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
Locke, Mill, and the Role of the Notwithstanding Clause in Canadian Democracy
On September 10th, 2018, Ontario premier Doug Ford announced that he intended to use the notwithstanding clause in order to reduce the number of Toronto City Council members from 47 More
Possessive Individualism: Reviving the Legacy of C.B. Macpherson
C.B. Macpherson remains one of Canada’s most renowned philosophers and political commentators of the 20th century. He delivered the fourth ever Massey Lecture in 1964 and was awarded the Order More
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
Fanon’s Violent Path to Liberation: Repercussions For the Post-Colonial State
Numerous countries have experienced a period of decolonization following European imperialism. Some of these include countries in North Africa and the Middle East who were under the control of French, More
Considering a World State II: The Feasibility of a World State
The previous article in the ‘Considering a World State’ series spoke to the necessity of a world state in finding effective and timely solutions to problems of collective action. Admittedly, More
Considering a World State I: The Necessity of a World State
It is often the case that in discussions of political theory that a thought experiment or hypothetical scenario can assist in the analysis of a concept. The following thought experiment More
Tyrannical Injustice in Hobbes’s Commonwealth
Many philosophers have their own interpretations of the state of nature and the true nature of mankind. Hobbes depicts one of the first accounts of the state of nature and More
Demise of the Divine: Iran’s Crumbling Theocracy
Perhaps one of the most defining moments in politics in the Middle East last year was the 2017 Presidential election in Iran, which was followed by a series of protests More
Putin 2018: Russian Revanchism and the Authoritarian Alternative
The 2018 Russian Presidential Elections seems to confirm what political theorists since Montesquieu have claimed concerning the country: Russia is a despotism, and that situation is unlikely to change anytime More