Joerge Dyrkton

Thoughts on Canadian Political Culture: Criticisms, Reviews and the Poverty of Parliament

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Sunday, October 5, 2025

On Loyalty Oaths: James Comey as Sir Thomas More

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There is much to be said in using the early modern period in Europe as a reflection of today’s political and cultural topography across the ...
Friday, September 5, 2025

Canadian soldiers flaunting vaccination marks in the First World War

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       Credit: UVic Great War Archives In order to serve in the First World War, Canadian soldiers had to be vaccinated against typhoid and ...
Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Conscience versus Conformity

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       Photo credit: WHO
Sunday, August 3, 2025

The Roots of “Reconciliation” in Canada, Or: A Reassessment of Hegel’s Canada

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Much has been said of Hegel’s influence in Canada – maybe too much.  Hegel’s philosophy is considered one of the reasons behind the landmark...
Sunday, July 27, 2025

Genocide – A Definition: Raphael Lemkin in his own words

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New conceptions require new terms.  By “genocide” we mean the destruction of a nation or an ethnic group.  This new word, coined by the auth...
Saturday, July 5, 2025

The Law is King: Paine

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But where says some is the King of America?  I’ll tell you friend, he reigns above, and doth not make havoc of mankind like the Royal Brute ...
Friday, July 4, 2025

On Bullying, Cruelty and Wars

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Bullying, whether flagrant or discreet, is a very prominent strand in social interaction: the nasty end of the endless human endeavour to ge...
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