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John Robson
True Canadian values for a complex world
That explosive take on Canadian history again

Troy Media has also now published my review for the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy of Stephen Bown’s exciting Dominion: The Railway and the Rise of Canada.

Aristotle Foundation, Columns, HistoryJohn RobsonDecember 21, 2023
Finding hope in a dangerous world at Christmas... in 1941

In my latest Epoch Times column I contemplate the painfully familiar task of finding comfort at Christmastime despite everything.

Arts & culture, Columns, Government, History, International, Israel, Life, Epoch Times, Military, Philosophy, Religion, Terrorism, United Kingdom, United States, Values, World War IIJohn RobsonDecember 21, 2023
One rule for me, violence for thee

In my latest National Post column I warn that our flagrant double standard in policing protests will end in tragedy.

Columns, Constitution, Crime, Freedom of speech, Government, Israel, Law, National Post, Politics, Social policy, ValuesJohn RobsonDecember 21, 2023
Words Worth Noting - December 21, 2023

“Goodness should be a factor. Greatness is more than a matter of magnitude – it should have a direction, too.”

David Reevely re the CBC’s Greatest Canadian and similar things in the UK, Germany and South Africa in Ottawa Citizen October 24, 2004

Famous quotes, Government, History, LifeJohn RobsonDecember 21, 2023
Words Worth Noting - December 20, 2023

“Without justice, what is the state but a great band of robbers?”

St. Augustine, quoted by Fr. Raymond J. de Souza in National Post April 29, 2023

Constitution, Famous quotes, Government, Life, Law, Magna Carta, Politics, ReligionJohn RobsonDecember 20, 2023
Words Worth Noting - December 19, 2023

“One of these days is none of these days.”

“English saying” quoted as “Thought du jour” in “Social Studies” in Globe & Mail June 6, 2013

Famous quotes, LifeJohn RobsonDecember 19, 2023
An explosive take on Canadian history

In Western Standard I present a review for the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy of Stephen Bown’s gripping Dominion: The Railway and the Rise of Canada, from colourful characters to poisonous whiskey to the crucial role of dynamite in building this nation and the West generally in the 19th century.

Aristotle Foundation, Economics, Government, History, Infrastructure, Politics, Science & Technology, Social policy, ValuesJohn RobsonDecember 18, 2023
Words Worth Noting - December 18, 2023

“The impossible is often the untried.”

Irish footballer Jim Goodwin, widely quoted online for instance at https://www.quotes.net/quote/13410

Famous quotes, Life, Arts & cultureJohn RobsonDecember 18, 2023
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