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Republished on VDARE.com on May 25, 2006 National Review, April 7, 1997 THERE is a sad symmetry in the fact that Bill Buckley's obituary of Leo Rosten appeared in the same issue of NR (March 24) as Tom McArdle's follow-up report (" Al Gore'
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[Peter Brimelow spoke on "Disappearing Borders" to Vanderbilt University's IMPACT Symposium, March 20, 2006—see Borders, Walls, Nation-States, Property Rights: VDARE.COM At Vanderbilt University. He also answered questions, after the applause, of course. If you listen to the audio (MP3), this starts at 34:19]
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Republished on VDARE.com on May 09, 2006 Forbes, April 20, 1998 THIS MAGAZINE'S editor-in-chief wrote one of the many respectful obituaries for Julian Simon, the University of Maryland business school professor and libertarian theorist who died recently at the tragically early age of 65. These tributes were
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[VDARE.com Editor Peter Brimelow writes: When Alien Nation was first published, I was approached by several speaking agencies, all happily convinced I would get a flow of lucrative invitations from colleges. It didn't happen—some controversies are apparently too controversial. But I do speak occasionally on campuses
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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