Archive for July 17th, 2008
The Politics of Polarization
I am normally not the first person to suggest that Canadians look to American politics to see how we can overcome the problems we face. The war in (or on) Iraq, a broken healthcare system, a closer relationship between church and state, and fierce partisan battles have defined and diminished American politics over the last [...]
Filed under: politics. | 1 Comment
The Dark Knight
Opens tomorrow… Is it just me or does this seem like the most hyped up movie of all time. According to a friend of many of ours from Western, Dave Singh, it delivers in a big way. He just saw it in Singapore and said that he “has never been that impressed by an action [...]
Filed under: life. | Leave a Comment
Here is a part of the article in my last post which is particularly worth reading and thinking about:
“Some Americans are living anywhere from 30 to 50 years behind others when it comes to issues we all care about: health, education and standard of living.
“For example, the state human development index shows that people in [...]
Filed under: politics. | Leave a Comment
Survival of the “Fittest”
I have always loved Charles Darwin and when I awoke today and was given the opportunity to evoke his famous theory (is it really still a theory?) in a pun, I was delighted. Click on the link below to read the article which really brings a whole new meaning to the survival of the “fittest”
Americans [...]
Filed under: brutal. | Leave a Comment
