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Using political science to analyze Canadian politics and other current events
By David J. Rovinsky · Launched 9 months ago
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The Doctrine of Discovery: A Product of Catholicism’s Most Embarrassing Era
Colonization of the Western Hemisphere was a product of the Early Renaissance period in Europe, a time of absolute monarchs and deep political corruption that included the Vatican.
David J. Rovinsky
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Boris vs. The English Constitution
The British parliamentary system depends far more heavily on adherence to norms and conventions than does the American presidential system, and Boris…
David J. Rovinsky
Jul 18
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Catastrophic System Reset?
How would it be possible to make deep changes to the American political system without a violent meltdown?
David J. Rovinsky
Jul 1
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Legault’s Identity Binge
The passage of Bill 96 and the renewed sovereignty talk are about ensuring a crushing majority for François Legault in the October election
David J. Rovinsky
Jun 14
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Populism and Agency
Those with populist impulses make the point that the dignity and worth of each person does not depend on one’s position in the meritocratic hierarchy.
David J. Rovinsky
May 16
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A Royal Commission for Post-Pandemic Canada
Presented to the New England Political Science Association 2022 Conference in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
David J. Rovinsky
Apr 30
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Is the Fifth Republic Unravelling?
It is of little surprise that the French political party system would be among the first to collapse. France is extraordinarily divided in ways that its…
David J. Rovinsky
Apr 12
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Confidence and Supply
Canadians clearly do not understand how the parliamentary system works. They do consider it undemocratic and believe that parts of it escape voters…
David J. Rovinsky
Mar 24
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