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Category Archives: honor

Dunbar, you still here?

25-Jan-10

Why I think it’s a great country now

19-Jan-10

Let history show
“It held the line against the bad, allowing for its deconstruction, and the universalization of our economic model, to be followed, through our continued success, by the universalization of our political model.”
via Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog.
When lessons are learned
“Germany was a country where horrible crimes were committed in the second world [...]

Haiti: On what basis do we say no?

19-Jan-10

Earthquakes make bad laws
National Post, Marni Soupcoff, Monday, January 18, 2010
“Canada’s government is suggesting that significantly relaxing requirements (family-reunification requirements, in particular) for Haitians to come here as immigrants and refugees would be a good way for us to lend a hand.”
Immigrants and refugees: Who gets chosen?
Soupcoff writes, “The move would be tantamount to [...]

Inaction in Haiti: The power of regret

16-Jan-10

Error Threat Level for Haiti: Condition Red
Consider what Joesph T. Hallinan exposes about Why why we make mistakes and the power of regret:

“The penchant for inaction is not surprising. If we are going to err at something, we would rather err by failing to act. That’s because we tend to view inaction as a passive [...]