There's a blame game going on. David Robertson thinks about the threats to democracy that are surfacing in the wake of the Trump victory, the deep irony of the politics of fear, why BBC pluralism is wrong and how Leonard Cohen points the way to the true freedom that can be found only in Christ.

|   TOPICS   |

1) The threat to democracy from the US election

2) Trudeau - Don’t fear

3) BBC broadcasting Friday prayers

4) McDonalds sue Florence

5) Leonard Cohen

6) Inverness Solas Conference

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The Spectator - Brendan O'Neill: The sneering response to Trump’s victory reveals exactly why he won

The Canadian Press:  Justin Trudeau denounces politics of fear in UN speech

David Robertson:  Why the BBC should not broadcast Muslim prayer

Solas CPC:  SHORT/ANSWERS

The Independent: McDonald's sues Florence for $20m after city refuses restaurant application

New York Times: Leonard Cohen, Epic and Enigmatic Songwriter, Is Dead at 82

Solas CPC - The Solas Inverness Conference 

|   MUSIC   |

Leonard Cohen - Democracy

Gilbert and Sullivan - Modern Major General

Pentatonix - Hallelujah

Kiri Te Kanawa - O Mio Babbino Caro

Leonard Cohen - A Bird on the Wire