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Polish Canadians, Searching for a Voice (Part 6)

Posted on October 1, 2016 by leslie

Polish Canadians, Searching for a Voice (Part 6) Mark Wegierski continues his analysis The author maintains that the Polish Canadian community must build up significant infrastructures – or fade away. “Canadian Polonia” is a term by which Polish-Canadians refer to … Continue reading →

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Paul and Jeremy

Posted on September 28, 2016 by leslie

Paul and Jeremy Bill Hartley enters darkest England These days British television is full of what are called ‘Reality’ shows. One such programme is Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away. A new series has just started. The programme follows the … Continue reading →

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If America becomes South Africa

Posted on September 28, 2016 by leslie

If America becomes South Africa Ilana Mercer predicts the downfall of democracy If African-Americans didn’t get out and vote for Hillary Clinton, they would be dissing him and his legacy. So warned President Barack Obama, in a speech at the … Continue reading →

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Let the States Roar, by Stephen MacLean

Posted on September 27, 2016 by leslie

Let the States Roar, by Stephen MacLean  The significance of States’ Rights for fiscal probity Notice is given from its ‘Constitutional Affairs’ department that ‘The New York Sun . . opposes a balanced budget amendment.’ The justification cannot be that … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, 13th September 2016

Posted on September 24, 2016 by leslie

ENDNOTES, 13th September 2016 In this edition: historic Elgar recordings from Somm, “Our revels now are ended” – contemporary work by Jonathan Dove that concluded the 2016 Proms season Somm Records continues to offer the slightly unusual and often unexpected … Continue reading →

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Cosmetology in Poland

Posted on September 22, 2016 by leslie

Cosmetology in Poland Mark Wegierski reminisces about a happier time in East-Central Europe Poland is a country where the fashion sense and interest in cosmetology of many women is perhaps the third-highest in Europe (after France and Italy). Already during … Continue reading →

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Kill Bill, volume 2, by Ilana Mercer

Posted on September 22, 2016 by leslie

Kill Bill, volume 2, by Ilana Mercer Hillary – first she rubbishes* the country, then she expectorates all over it How does evidence against something, become evidence for that very same something? Plain evidence against the good health of Hillary … Continue reading →

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Yorebridge House Hotel, Bainbridge

Posted on September 21, 2016 by leslie

Yorebridge House Hotel, Bainbridge What an incentive to be a school Head Master in Bainbridge in the 1850s – being placed in a house of such size and beauty as Yorebridge House: for, prior to its current incarnation as a … Continue reading →

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The Fall of Rome and Decline of the West

Posted on September 12, 2016 by leslie

The Fall of Rome and Decline of the West On the fifteenth anniversary of 9/11, Mark Wegierski reports It seems doubtful that America can ever re-capture the spirit of that patriotic surge that occurred in the wake of the September … Continue reading →

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Kill Bill Volume One, by Ilana Mercer

Posted on September 12, 2016 by leslie

Kill Bill Volume One, by Ilana Mercer Or, it takes a village (idiot) to vote for Hillary If you strapped Bill Clinton to a polygraph (or to some lie detector that can’t be fooled by the Clintons)—I suspect that, he … Continue reading →

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