The following excerpt and link to article is a follow-up to the story I commented on here. Removal of straight flag discrimination: creator https://a.msn.com/r/2/BBOMNvB?m=en-ca&referrerID=InAppShare There’s an old lesson to be remembered here. It’s not the one about not being able to please (or to “fool”) everyone. The lesson is that the use of coercive force necessarily leads to continuous conflict. What does all that mean? Don’t use coercive force to get your own way is the answer and moral imperative. Even the appeal to a small village council to fly a “rainbow flag” is force because there is an element … Continue reading One Man’s Flag, Another Man’s Poison

“Christine Blasey Ford Quote Painted at Yale Law School https://a.msn.com/r/2/BBOJLPL?m=en-ca&referrerID=InAppShare” You’d think most of the alumni, students and faculty of Yale Law School would understand the difference between fact and opinion as well as the difference between a Senate hearing and a trial in a court of law. You should also be aware by now of some stunning exceptions to understanding of these differences which have dominated recent headlines in the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation process. First, consider the alumni, which would include members of the American Bar Association and visitors attending Alumni weekend at Yale Law School. According to the … Continue reading Graffiti and other Smears at Yale Law School

“N.B. village raises ‘straight flag’ and promptly takes it down following a public backlash https://a.msn.com/r/2/BBOJ7ek?m=en-ca&referrerID=InAppShare” The mayor and council of Chipman, New Brunswick apparently thought they were on to a good thing when they raised a “straight flag” on Sunday, with the intention of letting it fly for a week, as they had earlier voted to do and did with regards to a “rainbow flag.” The linked article quotes the mayor from a speech given on Sunday: Whatever your personal persuasions, political or religious views, or country of origin, we welcome you in our community and ask for your volunteer … Continue reading New Brunswick village council backs down after “inclusiveness” effort

“Canada Post union workers to begin rotating nationwide strikes Monday morning https://a.msn.com/r/2/BBOGE1D?m=en-ca&referrerID=InAppShare” I’m annoyed. I knew it was possible for the government-sponsored monopolies at Canada Post to upset my daily routine. I ignored that possibility when I placed an on-line order for a specialty household product I’ll need by month-end. So now, the very next day following the placing of my order (the vendor offers free shipping by expedited Canada Post shipment) I read (see link above) that the disgruntled union is ordering “rotating strikes.” This means my order may be delayed and I won’t receive it in time for … Continue reading Canada Post “workers” to use their coercive monopoly starting Monday morning

“Brit, Canadian face 10 years in jail for spraying Thai wall” https://a.msn.com/r/2/BBOAQ8l?m=en-ca&referrerID=InAppShare Yes, it’s a slow news day in Canada when this is a “top story.” Perhaps much of the population is still “coming down from a high” after celebrating the “historic day” of cannabis “legalization.” With some supply problems already apparent the period of tranquility may soon end. Or, since Canadians are accustomed to long line-ups and rationing of medical care they’ll just shrug it off. The sad tale of the two drunken louts in Thailand won’t garner too much sympathy among domestic “stoners” but the chastened miscreants can … Continue reading Drunken vandals face 10 years in jail for defacing artifact in Thailand

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/10/15/protesters-urge-ford-to-keep-worker-protections-minimum-wage-bump-in-place.html Doug Ford may not be the most charming or erudite politician to grace the halls of political power in Ontario, and he has certainly gained the negative attention of media, political, and academic intellectuals across Canada. One thing in his favor however is that he apparently understands a fundamental problem in modern welfare state politics: out of control government spending coupled with unrealistic regulation of the productive sector of the economy. So, when protesters come out to challenge the regulatory rollback of stupid anti-reality notions that employees must be paid more in wages and benefits than market prices have … Continue reading Protesters urge Ford to defy reality and economic facts

Forget pipelines (built or unbuilt); forget global warming (“climate change” is an anti-conceptual term used to obfuscate the scientific challenges to global warming hypotheses); forget “free trade deals” negotiated by governments (which frustrate rather than free trade); forget problems with Saudi Arabia (diplomatic relations and now, the Khashoggi affair); forget all the economic and political promises made by the Liberal government in Canada, for what really matters is one big election platform promise that prime minister Trudeau and the Liberals delivered: legalization of cannabis. The awareness of this fact is palpable across Canada. Commentary and media coverage is so intense … Continue reading Legalizing Impaired Consciousness

‘Would you like to come to Canada?’ What officials are doing for Canadians held in Syria over ISIS allegations https://a.msn.com/r/2/BBOoVR4?m=en-ca&referrerID=InAppShare Altruistic Canadian officials are prepared to assist alleged ISIS fighters to come to Canada and live “a good life.” Sure, why not? Today’s prevalent and stunted morality will forgive any crime or indiscretion from treason to murder, but will never tolerate an independent thought to be expressed that runs against the status quo. Just ask Jordan Peterson, for example. Edward’s Continue reading “Jihadi Jack?” Welcome!

Hillary Clinton: Bill should “absolutely not” have resigned over Lewinsky scandal https://a.msn.com/r/2/BBOmUN0?m=en-ca&referrerID=InAppShare “Absolutely not,” for many reasons apparently, but the main one was that the Clintons craved to hang on to political power. Continue reading Hillary Clinton: Bill should “absolutely not” have resigned over Lewinsky scandal

Trump defends $110B US arms sale to Saudi Arabia https://a.msn.com/r/2/BBOkTuK?m=en-ca&referrerID=InAppShare People everywhere hold contradictions every waking hour of their lives. It’s probably a holdover from a history of being dominated by one of the three major religions or generally, by having given in to mysticism, faith and emotion. But, president Trump is serving as a prototype for a massive contradiction in defending the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia. This dictatorship is an enemy of the United States and the rest of the semi-free world. Its role in supporting the terrorists in the 2001 attack on the United States has … Continue reading Trump defends “arming enemies of the west.”