Author: Norm Farrell

At 1 pm, independent journalist Laila Yuile chats on Victoria’s CFAX 1070 radio with Ian Jessop. Laila won’t be there to sell anything, defend anyone or shill for any business or political interest. You will hear honest, informed commentary about life and politics in British Columbia.

A reader comments at my recent article In the dining room, an OOPs moment: Norm You may have hit on to something really big here. I recently learned that an acquaintance is doing an unpaid internship for 6 months in order to possibly get a paying job as a paralegal.

I’ll be talking with Ian Jessop about current affairs in British Columbia. Join us live or listen to the session by podcast HERE.

Sun columnist Stephen Lautens (@stephenlautens) has an eye for worthy stories and a deft way with words. This example can be found at his blog, Stephen Lauten’s Parking Space: “The Fraser Institute published a report this week that says the cost of raising children in Canada has been grossly exaggerated

Barrett Brown, Glenn Greenwald, and the Mafia State, DS Wright, Firedoglake.com “…you should know what Western states like the United States and the United Kingdom have become in the world today – hit squads for a transnational elite, the global 1%. They have no allegiance, they have no care for

“From One Second to the Next” is a 35-minute documentary German filmmaker Werner Herzog produced for AT&T’s “It Can Wait” campaign about the lethal hazards of texting while driving. “The only thing moving was the horse.” From McClathy: Director Werner Herzog’s unflinching film examines aftermath of texting while driving.

From Michael Shermer, monthly columnist for Scientific American, a respected science magazine founded in 1845. Link to Dr. Shermer’s complete article, Five Myths of Terrorism. It is worth reading, particularly if you wonder if actual risks justify wholesale trampling of human rights and freedoms. The myth of pure evil, which holds

From RossK, The Gazetteer, A New Market For A New White Powder “…it has become religion among conservatives to denounce regulation, saying it stifles business and hinders economic growth. But consider: At the turn of the last century, America was as riddled with scam artists as China is today. Snake

One of the most significant articles you’ll read anytime is by John Naughton, professor of the public understanding of technology at the Open University, published in The Observer, July 28, 2013: “Without [Edward Snowden], we would not know how the National Security Agency (NSA) had been able to access the