Do you remember getting booted out of the house after watching too many TV shows?  Do you remember sending in coupons to cereal or other sellers of addictive products in order to get a prize?  Do you remember being told that your schoolmates or neighbours would think you had achieved a certain social status if […]

I have an interest in naval history, don’t know why.  Perhaps Hornblower stories in the ‘50s? So a recent YouTube doc on the battle of Jutland (Skaggerak), 1916, was quite a surprise.  This took a much more causal (?) than temporal view. Battle Of Jutland: The Naval Disaster That Won WW1 As examples: In both […]

Consider this: There is much religious symbolism in the governance of Canada. Our Charter of Rights takes as a given that Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law.” The Charter asserts that Freedom of Religion is a fundamental right. Our National Anthem invokes “God keep our […]

There are many reasons to criticize the US Supreme Court, but I think the label partisan is mis-guided.  All Justices reject the partisan party label, and surely we can give some credence to their statements.  After all, the are credible legal authorities of long standing.  But why, one could ask, do the Judges seem to […]

Our democracy has its roots in the defiance of tyranny; it did not grow out of the soil of good will, fair play and due process. A major event in the establishment of modern democracy is Magna Carta – demands against an absolutist King – which established (among many other important and local rights) the […]