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Truthiness: of Rights and Wrongs

Truthi­ness.  I love this word.  It encap­su­lates all that is wrong with the Amer­i­can Reli­gious Right.  I’ve been think­ing around how to talk about this scourge and received insight from a com­mon (for me) source: The Econ­o­mist has a book … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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I call HorseHockey!

In the pre­vi­ous arti­cle, I called out Stephen Harp­er, Canada’s Prime Min­is­ter for being Dick­ish.  To some, that would be inap­pro­pri­ate, but to a world where most peo­ple trust The Com­e­dy Net­work as their pri­ma­ry source of news, it is … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Harper Passes a Loonie, Fools Nobody

I have made no secret of my dis­dain for Steven Harper’s lead­er­ship.  It’s very unCana­di­an in that he seems to lead with­out com­pro­mise and with­out lis­ten­ing.  You could argue that this is a legit­i­mate style of lead­er­ship in that it … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Contempt Begins at Home, a Contemplation…

I’ve been want­i­ng to fol­low up my last post regard­ing the elec­tion for some time.  I’ve been doing some heavy think­ing.  A Con­ser­v­a­tive Major­i­ty would seri­ous­ly injure this coun­try.  Their con­tempt for par­lia­ment, the par­lia­men­tary process and the coun­try in … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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My Wikileaks Mirror Experience

Wik­ileaks has been in and out of the news for a few years now.  It has had a few major suc­cess­es over the years, but noth­ing has gen­er­at­ed the press and the notice from gov­ern­ments as the release of the … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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