The ShotgunThe Official Blog of the Western Standard newsmagazine.CHRC gets cold feet- July 4, 2008 Well, well, well. Last week, the Canadian Human Rights Commission dismissed the complaint against Maclean's. Now, it's dismissed the considerably less-publicized complaint against Catholic Insight. Here's Catholic Insight's statement on the matter: Catholic Insight Newsletter No. 11 July 4, 2008...http://westernstandard.blogs.com/shotgun/2008/07/chrc-gets-cold.html Lorne Gunter reflects on American Independence Day- July 4, 2008 It takes a mob to build a nation. In his reflection on American Independence Day, National Post columnist Lorne Gunter explains how an uneducated and politically inexperienced populous, with only an instinct for liberty, created America. Of course, Madison, Jefferson,...http://westernstandard.blogs.com/shotgun/2008/07/lorne-gunter-re.html Warren Kinsella reflects on American Independence Day- July 4, 2008 Warren Kinsella loves America, just not the gun rights and economic liberty. Hmm. Here he is in his own words: I am a One-World-Government, secular humanist, censorious Satanic leftie who gets around in a black helicopter. But I also love...http://westernstandard.blogs.com/shotgun/2008/07/warren-kinsella.html Paul McKeever reflects on American Independence Day- July 4, 2008 In Paul McKeevers reflection on American Independence Day, the Freedom Party leader writes: At least three important ideas facilitated the American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence. The first was that man has a rational faculty which he must choose...http://westernstandard.blogs.com/shotgun/2008/07/paul-mckeever-r.html Joseph Ben-Ami reflects on American Independence Day- July 4, 2008 In Joseph Ben-Amis reflection on American Independence Day, he writes: The 4th of July is an opportunity, therefore, not just to celebrate the birth of a great nation, but also to reflect on what the world would be like today...http://westernstandard.blogs.com/shotgun/2008/07/joseph-ben-ami.html |