Disclaimer: I did not write this, I am merely posting this essay here for convenience sake; it’s nowhere else online, except in Google Books inside of a book. If I am breaking any laws, and someone wants me to take it down, I will comply. Onwards! On one subject everyone
Continue readingMolly'sBlog: Molly’sBlog 2012-01-28 23:46:00
ANARCHIST THEORY: DIFFERENT SORTS OF FREEDOM: My dear mother, God rest her soul, used to regale me with stories of the most stupid family in the patch of geography where she grew up. She was born near Simferopal Crimea and grew up in northwest Saskatchewan where you could go 200
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 4159…Stephen Harper In One Sentence
From they.com: We have a Prime Minister (that’s French for Dear Leader under the current regime) who doesn’t give a suckling goat what the people think about his policies. Beyond brilliant. WFDS
Continue readingReview of Freedom, by Jonathan Franzen.
After reading more than half of Freedom, I went searching for reviews and criticisms, looking for something that expressed what I thought I thought. Sadly, there was no review or description that captured how I felt about this book, so I have decided to write a review myself. Here it
Continue readingWankers of the Week: The Irony and the Ugh-stasy
Crappy weekend, everyone! I suppose you wonder what His Barackness is snickering about up there. Trust me, he’s got plenty to laugh at, and most of it is listed here. So let’s get to it with no further ado, shall we? 1. Newt Fucking Gingrich. Yes, he’s the man of
Continue readingDrive-by Planet: South Africa: interracial poster generates heat
Even with apartheid gone racial sensitivities still run deep in South Africa. There is nothing like a provocative photo to trigger a reaction. A political poster put out by the student wing of the Democratic Alliance – the main opposition party – is guaranteed to push a lot of buttons.
Continue readingThe Pension Plan fiasco. Who cares? There are few jobs for someone 60, let alone 65 or 67.
I’ve been watching bemusedly – and with no little horror – the arguments waged between elite media types, celebrated authors and lowly bloggers over Stephen Harper’s hint about raising the qualification for old age pension from 65 to 67. It’s all academic, literally. What’s not being considered in these finely-wrought debates
Continue readingMiss Vicky's Offhand Remarks: Question Period: The Musical
A little-known fact about Miss Vicky: she was once a musical theatre geek. On second thought, that’s not particularly surprising, isn’t it? Now my geeky instincts have pretty much transferred to politics, but once in a while there’s an opportunity to bring those two parts of Miss Vicky together. Entre
Continue readingHow evil triumphed in Argentina and British Columbia
Riddle me this: What does this… “It wasn’t one or two cases, or one or two officers involved, but many, thus there was a pattern, a plan” to take away those babies from their biological families which they considered “non trustworthy or communists”, said Elliott Abrams former US Assistant Secretary
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Shafia deliberations continue
It's always hard to read a jury but the fact they have taken this long suggests they are giving the defence a close consideration. My guess (prediction is too strong a word) is that we will not see straight convictions on first degree — we will see second degree or
Continue readingwmtc: "capitalism, in its current form, no longer fits the world around us"
Capitalism, in its current form, no longer fits the world around us. When a high priest of Davos says this, I can’t help but wonder. Has the idea reached a tipping point? Harper may have “unveiled his grand plans to reshape Canada” – come on, Globe and Mail, he’s been
Continue readingcmkl: Fashion show
Mallory and her friend C’s grand finale from their late afternoon play date was a fashion show. Complete with runway, lighting, music and intro from Irene.
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Who is Saul Alinsky?
Nice to see Chris Matthews (and others) tackle Newt Gringrich’s puzzling obsession with Saul Alinsky. Turns out, just like so many other weird fixations of the deranged right-wing, to be a classic case of projection. Bill Maher also defused the mainstreaming of this demented right-wing talking point in his “New
Continue readingAkaash Maharaj - Practical Idealism: TVO’s The Agenda: Resistance is Not Futile – Akaash Maharaj Videocast
In any democracy worthy of the name, it is not merely the right, but the responsibility of every citizen to resist unjust laws… but there is a contrast between making a scene, and making a difference. There is a choice between the comfort of self-righteous illusion, and the peril of
Continue readingAkaash Maharaj - Practical Idealism: TVO’s The Agenda: Resistance is Not Futile – Akaash Maharaj Videocast
In any democracy worthy of the name, it is not merely the right, but the responsibility of every citizen to resist unjust laws… but there is a contrast between making a scene, and making a difference. There is a choice between the comfort of self-righteous illusion, and the peril of
Continue readingMargaret Somerville joins the Conservative war on women
Abortion as a sex selection technique is not much of an issue in Canada, but abortion re-criminalizers are grasping at any straw they can get these days, and the notion is suitably shriek-worthy to get media attention. So it’s not surprising to see McGill-based metaphysician Margaret Somerville back on the
Continue readingLife...A Small Spark Between Two Eternities: What the #!%*? Stephen Harper rethinks retirement funding
http://goo.gl/zISF1 GOOD BYE CHARLIE BROWN 2 !! http://goo.gl/JJ2KySign the Petition June 1985. Conservative PM Brian Mulroney signals Old Age Security (OAS) was to be de-indexed. Earlier, Finance Minister Michael Wilson had guaranteed OAS would keep up with inflation. But on that fateful day, Mulroney had stopped to chat with tourists
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Making America better, one bullet at a time
This genius premise is sick, but funny. I really liked Joel Murray on Mad Men.
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Leadership 2012 Roundup
In the lead-up to tomorrow’s official debate in Halifax, the end of this week saw plenty of developments in the NDP leadership race – including both the familiar combination of endorsements, videos and policy releases from the campaigns themselves, and an increase in outside reporting that took coverage in a
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: A changing psychology of economics
My 96 year old grandmother, after selling the old family farm late in her life, doesn’t need to worry about money. Yet, she worries about it constantly going to great lengths to save every possible penny. She is a child of the depression – which she speaks of whenever she
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