Reciprocal Politics

The Ethics and Effects of Political Choices

Entries for the ‘General Commentary’ Category

A Moment of Weakness

A suggestion for, and an apologetic farewell to, the Liberal Party of Canada.

Copenhagen Climate Change

Climate change is real. We can’t turn back the clock. What will Copenhagen do to address the consequences of a warmer earth?

Obama’s Afghan War

Obama’s Afghan speech needs to be underlined by the voices of those who elected him.

Troops and Hoops – US to Send More to Afghanistan

Can Obama change the course of the Afghan war? Or will 30,000 troops be just more of the same?

Food Security, Food Waste

F5AEUR6ZBVSJ The UN Summit on Food Security might want to take a lesson on feeding the world from a volunteer group in British Columbia, Canada.

Reciprocity – Canadian Style

No Canadian election this summer.  No real surprise there.  All of the parties played their parts to perfection, gave us something to talk about for a few days, and we can now all go off about our vacation plans – assuming you have a job to have a vacation from – without the nagging concern [...]

Apathy is a More Dangerous Political Position Than Fanaticism

Or, as Edmund Burke wrote – All that’s necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Burke lived between 1729 and 1794, proving once again that old adage “the more things change the more they stay the same.”
We don’t have to look too far to see what happens when we’re [...]

A Peaceful and Helpful Way

If the human race wishes to have a prolonged and indefinite period of material prosperity, they have only got to behave in a peaceful and helpful way toward one another. – Winston Churchill
I doubt that Churchill is remembered by many as an economist. Or for that matter [...]

HopeyProphet-in-waiting

In Mark Steyn’s column “Good Luck Hopeychanger-in-Chief” (Maclean’s magazine, Aprl 20, 2009) he notes “for us today the warnings come daily on our TV screens, but no prophet dares translate them.” He’s referring to Daniel and Belshazzar’s feast from the Old Testament.
It seems to me that Mr. Steyn, like most columnists, and bloggers like myself [...]