Bureaucratizing Legacy: the Case of Charlie Kirk
As Erika Kirk emerged on stage at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, to eulogize her late husband, a line of sparkler machines quickly erupted, set against a soundscape of More
“Unveiling State Terrorism: Walter Benjamin’s Critique of Legal Violence and the Fallacy of Terrorism”
In Western thought, terrorism is recognized as one of the most shocking and egregious acts committed against a nation-state. Although a disputed and broadly defined concept, agencies such as the More
The State As a Man: Colonial Legacies and the Failure in Addressing Violence Against Indigenous Women.
The Canadian government’s Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls reveals systemic failures, entrenched in colonial, heteropatriarchal frameworks that perpetuate violence. Anthropologists Audra Simpson and Paulina García-Del Moral argue that productive change requires acknowledging settler-state motives and dismantling structural domination
Has the British Monarchy Overstayed Its Welcome? Revisiting the Commonwealth.
Last month, King Charles’ parliamentary address was disrupted by the protest of an Indigenous senator, her words demand that we evaluate the colonial history of Australia and consider the role the British Crown continues to play in Australian poli
Instagram and the Politics of Dissent: What does it mean to make an impact?
My social media is constantly flooded with political statements, condemnations, and demands for others to repost. While I empathize with the causes my peers are ardently supporting, I’ve questioned whether More
What is Post-Democracy?
In the past months, Trudeau has survived two non-confidence votes despite just 33 per cent of Canadians approving of the Prime Minister’s leadership. This separation between the popular will and More
Tackling Toxic Masculinity through the Social Connection Model
The question of toxic masculinity and that of the patriarchy have been presented and analyzed ad nauseam. The words are in all mouths; so much so that it becomes unclear as to what meaning they actually bear in common usage. It therefore becomes all the more necessary to recognize what meaning they do bear and how they denote realities that must be addressed. This article aims to suggest a way in which we can understand these terms and the phenomena they refer to that allows both for efficient action and conceptual exploration.
The Paradox of UNDRIP: Protecting Indigenous Rights in a Colonial Framework
Adopted by the UN on September 13th, 2007, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) serves to uphold the rights that “constitute the minimum standards for More
Reimagining the Family: A Platonic Inquiry into Collective Liberation
Upon our first meeting, the members of this editorial team realized we would all follow the two first courses of the History of Western Political Thought sequence this year. We therefore decided to try and present an article re-actualizing a piece of historical political theory every publishing cycle. This week, we start with Plato’s seminal Republic. He probably would have disliked much of what Radical Feminism suggests. But he can’t argue anymore. So his immortal soul has to read this article and be indignant in Greek.
Sofia Vaillant Forlini, Editor, Political Theory Section
The Republican Party and the Revival of American Antitrust
Congressional Republicans have made headlines recently calling for the revocation of Major League Baseball’s antitrust exemption in retaliation to the league’s political activism. Following the passage of a controversial restrictive More