On Second Thought…A Case For Monuments To Draft Dodgers

Randolph BOURNE on war “War is the health of the State.” — Randolph Bourne, The State (1918), available at http://www.slip.net/~knabb/CF/bourne.htm. Richard CARTWRIGHT on the rights of individuals in Canada “I think that every true reformer, every real friend of liberty, will agree with me in saying that if we must erect safeguards, they should be […]

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The Hardest Part

Banner ad seen on Sitemetre.com: “When you have that father-son talk Don’t leave out the hardest part. Teach boys that violence against women is wrong.” Huh?? “Teach early. Click Here To Learn How” So I click through. Out of curiousity sake. And I see an article abstract which says, “October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month”

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A Conversation With Kate

First, I’d like to offer my respects to Kate of Small Dead Animals. I visit her blog daily, and sometimes several times a day. On most points we agree. Not only does she offer witty and intelligent commentary (something we don’t see to often from the Province of Saskatchewan ;} ), I really enjoy her

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Everyone Else Knows Best

The London Fog cuts through the mist of illogical reporting in the city of London with some great fisking of an article which asks the wrong “why” questions. I wonder “why” these nincompoops continue to ask the wrong “why” questions. Why am I still alive at 41 (give or take another week or two), played

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Chicken Draft Dodgers

Here is where many of my right wing friends are going to probably disagree with me. Even become downright angry. At the same time, I’m probably going to piss of some nimwits out in Nelson, BC as well. Being a libertarian, you just can’t win sometimes! But that’s ok. My thought paradigm is neither left

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An Interesting Contrast In Semantics

Via Colby Cosh, I found this story from Fox News about a poll of “Indians” regarding whether the term Redskins as in “Washington Redskins” was offensive. Some interesting results. Overall, 90% said no. But 22% of those with “College” or “Some College” said it was offensive. I wonder what they are teaching in colleges these

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Goverments Participate In Free Enterprise Competitiveness

So, I’m looking at my calender here. It’s the year 2004. And I came across this interesting article, written in the year 2000. According to this article in The Medical Post: “Towns are finding new ways to attract and keep doctors. Here’s a look at the kinds of things municipal leaders are offering across the

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I’ve Got It! Robots Don’t Need Health Care!!

As reported in the Toronto Star: “A U.S. company that charges up to $200 for medical tests covered by medicare should understand “they’re not welcome here,” Ontario Health Minister George Smitherman said today.” Well, seeing as you’re responsible for a budget of hundreds of millions, I assume you took some economics classes. So you must

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Now We Know Why Teachers Always Want More Money!

“More than 25 percent of public school teachers in Washington and Baltimore send their children to private schools, a new study reports. Nationwide, public school teachers are almost twice as likely as other parents to choose private schools for their own children, the study by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute found. More than 1 in

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The Bellyaching And Whining Is Stopping….

… and politicians aren’t showing up to watch what’s going on… More from Randy Hillier: “The rural revolution continues to expand and gain prominence. Rural associations that have adopted a common slogan and approach now stretch from the Quebec border to the Bruce peninsula. A corridor of resolve and determination will soon be paved and

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