As we go through our lives, control over our environment is our constant challenge. The art of raising children mostly involves allowing them choices that they are able to handle. Over-protective parents don’t let their children make choices. Over indulgent parents never give their children the feeling that they deserve their successes. Both ends of…
Month: December 2024
Politics
What Next for the Liberals?
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Chrystia Freeland’s abrupt departure from cabinet has answered the question that many have been asking. What’s Going On? The usual approach to a change of guard at the top was just demonstrated by the Democrats in the US. The leader-to-be takes on a higher and higher profile to give that person a chance to create…
Social Commentary
How First-Past-the-Post Spoiled Christmas
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I know this sounds like hyperbole, but there is a direct line from our election system to the attitudes that created the meme above. What Does This Meme Say? As all the self-righteous left wingers love to point out, this diatribe, which purports to be so innocently inclusive, is full of bigoted and racist signals.…
Social Commentary
Social Media Ban in Australia
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It was all over the news last week: new action on an old problem. “Australia Bans Social Media for Children Under 16.” Philosophically, it’s a slam dunk. The developing brain cannot be expected to handle influences like alcohol, pot, pornography, gambling, rock ‘n’ roll, (Sorry. Got carried away there). Unrestricted social media has surged to…
Social Commentary
The Problem with Taylor Swift
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By iHeartRadioCA, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=137551448 The problem with Taylor Swift has very little to do with Taylor Swift. I have great admiration for her. She is an exceptionally talented artist with a good heart and a publicity team that never makes an error. On a personal level, she deserves whatever fortune she makes. If…