Category Archives: Culture
Sorry hayseeds, my big city beats your green pasture
(October 16, 2009) The idea that country folk live a better, happier existence than we benighted slaves to the metropolis is a persistent myth of modern life. Continue reading
First do no harm
(May 23, 2009) Vaccines do good and they do harm. They also arouse passions among those who would see no harm. And intolerance, as seen in reactions to Oprah Winfrey and Jenny McCarthy for giving voice to vaccine skeptics. Continue reading
The best in news
(January 10, 2009) My day usually begins and ends watching BBC World News. Along the way, I generally catch both CBC and CTV news, and CNN and MSNBC, too. I commend these all to you, but I especially commend the gold standard in television news and commentary, the one TV channel indispensable to obtaining an understanding of the events of the day: FOX News. Continue reading
The best in news
(January 10, 2009) My day usually begins and ends watching BBC World News. Along the way, I generally catch both CBC and CTV news, and CNN and MSNBC, too. I commend these all to you, but I especially commend the gold standard in television news and commentary, the one TV channel indispensable to obtaining an understanding of the events of the day: FOX News. Continue reading
False hope for global unity
(October 31, 2008) An Obama presidency will not end anti-Americanism. My American friends believe that, after Barack Obama becomes president, America will once again be loved around the world. They are wishful thinkers. Continue reading
Urban Renaissance Institute 