Archive for April, 2009
I don’t believe it, and it’s not nearly good enough
Apparently, the Afghans are going to “review” that stupid proposed legislation that would, among other things, allow men to rape their wives. Not nearly good enough. And besides, I don’t believe a single word they’re saying; if this particular bill isn’t passed, another one will later. And even if no bill were ever passed formally [...]
Read More..>>Wow, I’m amazed
You mean, Peter MacKay didn’t have a chance?
Read More..>>Outrage worthy indeed
I was scratching my head trying to remember if there was anything on which me and Susan Riley ever agreed. I seem to recall we sort of both said once (years ago) that we didn’t care much about hockey playoffs. I believe that’s about it. Until this morning – her column about that famous Afghan [...]
Read More..>>Okaaayyy, that’s crazy (#2 in a series)
So the Brits are going to police “homophobic” jokes. There are so many things wrong with this it’s almost dizzying. Starting with: In Britain, Canada and Europe, the state advances too easily from regulating behaviour to policing ideas to criminalizing language. It’s almost too cute an irony that one of the United Kingdom’s few remaining [...]
Read More..>>A horrible book
There have already been really good reviews of Ezra Levant’s Shakedown: How Our Government Is Undermining Democracy in the Name of Human Righs (see here, here, and here). So I will keep mine short if not sweet: I’m sorry Ezra, but your book is horrible. Oh, it’s well written, sure. It’s also very well researched, [...]
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