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What An Anthropologist Learned From Living Among Other Societies
Senior Fellow Philip Carl Salzman draws on years living among nomadic tribes to challenge the Western obsession with big government. Among the Baluch of Iran and pastoralists in India and Sardinia, he found decentralized, self-reliant societies thriving on kinship, tradition and mutual responsibility. These communities show that freedom doesn’t require bureaucracy—just strong bonds and the will to defend what matters.
What A Forgotten Warship Says About The West’s Decline
When HMS Bristol—a Cold War-era British warship with a storied past—was quietly scrapped in 2024, Senior Fellow William Brooks saw more than just a naval relic lost. In this personal reflection, Brooks traces the ensign he inherited from his U.S. Navy uncle back to a time of true Western solidarity—through war, alliance, and shared values. Today, he laments the erosion of that unity, as identity politics, weakened militaries, and fractured alliances leave the West adrift in uncertain waters.
Lessons from the Romanian Revolution
Canada has been through a demoralizing time in recent years, but hope remains. The 1989 Romanian Revolution is a good example well within our lifetime that serves both as a cautionary lesson for governments and some cause for inspiration for suffering citizens....
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Alberta Politics and Empty Promises of Health-care Solutions
The writ has been dropped and Albertans are off to the polls on May 29. That leaves just four weeks for political leaders and voters to sort out what is arguably the most divisive, yet significant, issue for this election - health care. On Day 2, NDP leader Rachel...
From Decoration Day to Paardeberg Day to Remembrance Day: Lest We Forget
Sentries stand at the National War Memorial in Ottawa during the Remembrance Day ceremony on Nov. 11, 2021. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang Every Nov. 11, Canadian eyes turn to Ottawa where, at the eleventh hour, the most solemn ceremony of our Remembrance Day takes...
Churchill’s Greatness: A Reflection on the 150th Anniversary of His Birth
November 30 marks the 150th anniversary of Winston Churchill’s birth. This anniversary comes five months after the Sir Winston Churchill Society of Calgary installed a statue of him at the McDougall Centre grounds. In defiance of cancel culture, it embodied,...
Hungarian Revolution of 1956: A Valiant Effort to Overthrow Communist Rule
Civilians wave Hungary’s national flag from a captured Soviet tank in Budapest’s main square during the anti-communist uprising of October 1956. AP Photo After World War II ended in the summer of 1945, the Soviet Red Army found itself to be in possession of...