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There are rumours that the United States federal government may soon lift its ban on cannabis, but that wouldn’t end cannabis prohibitions in America. This incongruity is the result of federalism: the ability of each jurisdiction — the federal govern...
DATE: Apr 30, 2016
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The trolls hide behind screens. And I’ve wondered: if some of these online creeps were face-to-face with the woman they are trashing, looking into her eyes, rather than the glow of their phone or laptop, would the vicious words they type with such ab...
DATE: Apr 29, 2016
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Petula Dvorak
“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.”
— Marcus Garvey
Not long ago, Bermuda’s public school history curriculum focused almost exclusively on European and American history, with ver...
DATE: Apr 28, 2016
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James Tracy is certainly a crank and also seems to be a terrible person. But Florida Atlantic University violated his academic freedom when it fired him from his tenured professorship in January, and hshould win the lawsuit that he has just brought a...
DATE: Apr 28, 2016
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Charles Asnavour and Frank Sinatra once wrote a ballad called Young at Heart and the opening lyrics to the legendary song say that “fairy tales can come true; they can happen to you”.
Certainly the Canadian redevelopers of the airport comprised of th...
DATE: Apr 26, 2016
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Rolfe Commissiong
Prince accepted a standing ovation as he strolled out carrying a cane and rocking an Afro to present the 2015 Grammy for album of the year. Then he stole the show with a line that reminded everyone he was more than just a pop superstar; he was a blac...
DATE: Apr 26, 2016
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When the news came on Thursday afternoon that Prince had died at 57 at his home in Minnesota, a chorus went up that it was the latest cruelty of 2016, a year that already feels merciless in those it has claimed, four months along.
But if the deaths ...
DATE: Apr 25, 2016
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Discussions of a possible British exit from the European Union often centre on how the move would affect Britain itself.
It’s only natural, since British voters are the ones who will make the decision, and they care mainly about their own country.
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DATE: Apr 25, 2016
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Harriet Tubman will officially be the face of a $20 bill. And, sure, it’s great news that the defiant, brave and inspiring abolitionist will replace slaveholder Andrew Jackson on the currency of America’s ATMs.
But hold the confetti because the fight...
DATE: Apr 22, 2016
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Why can so few people seem to save any money? The number of people scraping along from paycheque to paycheque is astonishing; surveys routinely find that somewhere between a third and half of all Americans don’t have the savings to fund ordinary emer...
DATE: Apr 21, 2016
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