With the recent passing of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn I was reminded of a lecture by psychology professor Jordan Peterson of the University of Toronto. This lecture expounded the virtue of taking personal responsibility in dealing with our fears. Peterson used a children’s book “There No Such Things As A Dragon” and the moral lessons therein to reveal [...]
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The Kindness Campaign is a social action project organized by Global Awakening In Action and Good News Toronto. This collaborative project seeks to spread more kindness at home, at work, and in the world.
In the past few months we’ve witnessed remarkeable events in the market. First we have the Fed bail out of Bear Stearns. What wasn’t widely covered or discussed was that this was effectively a result of a run on a bank.
Modern banking practices partial reserve banking. That is to say that the bank relies on [...]
I recently auditioned for a local community opera. I did so amidst the worst bought of chronic sinusitis I’ve ever experienced. Needless to say I didn’t win the part.
I started a regime of recording myself as I treat the condition with herbal remedies because nothing my mainstream doctors have given me seems to work.
Here I [...]
Canadian Link: http://watch.thecomedynetwork.ca/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart/full-episodes/#clip185688
US Link: http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=231561&title=reza-aslan
Reza Aslan was interviewed on the Daily Show on June 24, 2009 lauding the response of Barack Obama during the recent and ongoing revolution in Iran. Aslan notes strong parallels to ’79 noting that this revolution is likewise a battle for the future of Iran. Starting at time index 4:48, Aslan [...]
