Biden gets a royal diplo-kickin’

Posted on March 12, 2010 by stephen t berg / 13 Comments

So, what’s Joe Biden to do except make sure he’s late for dinner by at least an hour and a half—keep Bibi and his chiffoned wife waiting. Snub for snub. Course,...

Nonviolence/Politics/Poverty

Two 2009 disappointments: Bono and Obama

Posted on January 13, 2010 by stephen t berg / 3 Comments

People at the top are easy targets. In time, their indiscretions, foibles, and misdeeds become scratch, available for we plebes to pick over. And inevitably it ...

Humour/Politics

Bowgate

Posted on November 15, 2009 by stephen t berg / 8 Comments

The blog-o-sphere is a-buzz with the scandal of the American president bowing to the Japanese Emperor. What? a head of state showing respect and deference...

Nonviolence/Peace/Politics

Growing a culture of peace

Posted on September 27, 2009 by stephen t berg / 7 Comments

This article published in the Edmonton Journal yesterday was a small expansion of a previous post. International Peace Day being September 21, it ...