The Stubbornist
A Brief History of European Violence
I am on a tour of a few European countries and I thought I would share a few things I’ve learned. Rothenburg, Germany Rothenburg, one of...
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"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence."
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The goal of this blog is to discuss politics, economics and social issues in a rational, fact-based manner. We need to return to using arguments as a search for truth. We are not living in a 'post-truth world'; the truth is always there, it's just that too many people are unable or unwilling to see it.
I worked in the Alberta oil patch for 25 years as an accountant. I have a Bachelor's degree in business and a Master's degree in Political Science, both from the University of Calgary. I am a fan of the Boston Bruins, Alice Munro, mountains, Trash Panda, golf, Westerns and Village Ice Cream.
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Billionaires Don't Die in Mass Shootings
Libertarianism has grown in popularity over the last few decades, especially amongst educated young people. This is not to say that it...
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Send in the Clowns
Item: Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene recently accused House leader Nancy Pelosi of employing “gazpacho police” to spy on members of...
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Turning Point
Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine is the latest frightening event that seems to indicate that we are entering a very dark period....
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This is Who They Are
As I write this, the police in Ottawa have finally moved to end the occupation by the antivax protesters. There have been reports of...
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Law and Disorder
In the latest instalment of the As the Nuthouse Turns, we have the Freedumb Convoy, a collection of anti-vaxxers who have blockaded...
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Off the Rails
In 1964, the Republican Party nominated the very conservative Barry Goldwater as their Presidential candidate, an event which is...
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The Case for Proportional Representation
Our electoral systems in Canada at both the Federal and provincial level are Single Member Plurality (SMP), where the electorate is...
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Things I Learned in 2021
Item: To become the mayor of the most conservative big city in Canada, you pretty much have to be a liberal. Calgary voted for a new...
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The Most Dangerous Virus
Here is the definition of the Dunning-Kruger effect: “Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which unskilled individuals suffer...
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Have it Norway
Norway was recently voted the best country in the world for quality of life by the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI). While...
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The Slippery Slope Fallacy
I did my master’s thesis on political interest groups and one area I studied was gun rights groups in Canada and the US and their...
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This Economy is Unsustainable - Part 3
Apple is one of the two most valuable companies in the world, with a market capitalization of $2.5 trillion, and its products are...
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This Economy is Unsustainable - Part 2
When you buy something, you naturally look at the price. While you may not like the price, you are reasonably confident that the price is...
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How to Make a Country
The electoral victory of the Reform Party in 1848 was perhaps the most significant turning point in Canadian history. Led by Robert...
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This Economy is Unsustainable - Part 1
The economist David Ricardo came up with the Theory of Comparative Advantage over 200 years ago and it has never been disproven. I won't...
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Things I learned from the 2021 Election
Item: The Conservative Party is the most incompetent political party in our recent history. It was really stupid of Trudeau to call this...
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Everybody Plays the Fool
In 2003, my hometown was threatened by a massive wildfire. It went on for 26 days, led to two separate evacuations and scorched more than...
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Vaccine Policies for Dummies
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has said his government will not be bringing in vaccine passports. I guess we should be grateful he's not...
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The Past is Never Dead
I visited Brock‘s Monument, near Niagara-on-the-Lake, on a perfect Sunday afternoon. There were only a handful of people around, and some...
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