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Patrick Keeney
Patrick Keeney, Ph.D., is an academic and columnist.
The Desecration of Man and the Crisis of Western Civilization
Commentary We live in feverish times. The daily news arrives as a succession of cultural upheavals, institutional breakdowns, ...
Viewpoints
May 27, 2026
When All Opinions Seem Equal: The Erosion of Standards
Commentary American musician and musicologist Rick Beato recently criticized a list of the 30 greatest contemporary American songwriters ...
Viewpoints
May 20, 2026
When Language Loses Its Moral Weight
If the terms we use to identify injury are loosened from their moorings, our capacity for judgment is ...
Viewpoints
April 18, 2026
How Podcast Gurus Turn General Unease Into Commercial Urgency
Commentary I've adopted the modern habit of falling asleep to podcasts. I avoid political ones—there's nothing sleep-inducing about ...
Viewpoints
March 8, 2026
Education Versus Credentialing at Munich
What we are witnessing on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as on both sides of the ...
Viewpoints
February 25, 2026
The University as a Civic Institution: Beyond Means and Metrics
If Canadians care about freedom, they must care about the institutions that cultivate the habits of mind on ...
Viewpoints
February 19, 2026
The Unsettling Truths the Epstein Files Reveal About Power and Privilege
For many, the salient point of the Epstein files is the scandal. I think it is more accurately ...
Viewpoints
February 11, 2026
Stolen Land at the Grammys: How Hollywood Groupthink Threatens Democracy
Our public culture rewards juvenile certainty while punishing hesitation, qualification, or good-faith disagreements.
Viewpoints
February 10, 2026
The Quiet Dignity of Uncertainty
The reigning vice of our age is a smug overconfidence in rendering verdicts, an affliction that affects the ...
Viewpoints
January 17, 2026
The Loss of Liberal Learning
Commentary A free society cannot endure without citizens capable of serious thought. The work of self-government demands habits ...
Viewpoints
December 6, 2025
Buried by Our Own Knowledge: Donald Hebb and the Knowledge Crisis
Science has always depended on a collective judgment that is slow, careful, and selective. That judgment is now ...
Viewpoints
November 27, 2025
The View From Canada on Thanksgiving Day
Commentary American Thanksgiving arrives each year with the reassuring cadence of a great civic ritual: parades and football, ...
Viewpoints
November 26, 2025
Victimhood as Virtue: Pascal Bruckner and the Cult of Suffering
Commentary In "I Suffer Therefore I Am: Portrait of the Victim as Hero," Pascal Bruckner exposes the moral ...
Viewpoints
November 14, 2025
Why Climate Alarmists Are Bad for the Developing World
Commentary Among all the discussions about climate change, one aspect of the debate gets far too little attention: ...
Viewpoints
October 24, 2025
Climate Prudence vs. Climate Panic: DOE’s Reality Check and Canada’s EV Retreat
Commentary The U.S. Department of Energy’s July 29 report titled "A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas ...
Viewpoints
September 19, 2025
On Dialogue, Disagreement, and the Urgent Need for Humility
Commentary Dialogue, which is the lifeblood of friendship, depends upon a certain moral courage: the willingness to be ...
Viewpoints
May 16, 2025
Tesla Tantrums: Consumer Choices in the Age of Performative Ethics
Commentary The French have an apt expression for those vexing moments when, having exited a spirited exchange, the ...
Viewpoints
May 7, 2025
Credentialled but Illiterate: The Reading Crisis at the Heart of Education
Commentary In his trenchant essay, "The Average College Student Is Illiterate," Hilarius Bookbinder sounds the alarm over the ...
Viewpoints
April 20, 2025
Last Night I Dreamt I Went to Mandalay Again
Commentary It’s curious how the places we love—even briefly—leave their mark. When they suffer, something in us stirs. ...
Viewpoints
April 1, 2025
The War on Words: Why Clarity in Public Discourse Is a Moral Imperative
Commentary The lifeblood of any society is its language, and its health determines the health of public life. ...
Viewpoints
March 28, 2025
Post-Nationalism and the Erosion of Civic Cohesion
Commentary Cities have long been the crucibles of civic life, where individuals from diverse backgrounds come together under ...
Viewpoints
March 11, 2025
Defining the Limits of Prorogation in Canadian Democracy
Commentary In January, two citizens filed a legal challenge against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to prorogue Parliament ...
Canada
February 22, 2025
Abolishing the Education Department Will Restore Local Autonomy, Community Stewardship
Commentary President Trump’s decision to close the Department of Education has ignited controversy across the political spectrum, drawing ...
Opinion
February 15, 2025
DEI in Higher Education: Diverging Paths in US and Canada
Commentary The Trump administration has marked a turning point in the battle over diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) ...
Viewpoints
February 12, 2025
Why Merit Shouldn’t Be Discounted Because of Age
Commentary Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have been making headlines for scrutinizing the spending ...
Viewpoints
February 11, 2025
No Free Pass: The Unintended Consequences of Presidential Pardons
Commentary A presidential pardon is not a get-out-jail-free card. Those who receive presidential pardons face two significant hurdles. ...
Viewpoints
January 22, 2025
University of Alberta’s Shift Away From DEI: A Turning Point for Canadian Universities?
Commentary The University of Alberta’s recent decision to abandon its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) framework in favour ...
Opinion
January 4, 2025
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