This book is a collection of my thoughts, observations, jottings, unpublished scholarly articles, and unpublished letters to the editor from recent years.
Canada and the United States are the focus of this book, but some issues have wider relevance.
I am a conservative but not an idealogue. My core moral values and duties are rooted in my Christian faith and I try to develop my position on political and social issues through logic and common sense. I am perfectly willing to change my mind if compelling argumentation arises. I am not wedded irredeemably to uncompromising and dogmatic positions, certainly not in the realm of social and political issues.
Someone once said that "when everyone is thinking the same no one is thinking". It amazes me, but also troubles me, at the convergence of thought that has occurred at North American colleges and universities where liberalism and the Progressive Left have taken over and conservative voices are unwelcome and even ridiculed and persecuted. How can that possibly be a good thing? How can young students --- tomorrow's leaders --- develop sober second thoughts and a healthy scepticism of received wisdom if opposing voices are stifled and even de-platformed?
I hope that the writings in this book will cause readers to thoughtfully re-examine their own views on social and political life in North America and have a few laughs along the way.
My efforts at humor are purely intentional.
