On Cultural and Technological Selection
In my previous post, regarding the Hydraulic Thesis's role in history, I referred somewhat vaguely to the idea of competitive pressures selecting for groups that had adopted the more advantageous…
July 2011
For Those Who Still Can’t See That Harper Is Eroding Our Democracy And Personal Security ….
"Hidden deep within the federal government’s comprehensive bundle of crime legislation lies a bill that opponents claim will rob Canadians their right to online privacy as well as their cash.During…
Greenpeace uncloaks phony anti-climate change scientist
Dr. Willie Soon has been the go-to scientist favoured by climate change deniers for years. Used by the Fraser Institute and Koch Industries, Soon has proven invaluable in giving ammunition…
Just a thought
This excerpt is written on the still unresolved U.S. debt ceiling argument but as a Canadian progressive, I like it: The base-case scenario is, still, that the debt ceiling will…
FP Tech Desk talks to Michael Geist about the UBB hearing
Audio from FP Tech Desk Check out Financial Post telecom reporter Jamie Sturgeon's interview with University of Ottawa law professor Michael Geist, who has written extensively about the pro-Internet community's…
Ahem
From the e-mail inbox this week came a gentle reminder from Kevin Kelly, editor at the Herald: Just wanted to point out that in last week's Newfoundland Herald, (the one…
SFPIRG: We stand in solidarity with CUPE 3338 and oppose the “reprehensible” recommendation to evict SFPIRG
The following is a quote from SFPIRG’s announcement to students, members, and supporters, posted on its website at www.sfpirg.ca. It is republished on PoliticsRespun.org in solidarity and to spread the…
Video: Musgamagw Unite in Response to Marine Harvest Breach
It's the latest chapter in a long and increasingly heated battle between BC's coastal First Nations and the Norwegian salmon farmers that operate in their waters. The Musgamagw-Tsawataineuk peoples of…
Why Polling Matters This Fall
Over at 308.com, Eric Grenier has stumbled upon a nasty habit of Ontario pollsters:There is a lot less reason to worry in Ontario. The average of the six polls conducted…
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Tory Lite – McGuinty and Public Sector Cuts
Dalton McGuinty, the Ontario Premier who, as I mentioned in previous posts, will not be receiving my support in the October election over his shameless disavowal of any responsibility for…
Berklee College of Music- A Thank You Note
Over this summer I've been really productive at work and otherwise. A few times at work starting new projects and organizing clubs for next year I've had to step back…
Rob Ford’s Gravy Train – another $43.4 million please
City takes over debt-ridden Leafs practice facility - thestar.comThe City of Toronto will take over interim management of the debt-plagued Lakeshore Lions Arena while it seeks to find a new…
CNN host called to ‘answer questions’ in News International scandal
Piers Morgan, the reedy voiced replacement for Larry King and former editor of News of the World and the Daily Mirror, has some 'splaining to do. I would have though…
Finally, A Good Rupert Murdoch Cartoon
From The Guardian's Steve Bell:Apparently Rupe has decided to duck this invitation. Not to be outdone, Hugh Grant staged this puppet show featuring Ol' Rupe, David Cameron and Nick Clegg:
The art of ‘pakour’ in Gaza – Overcoming obstacles in Kan Younis refugee camp
‘Pakour’, or FreeRunning, is the acrobatic art of running through cities and overcoming obstacles on the fly — or like a fly, because sometimes it seems like traceurs (slang for…
The art of ‘pakour’ in Gaza – Overcoming obstacles in Kan Younis refugee camp
‘Pakour’, or FreeRunning, is the acrobatic art of running through cities and overcoming obstacles on the fly — or like a fly, because sometimes it seems like traceurs (slang for…
Canadiant troops getting results in Libya
Inspired by this story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/07/14/pol-mackay-libya.html
FBI investigating News Corp
This is great news. It was only a matter of time until the scandal spread across the pond.The object of the investigation so far is the hacked phone messages of…