CBC reports that DFAIT Minister Pierre Pettigrew is leaving the federal Liberals to take up a post with the Organization of American States:
The prime minister has lobbied Pettigrew not to take the job, saying people might think the foreign affairs minister is leaving because he is unhappy with the federal Liberals, according to other reports.
Pettigrew, […]
According to Article VI of the US Constitution:
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be […]
Karl Marx famously stated, “philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point is to change it.”
Leo Strauss less famously used to refer to the “permanent problems” of political life. Life for him is a permanent question, requiring persistent questioning of all aspects.
Marx, on the other hand, sought to prohibit questioning. […]
I’ve made 2 postings (first & second) on the CBC’s airing of “Nightmares,” which draws a frivolous comparison between Islamist Sayyid Qutb and political philosopher Leo Strauss.
The documentary runs over 3 nights. Fortunately, Monday night’s broadcast ran only 1 hour (instead of 2, like Sunday night).
Monday’s night’s broadcast was a little more balanced. […]
Ralph Surette writes in the Chronicle-Herald and Rabble that the NDP is the only sane and decent party at the moment, for its benevolence in trying to prop up the corrupt, lame-duck Liberal government. He arrogantly opines that “the country doesn’t want an election now”, without citing a single poll, survey or study to back […]
Exclusively tonight!: An unedited bootleg copy of Paul Martin’s address to the nation from last week, in (the Windows Media format is far superior to Real)
Via Democracy Project, Vnunet reports on a study showing how email decreases IQ at a faster rate than cannabis use:
Those distracted by incoming email, phone calls and text messages saw a 10-point fall in their IQ, more than twice that found in studies of the impact of smoking cannabis, according to the researchers.
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This constant shifting […]
Conservatives love the law & order issues. So: Here is Bob Tarantino grousing about judges’ practice of counting pre-conviction time in custody as double-time:
The Washington Times reports on a study by the Progressive Policy Institute (which is tied to the Democratic Party) that shows how parents distrust the Democrats on cultural issues and especially on account of the party’s ties with Hollywood:
“Democrats will not do better with married parents until they recognize one simple truth: Parents have a […]
The Washington Times reports on some of the school board and textbook politics behind the choice whether or not to use BCE & CE or BC or AD as ways of designating years. Apparently, BCE & CE were first used by Hebrew schools and textbooks because they regarded BC/AD as Christian. And of […]
