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I have read dozens of articles celebrating the respect for Nature evident in the cultures of various Indigenous peoples around the world. One such piece published in The N.Y. Times of Nov. 26 and written by Ross Douthat was entitled: “What Is Indigenous Power?” Implicit throughout the article is its author’s disdain for “Columbus and …
Continue reading “The Left’s Nonsensical anti-Western narrative”
In October, Tulsi Gabbard, former Representative from Hawaii, announced that she was leaving the Democratic Party. While not affiliating herself with the Republicans, her critique of the contemporary scene reflected the same rational perspective I associate with “conservatism,” a perspective shared by the host of commentators to whom I regularly refer, individuals preeminently guided by …
I have just re-read a Brian Stelter article written for The N. Y. Times of Aug. 29, 2020. Entitled “Trump’s Favorite Four-Letter Word,” it cites the former president’s increasing use of the term “hoax” to denounce the mainstream news and much of what it was saying about him as the November election approached. To refer …
Continue reading “Trump derangement syndrome …. It’s a real thing!”
A little over a year ago, a young female student of Hamilton’s McMaster U. out for an afternoon stroll on one of the many wooded trails in the vicinity of its campus, was viciously attacked by Tony Gordon, a drug addicted criminal who had been released from prison only two days earlier. As noted by …
Continue reading “Priority No.1: The Safety of your Citizens!”
Published in The Times’ International Weekly this past Sept., the article I am about to discuss was entitled: “An Old Philosophy of Oneness Can Guide Us Today.” It was written by Andrea Wulf, author of “Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self.” She begins by citing the late 18th C. teachings …
Continue reading “N.Y. Times, Sept. 17: More Pseudo-Intellectual Drivel”
The distinction implied in my title is the fundamental distinction separating “liberals” from “conservatives,” the latter contending that, whatever the circumstances of our lives, we must all be held accountable for our actions, the former, given to Marx’s “materialistic determinism,” exonerating even acts of horrific violence on the grounds that their “oppressed” perpetrators were the …
The Eaton Center, Toronto’s largest downtown mall, has just announced that it will not be gifting the city with that massive, gorgeously decorated Christmas tree it has been featuring for several decades now. The official announcement failed to use the word “Christmas,” referring to the iconic seasonal attraction as a “holiday” or “signature” tree. The …
Born in the U.S., Henry A. Giroux ended up at McMaster U. in my hometown of Hamilton, Ontario. Well into his seventies, he apparently still holds his position there as a professor of Scholarship in the Public Interest. History being his primary scholarly focus, he embraced Critical Race Theory early in his career, applying what …
Continue reading “Critical Race Theory …. A pseudo-intellectual Hoax.”
Just watched a video posted today by Benny Johnson showing House Republican Kevin McCarthy at a bridge by the Mexican border which has apparently been the entry point of approximately 70,000 illegal immigrants over the last 7 weeks. Outraged that Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, has continued to insist that the border is secure, …
As reported by the Washington Post in Mar., 2022, deportations of illegal migrants by Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE] fell drastically in 2021 as a direct result of the priorities imposed upon it by the Biden administration. That that year also saw record high border crossings would perhaps seem to validate Republican claims that the …