“And the lion will lie down with the lamb, but the lamb won’t get much sleep.” –Woody Allen

“The intellectual world is deeply conformist. Hans Morgenthau, who was a founder of realist international relations theory, once condemned what he called ‘the conformist subservience to power’ on the part of the intellectuals. George Orwell wrote that nationalists, who are practically the whole intellectual class of a country, not only do not disapprove of the … More Quote of the Day

“Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power” ― Benito Mussolini

“This akin to the Lincoln-Douglas debates if Lincoln was debating against a very mentally ill and Orange version of Cookie Monster.”—Josh Gad, on the first Clinton-Trump presidential debate

“Principles are what the idiots substitute for intelligence.”—Paul de Man https://newrepublic.com/article/117020/paul-de-man-was-total-fraud-evelyn-barish-reviewed

WHEREAS freedom of speech is an inseparable element of a democratic society; and WHEREAS Canada is a nation whose founding principles stand for inclusivity, multiculturalism, and free speech; and WHEREAS the Charter of Rights and Freedoms entitles citizens to the fundamental rights and protection of freedom of conscience and religion, freedom of thought, belief, opinion … More International Blasphemy Rights Day (Victoria, BC)

“A cucumber is bitter.” Throw it away. “There are briars in the road.” Turn aside from them. This is enough. Do not add, “And why were such things made in the world?” –Marcus Aurelius

“We’re supposed to believe that Trump’s support stems from economic stagnation or dislocation. Maybe some of it does. But what Trump offers his followers are not economic remedies — his proposals change daily. What he offers is an attitude, an aura of crude strength and machismo, a boasting disrespect for the niceties of the democratic … More Quote of the Day