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Satire: Elections Canada Deems Spherical Nature of Earth a ‘Partisan Issue’ After Andrew Scheer Comes Out as Flat-Earther

After cracking down on groups claiming climate change talk is anything other than pure partisan slant, Elections Canada has turned its unflinching eye to a new threat to Canada’s democracy: the More

Posted On : August 24, 2019 Published By : Zaheed Kara
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The Right to be a Citizen: Statelessness and Refugeehood

Prompted by the rise in forced global migration, statelessness and refugeehood have become prominent topics in global politics. Contemporary political crises, such as the Rohingya genocide have forced hundreds of More

Posted On : August 1, 2019 Published By : Zaheed Kara
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The (Moral) Luck of the Draw: Thomas Nagel and Criminal Justice Reform

Prison sentences and justice system reform have long been contentious topics in political arenas. In Canada, opinions on appropriate forms of justice vary greatly among the populace, and though discussions More

Posted On : July 10, 2019 Published By : Zaheed Kara
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Opinion: Moral Grandstanding in the Age of Political Slacktivism

In an era where online social media are the primary platforms for moral activism, expressed as tweets and reposts, social media users must start actively questioning whether their use of More

Posted On : May 27, 2019 Published By : Zaheed Kara
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A Question of Harm: Why the Legalization of All Drugs is Untenable

The passing of Bill C-45 by the Canadian federal government that legalized the recreational consumption of marijuana has prompted some Canadians to ask: why not legalize all drugs? As was More

Posted On : March 7, 2019 Published By : Zaheed Kara
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Climate Justice: The Equitable Way to Save the Planet

The world is, quite literally, burning. Every year, billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) are emitted into the atmosphere, increasing the earth’s temperature, and consequently, the regularity and severity More

Posted On : February 19, 2019 Published By : Zaheed Kara
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McNamara vs. Bundy: Ruthlessness in Public Office

Suppose for a moment that you are a very staunch Liberal, living in the 1960s at the height of the Vietnam War. One day you encounter the Secretary of Defense, More

Posted On : February 6, 2019 Published By : Zaheed Kara
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State Sovereignty in the 21st Century: It’s Not All About Borders Anymore

Throughout the course of international relations studies, it has been widely acknowledged and accepted that states are sovereign entities in the international system. However, the substantive meaning behind the claim More

Posted On : January 23, 2019 Published By : Zaheed Kara
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Security or Freedom: A Defense of ‘Draft Dodging’

The state, as outlined by Weber’s popular definition, is the structure that has a monopoly over the legitimate use of force within a given territory. States regularly exercise many of More

Posted On : December 30, 2018 Published By : Zaheed Kara
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Considering a World State III: The Desirability of a World State

Thus far in the ‘Considering a World State’ series, the first and second articles have aimed to show that the creation of a world state is both a necessary and More

Posted On : November 21, 2018 Published By : Zaheed Kara

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