To start out, I want to make it perfectly clear that I sympathize deeply with the American people for their losses in the Twin Towers disaster. In the first place, the loss of life was tragic. If only for that reason, the event will go down in American legend, with tales of the losses and…
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Politics
Gapping the Bridge
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I will always remember the moment when Justin Trudeau lost my confidence in him. He had won the election and was saying all the right things and everything looked okay. An then he called off his promise to institute Proportional Representation. It had been a key point in his campaign, and the main reason I…
Politics
Carney Handles the Bully
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One thing I noticed very quickly when I started studying Poly-Sci at university is how much countries act like individual humans. When I found out about hive mentality, this logic became clear. The actions and beliefs of a country are the result of all the individual actions and beliefs of all its citizens. So, when…
Social Commentary
The Wild West Mentality
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The problem comes from westerns. For over half of the twentieth century the movie industry made a lot of money filling kids’ heads with nineteenth century morality. The man who can draw his gun fastest is right. A man has the right to kill to protect his property. Clint Eastwood has to take his share…
Politics, Social Commentary
The Self-Righteous Left
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The trickle-down effect doesn’t work. Studies show it, most Canadians believe it. At least not in economics. What About Social Progress? We often castigate the Right for doubling down on their base when things get tough. We say their policies are designed to raise money, not help their constituents, and the effect is to benefit…
Politics
Smoke and Mirrors: Politics at its Worst
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I have often thought that the worst skill of politicians is the talent for hiding their true objectives. The most obvious recent example: the words “Donald Trump” and “diplomacy” don’t belong in the same sentence. Be assured, he has no interest in peace or how it is achieved. He is enjoying playing the game, like…
Politics
Trump Doesn’t Want Peace
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Here are several bits of analysis that reveal what’s going on behind the scenes at the White House these days. First, there was a deal on the table from early in the war, set out by Biden. At that time, Netanyahu wasn’t interested. Biden was an enlightened democratic leader. He had no chance of securing…
Social Commentary
Things We Can’t Seem to Fix
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No matter how much and how fast our societies are developing, the route to democracy is a slow and painful one, and there are specific problems that nobody ever manages to solve. The Auditor General’s Report. No matter how many times these talented people give their opinions at no matter what level of government, everybody…
Politics, Social Commentary
The Fruits of Assassination
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It’s always difficult to discuss the death of a controversial figure without attracting the rage of somebody. So, I will restrict my comments to the reactions of others. Creation of a Martyr Assassination always carries the danger of deifying the victim. The threats of his widow, while understandable under the circumstances, were chilling. Make no…
Politics
Playing With Matches
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We’re Always Playing Catch-Up Earlier in the week, it looked like Donald Trump actually thought he could perform diplomacy. The question has always been open whether he’s a genius or a fool, and we got a good idea at the G-7. His personality may have once included a good dose of clever manipulator, but it…