Two movements have been gaining momentum over the last six months or more. Both are fueled by that blind enthusiasm with which the human race dives onto the nearest bandwagon. Both have lasted far longer than anyone expected. Both have a slim chance of lasting forever and changing the lives of billions. And both have…
Month: January 2018
Social Commentary
Spare the Rod. Or Else!
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For some reason I have acquired a Facebook friend who is a right wing American woman from somewhere in the Midwest. She posted a video the other day entitled something like “When They Ban Spanking.” It shows a cellphone video of a kid having a temper tantrum in the back seat of a minivan. It’s…
Social Commentary
Minimum Wage Raise; What’s it Good For?
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The At Issue panel on CBC this week discussed minimum wage, and the conversation was striking because of the lack of information this usually erudite panel came up with. It just goes to show that when it comes to economic theory, nobody really knows the effects of upping the minimum wage. Andrew Coyne, whose opinion…
Politics
Why Do We Need More Representational Government?
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To read the graph: In BC in 2017 there were 4.6 million people in the province. 3.2 million, or 70%, of them were eligible to vote. Of that 70%, only actually 60% voted. Of that 60%, the winner got 57% of the votes. So 57% of 60% of 70% means that only 24% of the…