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Applying Biblical Economics
U.S. presidential candidate Ben Carson recently announced that, as a Christian, he is in favour of a simple “flat tax” based on the biblical system of tithing to replace the present convoluted...
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What Would Jesus Do?
Does one have a religious obligation to refuse service to anyone whose behaviour one deems to be “ungodly”? This week extensive media coverage has been given to the case of a Kentucky county clerk who...
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Still No Gun Reforms
As a Canadian, I have to say up front that I don’t understand the American gun culture. I don’t understand how it is acceptable that in the first 100 days after the Sandy Hook Elementary School...
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Dead Cat and Dog Whistle Politics
The Conservative Party of Canada has just mounted a strategic ploy to try and salvage a win in the closing days of the federal election campaign. Throughout the first half of the campaign the...
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Crisis in Congress – Who Will Be the Next House Speaker?
This week Republican wunderkind Kevin McCarthy abruptly withdrew from the race for House Speaker just before the vote was to be taken. His boast on Fox News about the Republicans putting together the...
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A New Era in Canadian Politics
The federal election on October 19 dramatically changed the political map of Canada. Click here to see two overlapping maps of Canada, one showing the seats held by each party following the 2011...
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Revelations from the Republican Debate
On Tuesday evening I listened to the Republican candidates’ debate on economic issues hosted by the Fox Business network and the Wall Street Journal – two bastions of conservative economic ideology. It...
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Donald Trump’s Appeal
I am not all that surprised to see an egotistical demagogue like Donald Trump run for the U.S. presidency. It has happened before, usually without any serious consequences. The literal definition of a...
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Stephen Harper’s Evaporating Legacy
In his 2014 book, Harperism, veteran journalist Donald Gutstein argued that Stephen Harper, during his time as Canadian Prime Minister, sought to fundamentally change the course of Canadian political...
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The Politics of Replacing Scalia
Just when you thought the American political scene couldn’t get any more contentious, hostilities have suddenly broken out over a brand new issue. The unexpected death of U. S. Supreme Court Justice...
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