Are Politicians out of Touch? Only a little. And they are getting all the wrong sort of help from the pollsters and the media. Well, maybe not the media so much, because some politicians have recently gone so far into la-la-land that it has become news. Here is a touch of reality some of them…
Month: May 2016
Social Commentary
Marijuana and Teens
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Now that we’re about to legalize marijuana for adults, of course there will be discussion about whether we should legalize it for teens as well. I have always been a supporter of legalization, but a few thoughts occur to me, mostly brought on by my advanced age and worldly experience. Ahem. Developing Minds. The first…
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Physician-Assisted Suicide and the Rights of Children: Guest Post by Kacie Long
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This speech was prepared for a provincial public speaking contest for French-Language students. It has been translated by the author. In our country children have rights that protect them. Many children suffer from chronic sicknesses that are no fault of their own. These sicknesses can be mortal and cause lots of suffering. Today I would like…
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Gian Gomeshi Finale – A Win for the Good Guys
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So the final Gian Gomeshi trial didn’t finish like anybody expected it to. And why not? It was never in the cards, is why not. Everyone wants the big finale. Everyone wants the silver bullet, the monster is vanquished, and all that movie nonsense. It rarely happens, and especially with cases like this. The Real…
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The Trickle Up Effect
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Minimum Wage and Living Wage These two concepts are quite different in the public eye, but in general they come from the same philosophy, and have the same effects; if you give decent wages to the working poor, everybody profits. Society, business, and the poor themselves. Minimum wage means anyone who is working for a…
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‘Botmania
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There have been some reports in the pop science media recently, preparing us for the next stage of humanity’s internet dependency: ‘bots. These are little programs in our ADI devices that, we are told, we are going to be talking to a lot in the near future. Then they are going to look after us…