The Hrvoje Moric Show: Bruce Pardy joins the conversation at the 19:10 mark to discuss the age of democracy and to consider the possibility that it may be ending. As we bear witness, the cornerstones of society – the legislature, courts and state – have signed over their power to a technocratic, bureaucratic machinery that […]
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The Triumph of the Administrative State: A wide-ranging discussion with Bruce Pardy and Jan Jekielek for American Thought Leaders [see video] focused on the Canadian experience. The administrative state succeeded beyond its wildest dreams thanks to the rupture of COVID, when Canada’s nanny state became extreme and people succumbed in ways they would not have […]
Israel’s accelerating democracy
Following the greatest repudiation of the left in Israeli history, right-wing lawmakers are aggressively honoring their election promises.
Liberal democracy – an oxymoron
Some may argue that the pandemic was a once-in-a-century emergency that justified authoritarian methods to keep society safe. With due respect, this is nonsense.
“Even in the best of times, we’re a heartbeat away from tyranny. Democracy is one of the most fragile concepts in the world. That’s why most of the world doesn’t have democracy…. Democracy may be fragile, but we shall defend it.”