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Jonas: Exporting democracy – importing trouble (2)

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Jack

I think it was Alfred Kerr, the German critic nicknamed the “culture pope” in his day, who once said that he had been writing the same dozen pieces all his life. I suspect I have, too. Theatre critics keep returning … Continue reading →

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Jonas: Canada is a country we no longer recognize

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Jack

Canada must be doing something right. The 2011 Census shows our country growing faster (5.9%) than any other in the G8, fuelled mainly by immigration. Immigration being a voluntary activity, countries have to be dong something right to benefit by … Continue reading →

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Jonas: I can’t predict what 2012 will bring. But I can guess…

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Jack

An Iranian Web site, described as “close to military circles,” posted a piece in mid-December that some intelligence analysts see as a “warning” to the West. The article in Mashreq News says that if the West persists in imposing oil-related … Continue reading →

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Jonas: U.S. quits while it’s behind in Iraq (2)

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Jack

“Was the war against Iraq worth it?” Depends. If the West fought the war to make the world a better place, it probably wasn’t. However, if the West fought it to prevent the world from becoming worse, I think it … Continue reading →

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Jonas: Democracy’s Pakistani perils

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Jack

A few weeks ago, while being led to my table in a Toronto restaurant, I bumped into Pervez Musharaff, quite literally. The former dictator of Pakistan was having breakfast with a small entourage. “Wasn’t that …?” The maitre d’ nodded … Continue reading →

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Jonas: Only capitalism can pay for communism (2)

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Jack

What happened to the once-prosperous province of Ontario, now a quarter of a trillion dollars in debt? In a word, government — and not just any government, but eight years of an interventionist, social-engineering kind of government; one that last … Continue reading →

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Jonas: Freedom of association shouldn’t come with caveats

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Jack

A press release by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy caught my eye this week. The respected western Canadian think-tank was offering its clients “the case for ending compulsory membership in student unions in Canada’s universities and colleges.” Hmm. Very … Continue reading →

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Jonas: Our foreign policy of missiles and morons

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Jack

How are we doing in the war on terror? Against the terrorists, tolerably well. Against our governments — that’s a different story. As travelers, we’re coping. We can put up with being treated like inmates at Alcatraz. We display our anatomies to the … Continue reading →

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Jonas: Palestine goes the unilateral route

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Jack

Let me belabour the obvious. When Mahmoud Abbas and other Palestinian Authority leaders propose a Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) to the United Nations, as they’re set to do later this month, their purpose won’t be to legitimize a Palestinian … Continue reading →

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