Jul 11Tom Tugendhat should be our next Prime Minister. Here’s why.Tom Tugendhat is the Member of Parliament for Tonbridge and Malling, in Kent. He is a Conservative, has been in the Commons for the past seven years, and is the chair of the influential Foreign Affairs Select Committee. …Conservatives11 min read
Jun 19Don’t let President Duda deceive you.The name Law and Justice Party would, one may think, signal and identify a group of politicians who respect and advocate for the independence of the judiciary, the upholding of democratic beliefs, and more hallmarks for a functioning, world-class nation. Safe to say, despite Poland’s President — Andrzej Duda —…Poland27 min read
May 22Jason Kenney’s political autopsyAlberta Premier Jason Kenney was famous for having two different personas — one for campaigning, consisting of a blue Dodge pick-up and a quite vivacious personality; the other was the public office character, which always seemed to let down himself and his promises, and never seemed to have enough oomph…Politics18 min read
May 17Lawrence, Obergefell, and the U.S. Supreme Court’s impact on gay rightsArticle dedicated to two of my closest friends, J.M. and B.J.; love you both! The Supreme Court of the United States, or SCOTUS (as you might hear it shortened down), has a vast amount of leverage on the rights of everyday Americans and how their lives and the institutions above…Court13 min read
Apr 8What role did politics play? An explanation of the shooting that shook the StatesI started this article intending to cover the politics of not just one attack, but many. Isla Vista’s killings, the Tucson assassination attempt, and the El Paso Walmart shooting, to name a few. …Columbine11 min read
Mar 5The history of the British welfare state, from the Tudors to the post-WW2 eraStaunch capitalism and ruthless conservatism plagued the lives of the working-class before the Second World War. If you were working, you were likely working somewhere owned by one of the richest people in the country. And if you were in a place owned by one of the richest people in…Welfare16 min read
Feb 19A collective plea for follows, and a take on Medium’s new partner policyMedium, Medium Staff This isn’t a piece that you would normally find any of us creators — from science-fiction fanatics to political commentators — writing on this platform, but it comes at a certain time where the publication of something like this is necessary. In August of 2021, it was…Medium4 min read
Feb 6Explained: the ‘Freedom Convoy’ and crisis in the Conservative PartyIn the news recently, there have been two major stories: the ‘Freedom Convoy’ —a large (or so they lead you to think, but that’s been fact-checked) group of pan-America truckers in staunch opposition to vaccine mandates between Canada and the States — and an internal identity and leadership crisis in…Freedom Of Speech13 min read
Feb 1Only when it suited him: Harper’s expulsion of Casey and GuergisOn Wikipedia and other encyclopedic sites, independent politicians seem to be the most insignificant people you’ll come across. They are colored in their electoral history tables as gray, a color that passes across the message, “They’re not a member of a party, they’re never going to win another election;” red…Government12 min read
Dec 29, 2021Canadian politics Q&A (December 2021)Before I went out on my walk on December the 19th, I searched up on Google, “Canadian political history podcasts,” in an attempt to find a podcast that might uncover some history into past administrations like P.E. Trudeau’s, Mulroney’s, or Harper’s (the one I’m most interested in). I did not…Canada18 min read