On October the second 2018 in the Jackman building of the University of Toronto I attended a lecture by Professor Lillian Weissberg of the University of Pennsylvania on the topic “At Court; Holocaust Testimonies and The Problem of Witnesses;” It was not a long lecture and the main topic was how the witnesses were given a tough Continue Reading
ANTISEMITISM AS DEFINED BY THE INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE ASSOCIATION. Contemporary examples of anti-Semitism in public life, the media, schools, the workplace and in the religious sphere could, taking into account the overall context, include, but are not limited to: + Calling for, aiding, or justifying the killing or harming of Jews in the name of Continue Reading
In an article written on December 9, 2008 under the heading “No borders exist for Racism, Sexism and Religious Intolerance” I described the human condition as encompassing the need for power, self-interest, hypocrisy and deceit. The recent incident involving the untimely death of Robert Dziekanski after being tasered by four R.C.M.P. officers in the Vancouver Continue Reading
The number of electoral democracies increased from the early 70`s to the first ten years of the present century from about 35 to more than 110. The output throughout the world of goods and services quadrupled. The proportion of people in extreme poverty dropped from 42% in 1993 to 18% in 2008. But not all Continue Reading
There is a price to pay for everything and the ability of mistaken, dishonest, unscrupulous, so called pharmaceutical researchers to disseminate advice to the public cheaply , by the internet is becoming a danger to all our lives. I am exaggerating a bit. Not really a complete danger because these drugs do not kill, many just Continue Reading
In 2006, three of the world`s six most valuable public firms were oil companies, and just one technology company. By 2016 only one oil company remains in the top six. The rest were tech giants. THE WORLD HAS CHANGED Where is Kodak? Gone. 170,000 employees out of a job. No more film cameras in Continue Reading