About five years ago, I wrote a blog entry about a book that had a great impact on my understanding of the child soldier. Here is an excerpt from it: I suppose I might feel differently about Omar Khadr if I hadn’t read a particular book, A Long Way Gone,
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Politics and its Discontents: Truer Words…..
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Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Triumph of Ideology Over Truth
None of us, of course, is free of prejudices, biases, and ideological/philosophical leanings. It is part of being human. But those of us who strive for critical thinking at least make an effort to recognize the aforementioned in our own thinking, and take measures to try to counteract their at-times
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Good News For Those Who Believe Stephen Harper Is Good For Canada
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Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Contempt Of The Electorate – Part 2
As I continue to ponder the question my friend Tom posed about why discredited economic theories are not vigorously opposed and exposed as such by political parties and media, two articles perhaps offer some helpful contextual information. The first is by John Barber in today’s Star, entitled Hudak’s discredited doctrine
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Climate Change: Bill Nye Uses Science, The Right Wing Relies On Ideology
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