Ricky Kreitner - Articles

The Daily’s Statement of Principles says: “We recognize that at present power is unevenly distributed, especially (but not solely) on the basis of gender, age,… Read More »The Daily’s silence on Iran

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Piñata diplomacy

“It is, in fact, nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry.”… Read More »Piñata Diplomacy: What Matt Damon teaches us about education

“For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.” – Luke 6:43 Last week I wrote… Read More »Piñata diplomacy: Anarchist masturbation in downtown Montreal

“Goebbels was in favour of free speech for views he liked. So was Stalin. If you’re really in favour of free speech, then you’re in… Read More »Piñata diplomacy: Don’t sacrifice campus free speech

“The Palestinian martyr replaces the proletarian struggle for a communist society.” – Pierre-André Taguieff, French philosopher Last week, several McGill groups hosted the annual Israel… Read More »Piñata diplomacy: Where might a new anti-Semitism take root?

“We might test judgement by asking, on the issue of Iraq, who best anticipated how events turned out.” – Michael Ignatieff, in his 2007 essay… Read More »Piñata diplomacy: Righting our wrongs over Iraq

“Le vrai science et la vrai étude de l’homme, c’est l’homme.” – Pierre Charon, Catholic theologian, 1601 Scuttlebutt is that the Faculty of Arts is… Read More »Piñata Diplomacy: In defence of Humanistic Studies

“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” – Voltaire It’s 8:45 a.m. on the… Read More »Piñata diplomacy: The curious case of Geert Wilders

“Cynicism is intellectual dandyism without the coxcomb’s feathers.” – George Meredith There is nothing of any import that I could possibly add to the heaps… Read More »Piñata diplomacy : Barack Obama is not an indie rock band

“Allah will sooner or later punish those who transgress the rights of innocents.” – Turkish PM Recep Erdogan I did not closely follow the debate… Read More »Piñata Diplomacy: Tadamon! is no paragon

Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no… Read More »Piñata diplomacy: What Mumbai means to me

“Prudence is a rich, ugly old maid courted by Incapacity.” – William Blake The worst thing about being granted a columnist position at The Daily… Read More »Piñata diplomacy A declaration of journalistic independence