Monthly Archives: February 2009

Money to burn

Would you please just stop? Stop panicking, running in circles and throwing money into the bonfire? No, apparently not. Wednesday morning I picked up the paper and found that President Barack Obama had found a way to hurl another $2 … Continue reading

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Stone killers

With pepper spray becoming a weapon of choice among punks and thugs in Winnipeg, the Globe and Mail reports, the Manitoba government is moving toward can control. Here on the fringes we used to make jokes about extending the “logic” … Continue reading

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Madely in the morning, February 6

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Human wrongs

The Ottawa Citizen notes that “Canada is being told it’s not doing enough in areas such as aboriginal rights, violence against women, poverty and racism by UN Human Rights Council delegates representing countries that allow torture, jail bloggers and amputate … Continue reading

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It’s hard to believe we’re still debating free trade

How is it possible that in the Year of Our Lord 2009 we should find ourselves debating protectionism? It is a central premise of our civilization that free inquiry and open debate will over time improve our understanding. But apparently … Continue reading

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