By Paul Tuns - Review Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell Jason L. Riley (Basic Books, $38, 290 pages) I mentioned in my From the Editor’s Desk column that I greatly admired columnist George F. Will (still do). Another columnist I greatly admire and learn from is Thomas Sowell. I have more than 30 of his books on my shelves and have watched [...]
I was humbled to be asked to recommend three books to pro-lifers which I believe to be essential reading and together provide a great foundation for all the dear unwitting souls that God throws into the wild mix of individuals who have and will constitute what is commonly described as the pro-life movement in Canada, who have joined the fight to protect [...]
Countdown: How Our Modern World is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race Shanna H. Swan by Scribner, $37, 292 pages) Fertility rates have been declining precipitously globally but especially in the west over the past few decades. In Countdown, Shanna Swan, an environmental and reproductive epidemiologist, explores the health and cultural [...]
John Robson Civis Romanus sum. I’m the kind of guy who has books with that phrase all over my shelves. Whatever my failings, I’ve read a lot. Many years ago I even learned to ski by reading a volume on it. So when my editor asked me to review three books on citizenship I naturally went… went… I don’t think I ever [...]
With this issue, The Interim publishes a new (seasonal) section devoted to essays, reviews, and reading recommendations for books, current and classic. But why are we inaugurating this feature, and why now? The very same media environment which makes a book section counterintuitive—the world of an incessant news cycle fueling tweets, and likes and cancellations—is what makes this new initiative so important. [...]
Can the mutual interests of the regions lead to a decentralized Canada? By Mark Wegierski Regionalization is a possible solution to Canada’s current-day crisis. Whether one calls them infrastructures or “cadres,” conservatives in Canada today are greatly in need of them. A truly consummate politician is able to utilize the self-interest of disparate groupings to work towards some common goal that only [...]