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Have They Showered Yet? ‘Occupy’ Comes to Ottawa

Found this pinned to an announcement board at Carleton University. Thank God for the horrible weather we’ve been having lately eh? What’s puzzling about these ‘Occupy’ groups i… more →

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Burke for our times

possevino wrote 2 weeks ago: From a review in the New Criterion of Norman’s Edmund Burke: the first conservative, comes thi … more →

Tags: Culture, improving government, Political Theory, Politics, Edmund Burke

Clipping the wings of the banks and merchants to make a better democracy — 1 comment

possevino wrote 2 weeks ago: The last thirty years of economic reform have placed the financier elite at centre stage of our poli … more →

Tags: Australian politics, improving government, the economy is a tool...

Studies in Social and Political Thought: Conference 2013

rikowski wrote 2 months ago: Debt STUDIES IN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL THOUGHT: CONFERENCE 2013 Call for Papers. Studies in Social and … more →

Tags: Conferences, Marxism, Call for Papers, Politics, Marxist Theory, Philosophy, Crisis, neoliberalism, austerity

On Tradition Part 1: Hayek And the Problem of Tradition

max5470 wrote 4 months ago: The first Part of a N-Part series. F.A Hayek is a 20th century author/political theorist/economist ( … more →

Tags: Thoughts from Class, tradition, Philosphy, Hayek, Class, University of Chicago, Part I

Brunel Social and Political Thought Research Group Seminar Series 2012-13

rikowski wrote 4 months ago: Autonomia RUNEL SOCIAL AND POLITICAL THOUGHT RESEARCH GROUP SEMINAR SERIES 2012-13 Brunel University … more →

Tags: Politics, Philosophy, historical materialism, Karl Marx, Marxism, Alex Callinicos, Political Philosophy, social theory, Political Theory

RESPONSIBILTY: Legal Guns Dealing Out Death

Kae Jae Elder wrote 5 months ago: It is time to put to rest the old argument “that guns don’t kill people, people do”. Don … more →

Tags: Just a Moment to Reflect, Myths and Legends, Philosophy, Political, Political Thought and Review, The Unspeakable Voice, To Hang on is Tough, Truth Meets Fiction, wake up America

The Case Against Succession — 2 comments

Kae Jae Elder wrote 6 months ago: Twenty-five thousand (25,000) signatures that is all it takes to send a message to Washington D.C. f … more →

Tags: Celebrate America, Mornimg's Light, Political Thought and Review, The Unspeakable Voice, To Err Is Human, To Hang on is Tough, Uncensored Rantings of a Strange Mind, wake up America, American Freedom

Election Day

Kae Jae Elder wrote 6 months ago: What a privilege it is to be an American today! Although we may disagree on the particulars, there i … more →

Tags: Just a Moment to Reflect, Political, slice of life., Of Heart and Home, Precious Gifts, Celebrate America, Political Thought and Review, Uncensored Rantings of a Strange Mind, wake up America

Falling into Fall — 1 comment

lmacmac9 wrote 7 months ago: Tripping, stumbling, grumbling and crying. All words to describe me falling into fall. No, not a cop … more →

Tags: pop culture, Music, hey rosetta, Matt Mays, Rose Cousins, John MacPhee, "paper lions", Andy Brown, Sugar

City life

lmacmac9 wrote 8 months ago: Well Halifax decided to show off its talents recently, and with that crisp end-of-the-summer air out … more →

Tags: pop culture, Ben Harper, matt anderson, daniel lanois, martin sexton, Summersonic, Garrison Grounds, Citadel Hill, Halifax

Death of the Liberal Class

hardlyregistered wrote 10 months ago: Chris Hedges, 2010 I wanted so much more out of this book. In many ways, there is a lot of valuable … more →

Tags: Chris Hedges, Liberalism, death of liberal class, social theory, Rebellion, American Culture

Why The West Rules - For Now — 2 comments

hardlyregistered wrote 10 months ago: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future Ian Morris, 2010 This is one of the b … more →

Tags: History, social theory, Ian Morris, Why the West Rules--For Now, Globalization

Church and Children, do they mix?

talesfrommummyland wrote 12 months ago: We go to church. I won’t sit here and pretend we are regulars but we do try to attend as much … more →

Tags: Being a Mummy, kids, Parenting, Family, Motherhood, Religion

…the honor and distinction of the individual...

Roger - Dr Roger Prentice wrote 1 year ago: “…the honor and distinction of the individual consist in this, that he among all the world’s m … more →

Tags: Inspiration, Motivation, social theory, Service

In honor of our Institution... Vol. XVI, Iss. IV

fusgadflyonline wrote 1 year ago: Dear Reader, It has been a very busy week for our editors, our writers, and for those of you who kin … more →

Tags: Catholic imagination, Conservative, Daniel Davis, death, Dying, franciscan university, Franciscan University Missionary Outreach, Franciscan University of Steubenville, fus

The Duality of Life

lmacmac9 wrote 1 year ago: I recently did a professional exercise to determine my personal values to help me in my job search p … more →

Tags: Values, Public Relations, Passion, Balance, Love & Basketball, Gaia, Environment, Economy, consumer

Struggling for words

lmacmac9 wrote 1 year ago: Sometimes, I struggle for words. I’ve always preferred to be the quiet observant type. And I t … more →

Tags: poverty, Nova Scotia, Homelessness, Canada, Wheels, neil hope, degrassi, Socialism, Dalhousie

The Deadlock - with Slavoj Zizek at Brunel University

rikowski wrote 1 year ago: Zizek THE DEADLOCK – WITH SLAVOJ ZIZEK AT BRUNEL UNIVERSITY Brunel Social and Political Thought Rese … more →

Tags: News and politics, activism, Politics, Crisis, Seminars & Workshops, Thought, Political Theory, Transformation., Violence

2011.11.11 Remember — 2 comments

lmacmac9 wrote 1 year ago: Today is Remembrance Day in Canada. It’s been a challenging week for me personally, but things … more →

Tags: Remembrance Day, soldiers, Security, respect


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