It is a day that should go down into history, but likely won’t at least not with any fanfare. On January 1, 2008, Erich Kastner, the last remaining soldier who fought for the German Imperial Army during the First World War died. (CBC) Unlike the “winning” side… Germans don’t celebrate or even commemorate their war …
Category Archives: Politics
Interview of the Year?
This could be the most important interview you read/hear in your lifetime. From Denmark… translated, with the Director of Crisis Management at the International Energy Agency. The situation on the oil market is worrisome in the sense of there being more demand than supply. It only gets better from there.
Reform, don’t Abolish, the Senate
Democracy is a balancing act. It can at times become so bureaucratic and complex that it grinds to a halt… other times, it can be so direct as to do nothing but legitimize a de-facto dictatorship. Take the Parliament of Canada. The real power is in the hands of the House of Commons, and whichever …