The Return of Terrorâs Architect The restoration of a statue of Felix Dzerzhinsky in Moscow illuminates the gulf that now divides Russian society. John Lloyd 15 Nov 2023 · 9 min read
Anti-Enlightenment Thinking, Past and Present The Enlightenment was as remarkable as it was unexpected, but it led directly to the benefits we enjoy today. Adam Wakeling 15 Nov 2023 · 9 min read
The Radical Humanitarian Doctrine Those who demand an end to all suffering at any cost exhibit a utopian foolishness. Ronald W. Dworkin 14 Nov 2023 · 10 min read
The Return of the Creationists How can we expect political sense or reason from people who cannot distinguish empirical reality from ancient myth? Lawrence M. Krauss 14 Nov 2023 · 4 min read
Unrealistic Realism on Ukraine Moral relativism, and its equally dubious corollary of moral equivalence, too often mars contemporary Realistsâ conceptions of political realities. Borys M. Kowalsky 14 Nov 2023 · 13 min read
United Against the Iroquois In the fourteenth instalment of his series on the history of Canada, Greg Koabel describes Champlainâs military alliance with Franceâs new Innu, Algonquin, and Wendat trading partners. Greg Koabel 13 Nov 2023 · 24 min read
Gaza, Islam, and the West The Hamas atrocities of October 7th have refocussed attention on the place of a consequential voting bloc in Western democracies. RJ Smith 11 Nov 2023 · 7 min read
Joseph Boyden Isnât Indigenous. But his Historical Fiction Is Still Worth Reading The authorâs widely celebrated 2013 novel, âThe Orenda,â helped educate Canadians about their countryâs colonial roots. It shouldnât be cast into literary oblivion just because Boyden misrepresented his ancestry. Andy Lamey 11 Nov 2023 · 34 min read
The Perils of Affective Polarization Our increasing desire to isolate ourselves from supporters of the opposite party can have dire consequences. Julian Adorney 10 Nov 2023 · 9 min read
The Barbarian Evasions Hamasâs progressive apologists seek self-justification in the moral incoherence of relativistic absolutism. David A. Eisenberg 9 Nov 2023 · 4 min read
Muslim Antisemitism and the Western Left The pro-Hamas demonstrations are driven by the identification of Israel with âcolonialismâ and the idea that the Palestinians are anti-colonialists. This approach is based on ignorance. Benny Morris 7 Nov 2023 · 9 min read
Forget About Overpopulation, Soon There Will Be Too Few Humans The more people there are, the more solutions to problems will be found. Maarten Boudry 7 Nov 2023 · 8 min read
Robert Sapolsky is Wrong A new book about free will fails to offer an original argument or make a convincing case. Stuart Doyle 6 Nov 2023 · 13 min read
