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Islam and Freedom of Religion

Islam and Freedom of Religion

Islam is difficult for Westerners to understand because we view it through our own cultural categories. Our categories have been formed by the post-Enlightenment and post-industrial revolution in the West. Modern Western society has been organized on the basis of...

Offensive Hallowe’en Costumes

Offensive Hallowe’en Costumes

Hallowe’en is fast approaching, and it is time for parents to ask themselves an important question: “How offensive do I want my child’s costume to be?”  As tots prepare to take to the streets to beg for obesity-producing and tooth-decaying treats, they should also be...

Collectivism Kills Charity

Collectivism Kills Charity

“God giveth and the government taketh away,” goes the old, wry saying. God aside, it is people who won't or can't give when the government takes away. A recent survey of generosity in the United States and Canada gives even more proof. The more centralist and...

Getting the Fracts Straight: Hoover Institution

Getting the Fracts Straight: Hoover Institution

Hydraulic fracturing has its risk, but as we show in this video, scientific research suggests they are rare. Meanwhile, the process yields substantial economic gains. The nation is experiencing a natural gas and oil boom due in no small part to hydraulic fracturing,...

Whose Side Are You On?

Whose Side Are You On?

"The red coats we know, but who are those little black devils?” This was the question posed by a Métis prisoner after the Battle of Fish Creek. Thus was born the nickname of the military unit that would later be known as the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, one that had been...

US Postal Service Cuts

Wow, the US Post system is catching up to Canada's slow standards. In the new world of Internet systems, all post systems need to catch up to reality.  They are no longer in the letter business. A good first start is to eliminate home delivery of mail and replace it...