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Civil Society Is Not A Contract: A Reply to Hobbes and Locke

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Post published:December 18, 2020
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This is a reply to a member of our local discussion group who argued that human beings “choose” to enter civil society: My modest comment on your comment would be to say that I don’t think individuals “choose” to enter…

On the Warpath!

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Post published:November 27, 2020
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Drums have been beating across Canada! Indigenous sympathizers are on the Warpath over a short blog I posted more than two years ago to the effect that many Canadians have described their years in the Residential school system as very…

Sui pericoli dell’Egualitarismo

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Post published:November 25, 2020
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For those with a little Italian, or for your Italian friends and relatives, here is a translation by Epoch Times of Italy of my recent article, On The Dangers of “Equality” https://www.epochtimes.it/news/sui-pericoli-dellegualitarismo/…

The Dangers of “Equality”

Post author:William Gairdner
Post published:November 12, 2020
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The question of the day seems to be whether or not equality can be legislated. The short answer is “yes”. Anything can be legislated. But everyone knows that no two human beings, trees, fish or flowers, are…

What Trump Means to 70+ Million Americans

Post author:William Gairdner
Post published:November 7, 2020
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This is my quick reply to a member of my discussion group. I think your comparison to an effective doctor whom you would want even if he is a jerk is kind of what I have been trying to say,…

Will America Save Itself?

Post author:William Gairdner
Post published:November 1, 2020
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Possible, but not probable. If America decides to rush for the Statist brink once again, there may never again be sufficient political will, nor sufficient cultural residue of that once-great nation’s Founding dedication to ordered liberty, to self-reliance, and to…

Trump vs Biden: How To Stop The Interruptions

Post author:William Gairdner
Post published:September 30, 2020
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Notwithstanding the merits or demerits of the points addressed in the first Trump vs Biden debate, it was disgraceful to see two grown men interrupting and over-talking each other, and disregarding the rules of the Moderator throughout the event, in…

Some Deep Insight on China

Post author:William Gairdner
Post published:September 22, 2020
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What follows is a probing in-depth article by Sinologist Professor Charles Burton, on the social, economic, and cultural forces that have produced the China we see today. For all of the West who wish to understand China and what it…

William’s Law on Diversity and Unity

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Post published:August 25, 2020
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“You can have diversity within unity, but you cannot derive unity from diversity, and without unity, a civilization will always fail.”…

An Important Essay on the Present Chaos from Commentary Magazine

Post author:William Gairdner
Post published:August 14, 2020
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This is an insightful essay relating the features of the present chaos in America to the fundamental elements of all revolutions, French, Russian, and Chinese. Click the Title… Yes, This Is a Revolution…