While the Lord of the Flies criminality at St. Michael’s College should upset everyone, especially the parents of students attending that prestigious institution, I find
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Politics and its Discontents: Rejecting The Politics Of Expedience
A letter in today’s print edition of The Star by Jack Gallop of Thornhill urges all of us to reject the demagogic politicians who expediently
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Cannabis Beacon
For those seeking to ingest ‘the herb’ legally and are looking forward to the opening of bricks and mortar stores in Ontario April 1st, Premier
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: "What Do I Have To Do To Earn A Decent Life?"
As my disenchantment with humanity and myself grows, I look for things to counteract the deep cynicism that has gripped me, things that demonstrate the
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Trump Picks A Fellow Traveller: Matt Whitaker
The NYT reports the following: Matthew G. Whitaker, the acting attorney general, served on the advisory board of a Florida company that a federal judge
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Protecting Those In Power
It is to state the obvious that there are many actions going on in the background to which we are not privy. Only occasionally do
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Now Things Are Getting Really Ridiculous
A sad menagerie for all to behold. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Is Left-Wing Populism The Answer?
While I personally don’t see anything on the horizon to resurrect the fortunes of the federal NDP, Avi Lewis thinks he has a winning strategy:
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Worse Than We Thought
Yesterday, friend Mound posted a disturbing piece on the fact that the oceans have absorbed 60% more heat than expected. The implications for global warming
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: On Personal Hypocrisy
“The price of admission to the climate-change battle is hypocrisy.” I interpret those words, as best as I remember them from a book on climate
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Brief Programming Note
I’ll be taking a break from the blog for the next little while. See you soon. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: On Short Attention Spans And Political Expediency
The climate catastrophe bearing down on us serves to underscore the fallibility of our species and the shortcomings of our politics, as these Star letter-writers
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Politics And Climate Change
Sad to say, climate change and politics in the worst possible sense are inextricably linked. Even as we face the defining crisis of human existence,
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: It’s Almost Too Late
Without doubt, the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a sobering call for urgent action to prevent complete climate catastrophe. The
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: No Words Seem Adequate
I haven’t been posting much lately; words seem inadequate in light of world events, and their power appears to fork little lightning no matter how
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Sad But True
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Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Public Service Announcement – Facebook Hoax Alert
If, like me, you are on Facebook, I would like to alert you to a hoax currently circulating, one that I received in my Messenger
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Rabid Right Revealed
This demonstrates a great deal about the extreme right, doesn’t it? Tweet this back to @IngrahamAngle is she ever pretends she cares about what happens
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Not That Facts Matter Anymore
I wonder what would he say if someone sexually assaulted his Ivanka??pic.twitter.com/jBs13S7q4F https://t.co/Cvg4Hs4ZKd — Maggie Resists Trump (@Stop_Trump20) October 4, 2018 Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Putting Populism In Perspective
Martin Amis offers his acerbic assessment of the current populist mania: Recommend this Post
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