Danielle Smith cultivates her tribe. H/t de Adder However, those inoculated against her lunacy beg to differ. Anti-vaxxers are wilfully ignorant and uncaring about their responsibilities in society. To my mind, for Danielle Smith to say they are being discriminated against is akin to saying that incarcerating crooks is discrimination
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Politics and its Discontents: The Latest From Moudakis
Although my medium, for better or worse, is words (sometimes too many, I know), I have long admired the brilliant succinctness of some editorial cartoonists; while there are several whose work I savour, preeminent in the pantheon is Theo Moudakis. This illustrates why: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: One Thing About Moudakis
He certainly doesn’t play political favourites. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Laceratingly Accurate
Given Mr. Poilievre’s refusal to debate his opponents, Michael de Adder’s assessment of the putative front-runner in the Conservative leadership race seems spot-on. Some also think Mr. Poilievre bears an uncanny resemblance to this young fellow: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: To State The Obvious
… in a way only Theo Moudakis can. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Happy Canada Day
As factious as we can be, I hope most of us can at least agree on this: H/t Theo Moudakis Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Pick Your Friends Wisely
Clearly, Pierre Poilievre is making a calculated decision here in who and what he associates himself with. H/t Theo Moudakis Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Arboreal Record
This, from Michael de Adder: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Now Here’s A Thought
For sane and reasonable Americans, this has gotta hurt: H/t Mike Lukovich Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Slouching Towards June 2
It would seem that Doug Ford guessed right: you really can buy people’s votes with their own money. As the provincial election campaign continues, the Ontario Progressive Conservatives continue to sustain their lead, with a seemingly good chance at a majority government, as we get closer to June 2.
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: This Is One Part Of The Problem
The other, of course, is the love of the gun that indelibly stains America and which few are talking about in the aftermath of the Buffalo massacre. H/t Theo Moudakis Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Paltry Offerings – Part 4
For those in Ontario who care about the environment, this editorial cartoon from Graeme MacKay requires no explanation, but serves as yet another apt warning of the perils entailed in giving Doug Ford another majority on June 2. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Some People Never Learn
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Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Paltry Offerings – Part 2
Continuing with yesterday’s theme: H/t Theo Moudakis Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Paltry Offerings
I can’t remember a time when I have been less inspired about an election. Here in Ontario, where we go to the polls on June 2, we have Conservative Doug Ford leading in the polls, counting on a credulous and forgetful electorate. Then we have the seatless Liberal leader,
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Transparent Document
I won’t waste too many words commenting on the release of the Ford government’s campaign document budget yesterday. A transparent and cynical document that attests to the Tory belief that there are many stupid people who cast ballots, it has something for everyone except the poor and the dispossessed (after
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Election Augeries
The ancients, when they wanted to know the future, often examined the entrails of birds. It was believed such dissections could augur both good and bad fortune. In a famous scene in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, for example, the priests advised against their master going to the Capitol on the Ides
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Theatre Of The Absurd
I’m feeling too burnt out these days to put thoughts to words, my ever-constant cynicism about people and politics reaching new levels. Therefore, allow me to post some editorial cartoons that help to capture the absurdity of what we call politics and life. H/t Michael de Adder H/t Graeme MacKay H/t
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Sign Of The Times
People in Ontario will recognize this as one of Doug Ford’s election bribes and an acknowledgement of his good friends, the developers. H/t Theo Moudakis Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: On Risk Calculation
Is Putin insane, or does he just want everyone to think he is? The world can’t afford to get the answer wrong. H/t Michael De Adder Recommend this Post
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