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Sunday, February 18, 2007

On Honesty

In yesterday’s MACLEAN”S magazine, February 17, 2007, Cathy Gulli, Nicholas Koehler and Martin Patriquin report on a rather shocking state of affairs at our universities! In an article entitled ‘ The Great University Cheating Scandal’, they cite the findings of a study conducted by the University of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 12, 2007

Thoughts on the ‘Environmental Religion’

I cannot remember who it was that said, ‘If you don’t believe in God, you’ll believe in anything’. I would like to modify that statement somewhat, and say that ‘If you don’t believe in God, you must believe in something.” As I did on one occasion last year, I decided again to do this piece in form... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 6, 2007

Muslims in Canada: The Camel’s Nose in the Newmarket Tent...

Newmarket has been swallowed by the urban area that is Toronto, although it has not yet been fully digested. The town still has its own administration, with a mayor, a town council and all the other trimmings. Located just north of Toronto proper, it is a pleasant enough district, with some ‘mall... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Reflections on ‘Positive’ and ‘Negative’ Americans...Part III

In the previous post I have attempted to show how the kind of thinking was born that made PTW’s possible. Fast forward, to ca. 1946 and beyond. America has won the war, there is increased prosperity, life is good, education is becoming ever more important, and universities expand to accommodate the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 28, 2007

Reflections on ‘Positive’ and ‘Negative’ Americans...Part II

So here’s the second part of my ‘reflections’. And as it turns out there will be a third one as well. Sorry, can’t be helped. At the risk of boring my remaining few readers to tears, and possibly even losing them, I have to take a little detour into the past. If you come along, I promise I’ll lead... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 25, 2007

Reflections on ‘Positive’ and ‘Negative’ Americans...Part I

A few days ago Corbin posted a couple of pieces on a book by Dan McAdams: The Redemptive Self: Stories Americans Live By. I haven’t read the book, nor is it on my current list, a list which has an alarming tendency to grow faster on the ‘to be read’ side of the ledger than the ‘read’ one. But... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 20, 2007

I Am Shocked by Christiane Amanpour!

Christiane Amanpour, the ‘CNN Chief International Correspondent’, a lady who over the years has made reporting from the world’s hotspots her stock-in-trade, tells us in a recent article that she was ‘shocked beyond words’ when, in 2005, ‘young British Muslims, born and bred here, would go to that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 12, 2007

Multiculturalism and its Discontent – Part II

At the beginning of this, the second part of the discussion of multiculturalism, I feel compelled to draw your attention again to something you presumably read in the first part, but which deserves further examination – something I would like to call ‘Professor Putnam’s Dilemma’. Professor Putnam... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 8, 2007

Multiculturalism and its Discontent, Part I

Remember Squealer in Orwell’s Animal Farm? ‘Four legs good, two legs bad.’ Repeated often enough, that kind of ‘truth’ takes on the power of the taken-for-grantedness of ‘what everyone knows.’ Or if we want to move from the barnyard to the realm of human affairs, we can remind ourselves of Vladimir... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 3, 2007

A Tribute to Krisles

Many of the vast stretches of Blogitland are just white areas on the map to me, the kind that, in mediaeval times, would be marked ‘Here be Dragons.’ But occasionally, supplied with a certain amount of free time, and fuelled by the lust for adventure, I feel compelled to set out and explore. And... Sign in to see full entry.

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