About John Ralston Saul
He is also a political philosopher and public intellectual, known for critiquing manager-led societies, the mix-up between leadership and managerialism, and irregular warfare strategies. Saul often writes about how culture and free speech affect the public good, and he questions the dominant economic ideas. As the International President of PEN International, he defended freedom of expression worldwide. From 1999 to 2005 he served as Canada’s Viceregal consort while his wife Adrienne Clarkson was governor general.
