What is Post-Modern Conservatism?
Editor's Note: This article is a follow-up to the author's previous piece on Jordan Peterson and his misrepresentation of post-modernism as an "attack" on truth and objectivity.
Introduction
Many conservatives today decry post-modernism…
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Can a Cryptocurrency Save Venezuela’s Economy?
In January 2018, Venezuela’s government, led by Nicolàs Maduro, launched a new official currency, the Petro. The world’s first government-backed cryptocurrency, the Petro is the administration’s latest attempt to solve its longstanding…
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Why Not Let 16 Year-Olds Vote?: An Argument Resurfaced in B.C.
On March 13th, in the British Columbia Legislative Assembly, Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver presented his latest private member's bill to the membership. This is the third time Weaver introduced his Election Amendment Act to lower the…
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A Look Into China’s Energised Technological Boom
China’s economic prowess in recent years is now world renown. Much of the country's economic success can be attributed to its robust export-led growth strategy, and an abundant labour force. However, another sector that is fast developing,…
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CSW62: Shifting the Narrative on Women’s Rights from Normative to Actionable
Editor's Note: This article is part of a series of MIR articles from the International Relations Students' Society of McGill (IRSAM, Inc.)'s official delegation trip to the 62nd United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW62). To…
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China’s Waste Ban
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. This is the mantra of the modern environmentalist. But until recently, we were not faced with what ‘recycle’ actually entails. For me, up until now, ‘recycle’ meant checking the number on the bottom of my plastic,…
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A Brotherly Bond: Why Russia Won’t Give Up on North Korea
As the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and Western spheres of influence both edge towards the boundaries of the former Iron Curtain in Eastern Europe, a new front in the diplomatic battle to contain Russia and its Eastern allies –…
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Art Not For Art’s Sake: The Politics of CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala
Since its appearance in 1983, China’s Central Television’s (CCTV) annual Spring Festival Gala, or chunwan, has accompanied millions on the eve of Lunar New Year. This thirty-five year-old program is a variety show featuring music, dance,…
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The New Colombian Congress and its Implications for the Peace Agreement
Plaza Bolivar - Bogotá, Colombia, where the National Capitol that hosts Colombian Congress is located. Photo by: Hernán Enrique Carvajal Cortés
On Sunday, March 11, 2017, Colombian citizens voted for Congress. Presently Colombian…
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Is Large-Scale Hydropower Sustainable?: Taking a Specific Look into Latin America
Author's Note: I am currently working on my undergraduate thesis at McGill University. I chose to write about the large-scale hydropower industry and its related sustainability issues in Latin America by doing a comparative analysis of two…
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