Rioting is Always Wrong
I submit that rioting is always wrong. Let me explain. First, I will define what I mean by rioting. Rioting is a non-peaceful...
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The Hallmarks of Critical Thought
Let's say a 'critical thinker' is presented with a statement like 'X causes Y'. What does the critical thinker do with the statement? The...
Plastic Straws: Are they Criminal?
Original Date: November 17, 2023; Updated January 14, 2024 Author: Tim Platnich In the recent Federal Court decision: Responsible Plastic...
Systemic Racism. Really?
Rated 4 out of 5 stars.(1)Original Date: November 5, 2023; Updated: January 14, 2024 and August 24, 2024. Author: Tim Platnich In June, 2020, Prime Minister Justin...
Income Brackets and Income Earners
Thomas Sowell, in his book "Notes on Social Justice Fallacies", makes some very interesting points about income brackets and the movement...
The Palestinian Question
Rated 3 out of 5 stars.(1)I am sure hundreds of books and thousands of PhD theses have been written on the Palestinian Question. However, for the casual reader of...
Be Wary of Certain Elites
The title is meant to be a double entendre. The elites I am referring to are those that are certain of their assertions almost to the...
Why Not Nuclear?
There are many popular environmentalists in the media that are resolutely anti-nuclear. David Suzuki comes to mind. Let's take a closer...
The Cost of Net Zero
Governments have done a poor job of communicating what is involved in achieving Net Zero and the costs associated therewith. An article...
The Liberal Government's Contempt of the Constitution
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has just released its decision concerning the constitutionality of the federal Impact Assessment Act...
The Supreme Court Saved Canada
Original Date: October 13, 2023 Author: Tim Platnich The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its decision in Reference re Impact...
Hamas and Terrorism
Unfortunately people confuse a cause with the actions taken in support of a cause. Regardless of what one thinks about the cause of the...
Free Speech and Its Limitations
Interestingly, the Constitution of Canada does not have a specific protection of ‘free speech’. What Canada has is section 2 of the...
What’s wrong with NIMBY-ISM?
Original  Date:  October 8, 2024 Author:  Tim  Platnich Not-In-My-Backyard! Well then, in whose backyard? The slant in main stream...
Is There a Rational Basis for an Alberta Pension Plan?
Author: Tim Platnich Originally published on October 7, 2023; revised February 9, 2024. It is interesting how the same people that exhort...
Expertise vs. Expert Opinion
Expertise and expert opinion are different. The two are often confused in the media. Many headlines read: ‘experts say’ or ‘experts...
Is Science Ever Settled?
It is often asserted in the media, in different contexts, that 'the science is settled'. This blog post explores issues concerning that...
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