Entries Tagged as ‘Politics’

December 7, 2008

Atheism and Ideology

http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/12/05/atheists.christmas/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
The above article reports on the theft of an atheist sign from the Legislative Building in Olympia, WA. The sign, which has since been returned after being found in a ditch, reads:
“At this season of the Winter Solstice may reason prevail. There are no gods, no devils, no angels, no heaven or hell. There is [...]

December 4, 2008

Canadian Politics and the Constitutive Exception

My last blog reflected an immediate reaction to the events going on in Canadian politics right now. On further reflection I have come to a personal position that the concept of the coalition government taking over would have been a democratic move under the Canadian Parliamentary system. Earlier today, however, Governor General Michaëlle Jean, after consulting with [...]