• Economic Exceptionalism

    In the aftermath of 9/11, we entered a moment of political exceptionalism: we were told that in normal times, certain basic civil rights applied, but these were exceptional times and the normal rules didn’t apply. Suddenly, practices like torture, detention without charge, and the denial of the basic rights of prisoners of war were deemed

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  • 100 Years of the Republic of China: Reason to Celebrate

    October 10, 2011, marks the centennial anniversary of the Hsinhai Revolution and the subsequent establishment of the Republic of China (ROC). The revolution’s political philosophy, developed by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, was the “Three Principles of the People.” Principles of minzu (nationalism, “government of the people”), minquan (democracy, “government by the people”) and minsheng (peoples’ livelihood,

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  • Le revers menaçant de la libération des arabes

    Le revers menaçant de la libération des arabes

    Cet article a originalement paru en anglais dans le blogue du Conseil International du Canada : opencanada.org. Les chrétiens coptes ont une bonne raison de s’inquiéter dans la nouvelle Égypte. La révolution populaire, dirigée par les jeunes démocrates séculiers qui ont réussi à enverser le régime de Hosni Mubarak, a également déchaîné les sombres préjugés de

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  • Diaspora Voters, Canadian Voters: What Roles?

    Diaspora Voters, Canadian Voters: What Roles?

    In a recent Globe and Mail column, Jeffrey Simpson notes that the Harper government’s pro-Israel stance is likely responsible for a shift of Jewish Canadians toward the Conservatives, who were supported by 52% of Jewish voters in the last election. The inverse of that trend among Muslim Canadian voters was even starker, with only 12%

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