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• What Happens When Fundamentalists Take Power?

  Posted on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 13:22 in religion, politics, religious fundamentalists, georgia straight

  A good summary of the bad things that happen when religious extremists get a firm grip on the levers of power, Freakin’ Fundamentalists from the Georgia Straight: On November 18, a 20-year-old divorcee who, because she had a boyfriend, was ston...

• Why is the Political Opposition So Eager to Believe Our Enemies?

  Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 01:19 in Canada, Current Events, afghanistan, canadian politics, canadian forces, canada afghanistan mission, afghanistan election 2009, taliban afghanistan violence

  Canada is at war. It may seem hard to believe at times, given our remoteness from the conflict and the distinct lack of impact on most Canadians’ daily lives. But when our soldiers in Afghanistan are not helping provide schools, health clinics ...

• Meet Your New Vancouver Blogger Meetup Overlords

  Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 00:22 in blogging, vancouver, vancouver blogger meetup

  Bloggers of Vancouver, it’s time to celebrate. Shane Birley, the guy who literally wrote the book on blogging, and yours truly (I never wrote a book, but I do author blogs, so I guess that’s enough) have been called up by Raul to help res...

• Nasty, Brutish and Short. Debating Afghanistan

  Posted on Tuesday November 17th, 2009 at 11:09 in Canada, vancouver, afghanistan, malalai joya, canada afghanistan mission, brian platt

  An abrupt debate about Afghanistan in Vancouver this week, short version: Malalai Joya, Afghan parliamentarian and book-touring toast of the left wing versus Brian Platt, straight-talking, butt-kicking Canuck JOYA And once again, I call on the imperi...

• New Media is What We’re On About

  Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 12:21 in blogging, media, new media, jonathon narvey

  Longtime readers will notice a not-so subtle re-branding of this blog. The generic “Currents” is finished. New Media is where it’s at. I’ve been a part of the “new media” scene since it became relatively easy for t...

• Will Canadian Men Support Canadian Women’s Charter Rights?

  Posted on Saturday November 14th, 2009 at 19:50 in politics, Canada, vancouver, olympics, vancouver 2010 winter olympics, canadian charter rights, canadian women ski jump team

  The Canadian Women’s ski jumping team is officially barred from the Olympics due to an arbitrary decision by the IOC that seems to clash with the Canadian Charter of Rights. Following the latest ruling by the BC Court of Appeal confirming their...

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