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“A man who would not help to defend his country and womankind is a coward and a cad.” – The Telegraph The Last Objectors One of the more common and unfortunate characterizations of the Conscientious Objector or pacifist is that…
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(photo credit: John McCallum/CC) A letter to Justin Trudeau Back in October when we were beginning to see indications that Justin Trudeau may be back-pedaling on his promise of electoral reform, I sent the following email to the Prime Minister’s…
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In his 1976 film Taxi Driver, Martin Scorsese explores the character of Travis Bickle, a lonely depressed cab driver in New York City, likely suffering from PTSD, whose alienation from society leads him to acts of unthinkable violence. Bickle, played by…
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