The recent scandal in Canadian hockey is not about facts and verdicts. The legal system has taken its limited stab at the problem and come up short, because this is not a matter of the truth, but of perception: what is believed to be true. Which is another thing completely. It all has to do…
Month: July 2025
Social Commentary
The Digital Source of Violence
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I have written on this topic before, but it bears discussion due to the recent increase in violence and threats to elected public officials. How much of this is due to the Internet and social media, and how much of it can be laid at the feet of political and business leaders? It is an…
Politics, Social Commentary
A Slippery Slope
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I suppose those of left-leaning inclination should be pleased that the Right is so bad at choosing leaders. If you’re of the “First Past the Post” mentality, I suppose that sounds great. But if you’re of a more democratic bent, it doesn’t look so rosy. After all, once in a while one of these clods…
Politics, Social Commentary
“Trust Me” Legislation and Fading Democracy.
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The Big Picture The cycle happens over and over again. Left wing governments pass all sorts of legislation to keep businesses from running rampant over the environment, the population, and society in general. These rules build in volume, twisting and twining around each other, until they become masses of red tape so thick nobody can…