Tag Archives: Citizenship

What’s Our Excuse?

Practical suggestions for how we can work for peace in the Middle East.   If experience counted for something in this world, Israel should be more sophisticated: they’ve been fighting with various neighbors since 1948. Yet they don’t seem to … Continue reading

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The Worst Approach to Politics

Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government … Continue reading

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Gotcha

Do you love Canada? The intent of the reporter’s question, caught and reproduced in sound-bite format totally divorced from its context, was unclear. It could have been a trick question — a chance for a ‘Gotcha’; or a soft toss … Continue reading

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A Better Way

I have what you might call a big operation, spending roughly $280 billion last year, and I’m about to hire an executive board. Of course, my board members participate in decisions on only about 40% of that total budget, or … Continue reading

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