’re losing all three
Back in the 1970s and 1980s, three useful books pressed people to think about thinking. In Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television, released in 1978, San Francisco advertising executive Jerry Mander argued that style increasingly trumped content. That was in part because television, with its unavoidable, image-based nature, prioritized the pretty girl or cool guy over the […]
We’re all “settlers”
The settler-indigenous distinction is false. We all originated in Africa. If Canadians care to understand why our country is increasingly fractured, one key driver is the notion that non-Indigenous Canadians — “settlers” as they are called — should be grateful to live anywhere in the Americas. The “settler” label is mostly directed at those of […]
B.C. government laid groundwork for turning private property into Aboriginal land
It claims to oppose the Cowichan decision that threatens private property, but it’s been working against property owners for years A City of Richmond letter to property owners in the Cowichan Aboriginal title area recognized by the B.C. Supreme Court has brought the judgment’s potential impacts into stark reality. “For those whose property is in the area […]
Calgary’s high property taxes run counter to the ‘Alberta Advantage’
Of major cities, none compare to Calgary’s nearly 50 percent property tax burden increase between censuses. Alberta once again leads the country in taking in more new residents than it loses to other provinces and territories. But if Canadians move to Calgary seeking greater affordability, are they in for a nasty surprise? In light of […]
Book on John A. Macdonald revisits violent episode that helped spawn Canada
One could contend that a brief skirmish gone wrong on a snowy field near Duck Lake, in present-day central Saskatchewan, helped Canada become a country. This momentous, yet little-known, episode in our history is insightfully chronicled in the book “Sir John A. Macdonald & the Apocalyptic Year 1885” by Patrice Dutil (Sutherland House), a professor […]
An AI researcher who must be disabled? Bring meritocracy back
Males and other able-bodied individuals barred from applying to Dalhousie University position Dalhousie University is seeking a chair in artificial intelligence and healthy aging. The advertisement reads: “The Faculties of Computer Science and Health at Dalhousie University invite applications for a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Artificial Intelligence […]
Efforts to halt Harry Potter event expose the absurdity of trans activism
The Vancouver Park Board hasn’t caved to the anti-J.K. Rowling activists, but their campaign shows a need for common sense This November, Harry Potter is coming to Vancouver’s Stanley Park. And some people aren’t happy. The park will host Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience, an immersive exhibit that’s been staged around the world, prompting outrage from […]
