Newtown, Connecticut
On this day, December, 14 2012, we mourn the victims of a senseless and despicable murder…
‘The Frontiers of Our Dreams are No Longer the Same’ (1)
It was an overcast day in 1977 when the great writer and Quebec nationalist, Hubert Aquin, committed suicide
‘The Frontiers of Our Dreams are No Longer the Same’ (2)
Aquin wanted a total ‘national revolution’. He wanted to rebuild Quebec society from the bottom up…
‘The Frontiers of our Dreams are No Longer the Same’ (3)
Aquin develops a stringent critique of the Patriote rebellion. He analyses…
Life After the End of History
For most of the last century, the West faced real enemies: totalitarian, aggressive, armed to the teeth…
1989 was a very good year by Timothy Garton Ash
It was the biggest year in world history since 1945…
Obama and Canada
As I was watching the "We are One" concert in celebration of the inauguration of Barack Obama…
Beauty and Democracy
It has been quite a week. I watched the American election results overnight in London…
Geographies of dissent (1)
I like the phrase, “Geographies of Dissent? It suggests a great deal to me…
Geographies of dissent (2)
I like the phrase, “Geographies of Dissent? It suggests a great deal to me…
Geographies of dissent (3)
I like the phrase, “Geographies of Dissent? It suggests a great deal to me…
Euston Manifesto (1)
After years of accepting and even supporting an unclear and often unthoughtout ideology rooted in…
Euston Manifesto (2)
After years of accepting and even supporting an unclear and often unthoughtout ideology rooted in…
The Frontiers of Our Dreams Are No Longer The Same* (2)
Aquin wanted a total ‘national revolution’. He wanted to rebuild Quebec society from the bottom up…
The Frontiers of Our Dreams Are No Longer the Same (1)*
It was an overcast day in 1977 when the great writer and Quebec nationalist, Hubert Aquin, committed suicide…
