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India must get rid of its hatred for the Raj
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India must get rid of its hatred for the Raj. It’s very much part of our history, writes author and Mumbai businessman Jaithirth (Jerry) Rao.
'Je me souviens, too'—Eugene Forsey and the British Fact
Canadian Flag Cancel Culture Christopher Dummitt Colony to Nation Myth Conservatism Dominion Donald Creighton Eugene Forsey Judith Robinson Men and Ideas New Democratic Party Red Ensign Westminster System
Eugene Forsey believed French and British glory were Canada’s glory, writes Christopher Dummitt, with a Burkean anti-revolutionary idea of history and an abiding faith in the impartial and benevolent state. Originally published in The Dorchester Review print edition, Vol. 4, No. 2, Autumn-Winter 2014, pp. 9-12. THERE WAS A TIME, not so long ago, when those who were proud of Canada’s British traditions weren’t only conservatives. Labour activists and socialists, Liberals east and west, once spoke naturally of Canada’s place in the British Empire and Commonwealth. No longer. In 2014 the Harper government was accused of creating a new nationalism by harkening back...
England's Political Secret
Canada Charter of Rights and Freedoms Colonial Era Confederation Conservatism Edward Blackstone Fathers of Confederation François Charbonneau Habeas Corpus Idea of Freedom Idea of Liberty John Locke King George III Libertarianism Men and Ideas Parliament Rights of Englishmen Une part égale de liberté
What was the political secret that Englishmen were convinced they had found and that allowed them to be so free? A free nation was one that was not dependent upon the will of anyone, especially its own Monarch, writes Dr. François Charbonneau.
Israel and Palestine: Exploding the Myths
Corrective History History Debates History Wars Hymie Rubenstein Israel Men and Ideas Middle East Palestinians War & Weaponry
Historical denial, Arab propaganda, liberal guilt, and anti-Semitism serve to legitimize a demand for a sovereign Palestinian state where none has ever existed. The claim of "apartheid" is only the latest charge in the effort to delegitimize Israel.
Rediscovering the Good Life
1619 Project Conservatism Conversion of the Barbarians Corrective History Education Libertarianism Marcus Aurelius Men and Ideas Michael R. Jackson Bonner Modern Liberalism Sohrab Ahmari The Good Life
The modern liberal vision of successful parenting and education is irretrievably flawed because it fails even to consider the most important questions about human life, writes Dr. Michael Bonner.