Opinion Articles
The following are some of the Opinion Articles that Bryan Schwartz has published over the years in local and national papers on a wide range of topics from health care, education, national unity, democratic reform and various economic issues.
2019
- A Modern Jewish Credo. The Times of Israel.
- A Modern Jewish Credo. Featured on the Winnipeg Jewish Review.
2015
2014
- Time now for the diplomatic offensive. The Times of Israel.
- Time now for the diplomatic offensive. Featured on the Winnipeg Jewish Review.
- Opposition to University of Regina program with Israeli school misguided, says prof. Featured on The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs.
2012
- An open letter to American Jews. The Times of Israel.
- An open letter to American Jews. Featured on the Winnipeg Jewish Review.
- Brian Schwartz Reports From Israel On Hebrew U's Mishpatim II Law Exchange Program. Winnipeg Jewish Review.
- Bryan Schwartz: Second Report On Hebrew U's Exchange Program With U Of M Law School-mishpatim II. Winnipeg Jewish Review.
- Dr Bryan Schwartz's Response to Dr Adam Muller: Centrality of Antisemitism in Producing the Holocaust is Known and Settled. Winnipeg Jewish Review.
2011
- The Genesis of Prof. Brian Schwartz’s “Mishpatim" Program. Winnipeg Jewish Review.
- Mishpatim Program-University of Manitoba Law Students Study at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Winnipeg Jewish review.
- Prof Bryan Schwartz: Proposal for an Israeli Peace Initiative. Winnipeg Jewish review.
- Underdevelopment is overrated. Wpg Free Press.
- Reforming the jurassic crown. Wpg Free Press.
- How the playing field was tilted. Wpg Free Press.
- School system that teaches but can't learn. Wpg Free Press.
- Healthier health care system. Wpg Free Press.
- Manitoba is in a negative feedback loop. Wpg Free Press.
2009
2008
- Harper hatred is no reason to support coalition. Wpg Free Press.
- Nostalgia doesn't help the impoverished east side. Wpg Free Press.
2007
- East side the right side. Wpg Free Press.
- What it means for Manitoba. Wpg Free Press.
- Economic freedom underestimated. Wpg Free Press.
- Equalization is killing us with kindness. Wpg Free Press.
- Sleepers in constitution. Wpg Free Press.
- Privacy dealt with in the open. Wpg Free Press.
- Great big time wasters. Wpg Free Press.
- Charter matters but not much. Wpg Free Press.
2006
2005
2004
1998
1993
- An engaging account of constitutional talks - UNITED WE FALL: The Crisis of Democracy in Canada. Globe and Mail.
- More people tried by a jury of their peers. Globe and Mail.
- Being an outside director of a company can be a risky business. Globe and Mail.
- Rights of people portrayed in docudramas. Globe and Mail.
- What the rules tell us to do and how we really act. Globe and Mail.
- What can the trial of Jesus teach us today. Globe and Mail.
- Experiments with private-sector prisons. Globe and Mail.
- Defence of both lawyers and paralegals. Globe and Mail.
- Censorship and computer bulletin boards. Globe and Mail.
- Nature of law in a harsh complex world. Globe and Mail.
- Trying too hard to make the punishment fit the crime. Globe and Mail.
- Different approaches to firms that have gone down the tubes. Globe and Mail.
- Committing crimes when they are just following orders. Globe and Mail.
1992
- What the courts think about Santa and City Hall. Globe and Mail.
- International law has much to say about the use of force. Globe and Mail.
- Citizens should be better protected against private policing. Globe and Mail.
- New ways of patenting designer genes. Globe and Mail.
- When you do a deal with the Devil. Globe and Mail.
- Pros and cons of the constitutional concoction. Globe and Mail.
- Genius should not get special treatment in court. Globe and Mail.
- Legislation to protect a persons privacy. Globe and Mail.
- Some trials should be televised. Globe and Mail.
- Artists rights and copyrights. Globe and Mail.
- Aboriginal self-government. Globe and Mail.
- Statutes that can rise from the dead. Globe and Mail.
- Libel chill. Globe and Mail.
- Money and the freedom of screech. Globe and Mail.
- Dark side of public inquiries. Globe and Mail.
- Convoluted legalese is used ad nauseam. Globe and Mail.
1988