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Added to VDARE.com on March 11, 2006 American Journal of Education, Nov 2005 By Heinz-Dieter Meyer Above all, don't make teaching a career. (Jean-Jacques Rousseau) Teacher unions—the only American trade unions that are still growing—are a key part of the American educational compact, and their
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Peter Brimelow writes: Better late than never…at least the subject isn't going away! Almost a year ago, I spoke at the Philadelphia Society's National Meeting, which was devoted to the topic "What Is An American?", at the kind invitation of the chairman, Midge
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Republished on VDARE.com on February 07, 2006 Wall Street Journal, Sep 14, 1984 Will Progressive Conservative Brian Mulroney's victory in Canada's recent elections prove as evanescent as the 1958 Tory electoral sweep? Most interpretations of Mr. Mulroney's victory seem intent on preserving the
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Republished on VDARE.com on February 07, 2006 Wall Street Journal, Jan 30, 1987 To Canada's suffering prime ministers, the country's politics must sometimes look like one of those children's games where you try to get all the balls in holes simultaneously—except that
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Republished on VDARE.com on February 07, 2006 Wall Street Journal, November 13, 1987 MONTREAL—The recently concluded U.S.-Canada free-trade agreement is in trouble north of the border. Both opposition parties, the socialist New Democratic Party led by Edward Broadbent and the Liberals led by John Turner, have
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Republished on VDARE.com on February 07, 2006 Forbes, Sept 25, 1995 FORGET ABOUT Russian roulette: Our neighbors to the north play Canadian Roulette—staking their entire Confederation on a single election result. It's happening again this fall. The separatist Parti Quebecois government of Quebec, Canada's
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Republished on VDARE.com on February 07, 2006 Wall Street Journal, Mar 1, 1985 Americans' eyes do not exactly glaze over at the mention of Canada. Let's just say they manage a look of polite interest. But there is little reason for them to feel guilty. Even
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[Excerpt from Stephen Harper And the Future of Canada by William Johnson (Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2005) Pages 50-55] Harper and Weissenberger wondered why Canada was different. They received a powerful lesson when, in October 1986, the Mulroney government—their government—made public a decision that shook all of western
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Recent reports suggest that Canada's Conservative Party, headed by Stephen Harper, may displace the governing Liberals or even win outright the Federal election to be held on Monday. This is a big surprise to the Canadian commentariat, but Canadian election campaigns are often volatile. (Anyone who is interested
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[Excerpt from Rescuing Canada's Right: A Blueprint for A Conservative Revolution, by Tasha Kheiriddin and Adam Daifallah] While countries such as the United States and Britain debated the merits of lower taxes and limited government, Canada debated whether it should stay together at all. Our intellectual and political
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WAR AGAINST CHRISTMAS 2005 COMPETITION [blog] [II] [III] [IV] [V] - See also: War Against Christmas 2004 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000 The Twelfth Day of Christmas, January 6th, is when we aim to end our Annual War Against Christmas competition
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Forbes, Oct 16, 1989 By Peter Brimelow and Leslie Spencer [See also by Brimelow and Leslie Spencer: Ralph Nader, Inc.] Roll over, Wall Street. Meet the real champions of the great American greed game: the plaintiff attorneys—lawyers who specialize in suing. Top moneymaker in 1988, according to FORBES'