Mark Milke

Feb 14, 2025 | sasktoday.ca | Mark Milke

Since the first European university was founded in Bologna, Italy, in 1088, the goal of higher education was supposed to be a search for truth. Alas, too many modern ivory towers in the West, including those in Canada in recent decades, have been tempted into trendy anti-reality policies, activism, and illiberalism. A useful example of the latter is the rise of so-called “diversity, equity and inclusion” (DEI) policies and bureaucracies at universities.

Feb 12, 2025 | troymedia.com | Mark Milke

Reading Time: 4 minutesNinety-eight per cent of job postings at Canada’s top universities now require DEI complianceSince the first European university was founded in Bologna, Italy, in 1088, the goal of higher education was supposed to be a search for truth. But too many modern ivory towers in the West, including in Canada in recent decades, have been drawn into trendy anti-reality policies, activism and illiberalism.

Jan 8, 2025 | amazon.ca | Mark Milke

No one disputes that some people are victims—of others, accidents, and life. We also all know someone who seems stuck. They make life worse because of an intense focus on the past. On a personal level, the chronic victim-thinker can be toxic. But what happens when victim narratives dominate entire societies? When citizens are divided into "settler" vs. "indigenous," or "colonial" vs. supposedly “pure” pre-contact societies?

Oct 12, 2024 | calgaryherald.com | Mark Milke

Skip to ContentAdvertisement 1Author of the article:  •  for the Calgary Herald  •   •  You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article contentThe effort by MP Leah Gazan to criminalize residential school views she labels “denialist” is a mistake.

Oct 11, 2024 | troymedia.com | Mark Milke

Reading Time: 4 minutesMP Leah Gazan’s proposed bill targetting residential school denialism would stifle Indigenous voices, tooThe effort by MP Leah Gazan to criminalize residential school views she labels “denialist” is a mistake.