http://www.cardus.ca/contributors/rkuykendall en Copyright 2012 Cardus Thu, 24 May 2012 11:28:40 -0400 Cardus Thu, 24 May 2012 11:28:40 -0400 http://www.cardus.ca/policy/article/2936/ But while global trade policy has tended to sing from a free trade song sheet, the reality even in countries singing the free trade anthem the loudest is quite different. Political authorities have pu... Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 But while global trade policy has tended to sing from a free trade song sheet, the reality even in countries singing the free trade anthem the loudest is quite different. Political authorities have pu... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2948/ Dooyeweerd proposed a third way between radical liberal individualism and thoroughgoing statism that has principled implications for how we understand the relationships between state, commerce and tra... Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:02:22 -0400 Dooyeweerd proposed a third way between radical liberal individualism and thoroughgoing statism that has principled implications for how we understand the relationships between state, commerce and tra... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/62/ We asked Comment contributors to send us very short statements of practical wisdom that they use and are willing to stand by, based on their own experience or oral traditions in their communities.... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 We asked Comment contributors to send us very short statements of practical wisdom that they use and are willing to stand by, based on their own experience or oral traditions in their communities.... http://www.cardus.ca/columns/510/ What is education for? The development of character? Or, the acquisition of a marketable skill? These are not new questions. In ?Against the Sophists,? the ancient Greek philosopher Isocrates argue... Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 What is education for? The development of character? Or, the acquisition of a marketable skill? These are not new questions. In ?Against the Sophists,? the ancient Greek philosopher Isocrates argue... http://www.cardus.ca/columns/508/ When Alexander Baring of England's great investment banking house visited Upper Canada - today's Ontario - in 1797, he adjudged it as recorded by Philip Ziegler in, The Sixth Great Power: A history o... Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 When Alexander Baring of England's great investment banking house visited Upper Canada - today's Ontario - in 1797, he adjudged it as recorded by Philip Ziegler in, The Sixth Great Power: A history o... http://www.cardus.ca/policy/article/2244/ Cardus, formerly the Work Research Foundation, claims roots in the alternative union movement, originally organized by a group of post-World War II immigrants to Canada from The Netherlands. They s... Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Cardus, formerly the Work Research Foundation, claims roots in the alternative union movement, originally organized by a group of post-World War II immigrants to Canada from The Netherlands. They s... http://www.cardus.ca/policy/article/2247/ When I first entered government, I had much to learn. When I left government, I still had a long way to go. But where I succeeded I did so by working alongside many outstanding public servants from ... Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 When I first entered government, I had much to learn. When I left government, I still had a long way to go. But where I succeeded I did so by working alongside many outstanding public servants from ... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/89/ I read books and magazines about how people can live happily together in their communities, and I write about what I find. I also try to make other people's writing better.... Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 I read books and magazines about how people can live happily together in their communities, and I write about what I find. I also try to make other people's writing better.... http://www.cardus.ca/columns/505/ In the 1970s and 1980s, a solitary figure wearing a hat and dark glasses would slip into the back pew of Ottawa?s Notre Dame Basilica on Sussex Drive, several times a week, just in time to attend Mass... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 In the 1970s and 1980s, a solitary figure wearing a hat and dark glasses would slip into the back pew of Ottawa?s Notre Dame Basilica on Sussex Drive, several times a week, just in time to attend Mass... http://www.cardus.ca/columns/509/ It?s a direct reference to Reflections on the Revolution in France, Edmund Burke?s prescient 1790 critique of the French Revolution and the Enlightenment that informed it. Burke foresaw the mob rule t... Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 It?s a direct reference to Reflections on the Revolution in France, Edmund Burke?s prescient 1790 critique of the French Revolution and the Enlightenment that informed it. Burke foresaw the mob rule t... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/33/ Is there something to be said for a constitution infused with political values that creates a way of living together, especially with deep differences over social values? Is the better state one that ... Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Is there something to be said for a constitution infused with political values that creates a way of living together, especially with deep differences over social values? Is the better state one that ... http://www.cardus.ca/columns/486/ In Frank Capra’s classic 1946 film, It’s a Wonderful Life, the inimitable Jimmy Stewart plays George Bailey, a small-town building and loan manager. Because of a series of missteps by Geor... Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 In Frank Capra’s classic 1946 film, It’s a Wonderful Life, the inimitable Jimmy Stewart plays George Bailey, a small-town building and loan manager. Because of a series of missteps by Geor... http://www.cardus.ca/columns/495/ Ray Pennings of the Work Research Foundation expressed support, today, for the federal budget announcements that assist Canadians in caring for their families, to educate and train young people, an... Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Ray Pennings of the Work Research Foundation expressed support, today, for the federal budget announcements that assist Canadians in caring for their families, to educate and train young people, an... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/877/ Are things truly getting better? Peter Wehner and Yuval Levin in their December 2007 Commentary article "Crime, Drugs, and Welfare—and Other Good News" suggest that government efforts to shape A... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 Are things truly getting better? Peter Wehner and Yuval Levin in their December 2007 Commentary article "Crime, Drugs, and Welfare—and Other Good News" suggest that government efforts to shape A... http://www.cardus.ca/columns/463/ Canada’s international trade policy prioritizes the Gateways model with a view to increasing trade with Asia, especially China. Meanwhile, Industry Canada pursues research on global value chains... Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400 Canada’s international trade policy prioritizes the Gateways model with a view to increasing trade with Asia, especially China. Meanwhile, Industry Canada pursues research on global value chains... http://www.cardus.ca/columns/460/ On Oct. 10, Ontarians will be called on to vote twice. They will (or won’t) vote in the general election that decides who sits in the next provincial parliament and who governs Ontario. And, ... Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 On Oct. 10, Ontarians will be called on to vote twice. They will (or won’t) vote in the general election that decides who sits in the next provincial parliament and who governs Ontario. And, ... http://www.cardus.ca/columns/458/ Be not afraid! - John Paul II, 1978 You turn if you want to. The lady's not for turning. - Margaret Thatcher, 1980 I urge you to beware the temptation of pride - the temptation of bl... Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0400 Be not afraid! - John Paul II, 1978 You turn if you want to. The lady's not for turning. - Margaret Thatcher, 1980 I urge you to beware the temptation of pride - the temptation of bl... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/937/ Exposure to the best is part of being a student.... Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0400 Exposure to the best is part of being a student.... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/372/ A movie review essay.... Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0500 A movie review essay.... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/354/ Russ Kuykendall writes about "showing up" in the public square, and the tradition of Christian political thought that is available as a rich resource to those who do show up. Russ is Senior Researcher... Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500 Russ Kuykendall writes about "showing up" in the public square, and the tradition of Christian political thought that is available as a rich resource to those who do show up. Russ is Senior Researcher...