Now that the topic of redrawing the map of North America has been raised, I wonder if the idea doesn’t have merit. Some Americans, in their egotistical little way, see it as an opportunity to expand. However, it seems to me like the whole of our combined territories might benefit from a reshuffle. The South…
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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…
Election Watch, Politics
How Stupid Are Voters?
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If one were to follow the media (especially the leftist variety) lately, one might get the impression that about half the voters in US and Canada are completely brain dead. As I discovered when I researched my book, “Why Are People so Stupid?” they usually aren’t. Illogical perhaps. Stupid, no. So, with a B. C.…
Politics, Social Commentary
Greed Vs Democracy
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The present hostilities in Lebanon are the latest boil in the infection of authoritarianism that plagues the world right now. It’s easy to blame the leaders, but part of the responsibility comes from the grassroots: here in Canada and everywhere else. Everybody wants to have their cake and eat it, too, and there are plenty…
Politics
Why Are We Surprised?
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In the long run, Donald Trump is going to win. The recent ruling that his felony sentencing will happen after the election is yet another instance of how the cards are stacked in his favour. The Ultimate Goal If you are a completely self-absorbed person, you live your life with no regard for anyone else,…
Politics
Political Sacrifice
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It doesn’t happen very often. A candidate or — even more rarely, a party — steps aside from an election to avoid vote-splitting and a win for their polar opposites. But it seems to be trending. People are forgoing the luxury of having their own little party, and cooperating with others of a like mind…
Politics
A New Political Landscape
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I think there has been a great misconception in the news and social media as to what has been going on. Everyone has been judging Biden’s actions by the Trump standard. They have cast him as another typical narcissist, clinging to power for egotistical reasons. This is not the Joe Biden that has been in…
Politics
Which Shooting is More Important?
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The shooting that has made the news is an attempted assassination. It’s a comment on the nature of the victim that most commentators agree the shooting was a stroke of good luck. However, I can’t see that it will matter much in the long run. Sure, it makes fine news that a great NRA supporter…
Politics
The Retreat of the Right
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Okay, I’m going “pie in the sky” today. Like many voters in the developed world, I’m just so tired of all this populist/rightist/personality-cult politics we’ve been suffering through, I’d like to daydream a bit. The penchant for right-wing parties to choose leaders based on paternalistic qualities, combined with the evolution of new and complicated economic…
Politics
Biden: The Simple Solution
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The writing is on the wall; the Democrats need a new candidate. But there’s no time for a newcomer to pick up the ball and make a decent run. Kamala Harris on her own doesn’t have the polling numbers, at least not at the moment. On top of that is the huge number of Democrats…