As it was in the 1970s, ordinary people are slouching toward an abyss they may never be able to climb out of.
William Brooks
A Cultural History of Education Part 5
Part 5 of 6 : The Pedagogy of Revolution
A Cultural History of Education Part 4
Part 4 of 6 : The Ideological Influence of John Dewey
A Cultural History of Education Part 3
Part 3 of 6 : The Progressive State as Schoolmaster.
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Weaponizing the Law
The indictment of former U.S. president Donald Trump for crimes invented by his political opponents is the most egregious example yet seen of the weaponizing of the law. The United States is now full of examples. However, in Canada, we also see the law being...
“Looking At” Seizing Control Over Western Canada’s Natural Resources
OTTAWA, REGINA - Last week, two things happened that could have profound impacts on natural resources development in Saskatchewan. One is a hint the federal government might want to take control of natural resources away from the provinces, and the other is the...
Eliminating Fossil Fuels Will Produce A Crippling Decline In Human Well-Being
An environmental activist with the group Extinction Rebellion DC scales the Wilson Building next to a sign that reads "No New Fossil Fuels," as part of an Earth Day rally against fossil fuels in Washington on April 22, 2022. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) In...
Allegations Of ‘Denialism’ Obstruct Access To Truth
Climate activists rally to urge politicians to stand against climate denial in New York on Jan. 9, 2017. (Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images) According to various sources, “denialism” is the practice of denying the validity of something for which there’s irrefutable proof....
Battered By A Fateful Realignment Of Values
Canadian school trustee is canceled for sharing traditional views
Macdonald’s Legacy (Part 5): Patricide Never Serves the Common Good
Part 5 of a 5 part series
Totalitarian Temptations Among Progressive Elites
During a mid-May CBS morning show, host Nate Burleson asked former U.S. President Barack Obama if there’s anything about the country that still keeps him up at night. Obama said: “The thing that I’m most worried about is the degree to which we now have a divided...
Macdonald’s Legacy (Part 4): Immense Challenges and a National Strategy
Part 4 of a 5 part series
Macdonald’s Legacy (Part 3): Canadian Confederation’s Indispensable Man
Part 3 of a 5 part series
London Ontario’s Public Library Bans Society for Academic Freedom
In mid-May, True North columnist Andrew Lawton reported that the London Public Library in Ontario refused to rent space for an annual public lecture organized by the Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarship (SAFS). Founded in 1992, SAFS is a Canadian...
Sacrificing Success on the ‘Altar of Equity’
Somewhere around the mid-1960s the conventional conservative model of the English grammar school was finally over-turned by a new-age, liberal-progressive intellectual alliance of “progressive educators.” This shift of power and influence to the left led to changes in...