(also posted at PoliticsRespun.org) I have an old stand-by joke for partisan political events that I happen upon or at which I end up. How can you tell an NDP event? The cries of “Shame! Shame!” There are a few tropes we can pile together about political rallies. Conservative ones seem to have hired goons [...]
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Contempt, democracy, and change
(also posted at PoliticsRespun.org) So far, 2011 has been an interesting year, one full of history, democracy, and change – and hope. We’ve seen uprisings throughout northern Africa and the Middle East, with people demanding democracy instead of oppressive governments and dictatorships. Today, something historic happened in Canada as well – though nothing on the [...]
There are times I can’t believe I study politics.
– Also posted at PoliticsRespun.org – I’m a graduate student in political science at York University. And there are times – increasingly more times – that I can’t believe that I study politics. And I’d like to suggest that this is precisely what Stephen Harper wants. Personally, I think that it’s kind of telling that [...]