Tag Archives: Margaret Atwood

brothers and sisters at arms

It seems any liberal democratic country needs some group to kick around, vaporize public opinion, and marshall discontentment towards some form of visible minority. Why should israel be excluded from the party when they have jews to kick around as … Continue reading

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fat chance & new jerusalem: the equity of pessimism

And the meek shall inherit the debt. Is there an ethical emphasis to economics? Rick Salutin:  So here are some Christmas presents from the Judeo-Christian tradition that I hope will find favour with deniers and those who just don’t care … Continue reading

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the garrison

“Must be something in the water.” (Robbie Robertson ) Very potent water indeed. It was the politics of the mystic. One taken in with the idea of a New Jerusalem. This concept of the “City on a Hill” which originally … Continue reading

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wayfaring finance: economics on the ship of fools

It is said that there is a distinction between addiction and dependency, meaning that dependency may be a component of addiction, but is not in an of itself addiction. On the ground, in terms of social policy and in establishing … Continue reading

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what a wonderful world

A messianic redemption in a revived Israel? In A.M. Klein’s epilogue to the Second Scroll he wrote, “Where shall I find Thee?” It was a search that became more pressing during a time of God’s eclipse when absence dominated; the … Continue reading

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The Saint Urbain Horesman: a small voice and sharp lance

Deeply flawed but compelling characters. Redeemable in ways that are hardly obvious, obscure and sometimes better left covered under the tarp. To many Canadians, Mordecai Richler is a perplexing figure; plainly put, he is often resented, and caricatured in  so … Continue reading

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MOON ROCKS & SHAKESPEARE’S SECRET AUTHOR TALKS

This year sees a 25th anniversary re- publication of Margaret Atwood‘s dystopian classic,”The Handmaid’s Tale” about an oppressive America of the future where sexual reproduction is both a eugenics of mind and action. The Handmaids are forced to provide children by proxy … Continue reading

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ABSURDLY DEAD IN THE PRESENT TENSE

In France, it is even possible to remain a writer without writing, as Rimbaud did, living in the consciousness of his contemporaries after his premature creative death, or Valery during his seventeen year silence. So passionately does France hold literature … Continue reading

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