The Rhetoric of Hatred

                          Rhetoric of Hatred  ...

The Swine Flu Hoax

        When the avian flu scare arrived, no one questioned it. This time, things are different. Those with some brains, a memory and internet ingenuity are on the case. Let’s...

North Vancouver: where did it go?

               To really get a good perspective on a place you must abstain from visiting it for a very long time. After a ten year hiatus from...

The Curtain in Front of the Man: George Bush and al-Qaida

                        The Curtain in Front of the Man “the nature of peoples is variable; and...

The Implications of Terror

                      The Implications of Terror...

Wielding the Shield of Neo-conservatism: Manifesting the Illusion

                   Wielding the Shield of Neo-conservatism: Manifesting the Illusion Neo-conservatism, although not...

Israel: The Rise of Zionism and the Zero-Sum Game

             At the end of WW1, the geopolitical condition of the area known as the Middle East  inspired maneuvering amongst powerful European and...

Religion as the Antithesis of Spirituality:The Meaning of Meaning

          The pursuit of spirituality is a phenomenon found in every culture in the world. From Christians to Native Shamans, this quest holds a multiplicity of methods...

Muslim Law: State Ordered Hormone Injections For Homosexuals

             My friend Abdullah likes to laugh. He laughs about mid-term exams that go horribly wrong, weekend parties at his house where way too many...

Advice From A Drug Dealer

Criminal Addiction: Pragmatic Solutions vs Conservative StrategiesI was a drug dealer throughout the 90s –a big one. I trafficked marijuana in small and large quantities across Canada and south of the border....

If McCain Wins, There Will Be Violence

If...          As America sits poised for what is the most momentous election of a generation, there is one possibility that lacks a realistic prediction: Obama loses....

Exposing the Fall of the Republican Party

As a great many Americans have “disengaged psychologically from politics and government,”*  the Republican Party has been forced to pander to those still interested. Social conservatives, xenophobes,...

Understanding America's Economic Meltdown

Understanding America’s Economic Meltdown         The current economic crisis facing America is the outcome of two discontinuous methods of governing the country, the American...

Prostitution in Canada: History and Reconciliation

Prostitution in Canadian Culture Over the course of the 21st century, the process of dealing with the problem of prostitution in Canada has been affected by pressures from the marketplace, interest groups and an...

Acupuncture: sham healthcare

            While acupuncture is widely accepted as a viable method of healthcare, there are still serious questions as to whether it has any effect at all....
 

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