Re the Biden/King Lear thing: one of the benefits of a humanities education is that it reveals that the events and crises that you may be tempted to treat as singular modern phenomena are in fact timeworn human problems, like aging gracefully, that admit of no permanent solution.

Law and Politics Book Review: JUDICALIZING EVERYTHING? THE CLASH OF CONSTITUTIONALISMS IN CANADA, NEW ZEALAND, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM buff.ly/kkzkBys

#UofG | Dr. Mark Harding talks to the Toronto Star about what's next for the federal NDP. CSAHS, University of Guelph GuelphPOLS Read more: thestar.com/politics/feder…

.Mark Harding: Doug Ford’s actions speak louder than his words FREE 3-month Hub subscription: thehub.ca/free-trial/ Full article here: thehub.ca/2025/05/09/mar…

I wanted to let everyone know about a new journal: The Canadian Journal of Political Philosophy. Please review the call for papers, consider submitting and/or share with colleagues. journals.library.brocku.ca/index.php/CJPP

After the hard news today, I’m extra grateful for Great Books at STU, one of the only four-year great books programs in Canada, where all of our classes are team-taught, seminar-style, and where we’re free to share the best humanity has thought and wrote with bright students.

University of Tulsa students have started a petition to save their Honors College and have asked me to share with my followers here. If you are inclined to support these students in their goal to recover what was lost, you can sign here: change.org/Protect_UTulsa…