Distrust, Guns, and The Independent Mindset

Distrust, Guns, and The Independent Mindset

In a recent Slate Magazine article by Eric Reinhart called “There’s One Thing Republicans Get Right About Gun Control” (https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/06/redefining-gun-control-in-a-nation-of-distrust.html) the author states: “In the wake of mass shootings...
Putin’s Legacy: A Better World?

Putin’s Legacy: A Better World?

My daughter-in-law, Rita, is of Polish decent and she is a member of the Polish community here in Victoria. Recently she organized a benefit for the Ukraine held in Victoria’s Polish hall. In cooperation with Victoria’s Ukrainian community she put together a very...
The Cynical Mindset of Vladimir Putin

The Cynical Mindset of Vladimir Putin

“The Face of War” by Ukrainian artist Dariya Marchenko. Made with 5,000 bullet casings.   In a recent opinion piece in the The Guardian titled “What’s going on inside Putin’s mind? His own words give us a disturbing clue” by Michel Eltchaninoff, the...
The Flawed Thinking Behind the Freedom Convoy

The Flawed Thinking Behind the Freedom Convoy

Recently, here in Canada, our nation’s capital, Ottawa, was the scene of a lengthy blockade by a group of truckers calling themselves the Freedom Convoy. The truckers and their trucks occupied an area near the capital’s legislative buildings for over three weeks,...