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The Best Argument Against Abortion: Follow the Logic

Post author:William Gairdner
Post published:August 28, 2018
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In the “Freethinker” discussion group of which I am a member, the subject of libertarianism/liberalism, and abortion, has arisen again. This is too complicated to spell out completely for now. But I responded to one of our discussants with the…

A Fascinating Study on Identical Twins Reared Apart

Post author:William Gairdner
Post published:August 21, 2018
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There is perhaps no better test of the effects of nature vs. nurture, than studies of identical twins reared apart. The social sciences may not have much luck finding “genes” that control human behaviour. But the next best thing is…

The War Against Men

Post author:William Gairdner
Post published:August 8, 2018
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Here is another good 5 minute video by Prager U, this one on the war against men and masculinity in the Western world. It starts out simply, but ends up tying the loose ends together. https://www.prageru.com/videos/make-men-masculine-again If anyone wants really…

On Democracy and Reason: A Warning!

Post author:William Gairdner
Post published:July 3, 2018
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Yesterday, I was reminded by a reader, of this essay on “Democracy and Reason,” which I published in 1996 – 22 years ago! – as a newspaper column, and which this kind reader said “was prescient,” given the mob-like, dictatorial…

How A Constitution Is Turned From a Shield Into A Sword

Post author:William Gairdner
Post published:July 1, 2018
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Here is a fine, clear piece from The National Post (June 30th) in which Professor Bruce Pardy of Queen’s University scolds judges for wandering outside the confines of the law and “reading in” meanings to Canada’s Charter of Rights and…

A Letter On the Difference Between Culture, and Multiculturalism

Post author:William Gairdner
Post published:June 24, 2018
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Some time ago, I wrote what follows to a friend and Professor of French Literature at York University who, like me, was struggling with the term “multiculturalism.” ************** Thank you so much for the nice lunch and the convivial conversation.…

“Intersectionality” and the Envy-Game

Post author:William Gairdner
Post published:June 18, 2018
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Here is is solid and sobering short video on so-called “intersectionality,” by Ben Shapiro, done for Prager U. Ben is like a lawyer for the Prosecution in everything he does. A Sharp mind, and a fearless tongue. Here is the…

Conrad Black On Trump’s “Animal Cunning”

Post author:William Gairdner
Post published:June 14, 2018
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“Animal Cunning”: that is the most apt phrase I have seen to describe President Trump’s style. It was coined after the 2016 election by the American Classics Scholar and political commentator, Victor Davis Hanson, of Stanford University, and this piece…

Balancing Historical Guilt Over the Aboriginal File

Post author:William Gairdner
Post published:June 6, 2018
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Here is a shortened version of an essay entitled “Another Look At Apologies” published on The Frontier Centre for Public Policy website on June 2, 2018, by my colleague Rodney Clifton and his associate Gerry Bowler. Rodney is the gentleman…

What Is Religion?

Post author:William Gairdner
Post published:June 3, 2018
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Below is the text of an eight-page lecture delivered by the public intellectual David Cayley, on May 11, 2015, to a legal symposium on “Religion: A Public and Social Good,” convened at the University of Toronto. I think it is…