Hoist the Black Flag
An exploration of politics and current events. Follow me on Twitter at @HTBF1968. If watching someone meltdown over the performance of the Ottawa Senators is more to your liking, try @orphmi.
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“God, Gold, and Glory.”
“No European nation, including England, embarked on the colonization of the New World with the intention of relying on African slaves for the bulk of its labor force.” — Eric Foner, Give Me Liberty! An American History, p. 97
So, why did i...
Decolonizing Turtle Island
I moved back to Canada in 2021 And settled in – but did not colonize - the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Vancouver, British Columbia.
The Lower Mainland of British Columbia is beautiful and while I would love to have colonized it, there w...
World War Eleven
Historians are an interesting bunch. Since success in the profession requires making your mark in the field, they are constantly trying to “complicate” matters or come up with terms to define periods. For example, while you and I might thin...
The Award for Best Barber Goes To...
Note: This piece first appeared under my byline on Wrong Speak. [link to original]
Barber (putting the barber cape on): What would you like me to do today?
Me: Whoa! Let’s not rush into this. What is it about your ethnic background, sexua...
HELP! HELP! I'm Being Oppressed!
I’ve stepped in it already and I haven’t even finished my first paragraph.
Let’s see if I can make it worse (you know I can).
I love Monty Python!
There, I’ve gone from “defending slavery” – you know that’s what I’m going to be accused o...
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Phil is a writer and classical liberal who, when not complaining about the Ottawa Senators, writes about politics, individual rights, government corruption/abuse and free speech. He resides in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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