The fallacy of the taxpayer
This post has been percolating for a while, and I was motivated to write it by a Royson James column I read a couple of weeks ago. For the first…
October 2011
Oil Lobbyists Targeting “Super Committee”
oil_subsidies.jpg As the so-called “Super Committee” works to figure out how to trim $1.2 trillion from the U.S. government’s federal deficit, the dirty energy industry has thei...
NDP leadership goes straight to flying pig stage
Gun lobby endorsed NDP leadership candidate Nathan Cullen declares “I am a gun-control candidate.”
Quick weekend thoughts (2010-10-02)
Quick whip of two items so let's go:Good on the Supreme Court of Canada for ruling the Insite clinic in Vancouver does not run afoul of drug control policies; more…
Herman Cain and his 999 Plan
Herman Cain's 999 plan and a proposed song for his campaign.
Paul. Hat. Ring.
It’s official. Paul Dewar is running for the leadership of the NDP. In front of an enthusiastic crowd, so large that many couldn’t fit into the Pearson Room at the…
Brad Friedman has minor skirmish with phony ‘OUTLAW cowboy’. Hilarity ensues.
Reprinted from The Brad Blog:They make it so easy for us to mock them.
Alberta PC leader Alison Redford & the New Politics
There's an old Latin saying ex africa semper aliquid novi. Now that Alison Redford has become premier, it's time to change that.The new saying for Canada is ex alberta semper…
20 Tips for Mount Allison University Storify Collection
I don't know how many people outside of technology/social media/journalism circles have used Storify but it's become an incredibly useful tool for journalists and others to collect mentions across the…
(Provincial) election week in Canada
It would be nice if we did it as the States do -- schedule all federal, state and local elections and by-elections such that they all happen on the same…
Shades of Green: Salmon Farms Killing Sea Lions
If spreading sea lice, diseases and pollution weren't justification enough for removing open net-pen salmon farms from BC's wild West Coast waters, the latest outrage is the slaughter of California…
I love the pig!
Filed under: Miscellany
Another step down the Conservative evolutionary scale. Sun runs homophobic McVety ad. Bonus Shaidle charm offensive.
Pic by Chris Wilson-Smith (@thechrisws)Conservatives have a very well defined hierarchy of idiocy. The National Post is about midway down the pack, excelling at Disingenuous, Lacks Moral Clarity and Will…
Rachel Maddow raises some troubling questions about the assassination of Anwar al-Awlaki
"Can the United States government choose an American citizen to be executed without ever charging them with anything, without ever proving anything against them, without ever giving them a chance…
Music for a Sunday: That rich windy weather…
You are Bogart, he is George Raft, that leaves Cagney and me…
Newspaper Circ Figures
Note that most people still prefer holding a piece of dead tree in their hands. On-line is still a relatively small share of the pie, and I imagine its even…
"… we are not endorsing any of the three party platforms"
The Toronto Sun did not endorse Tim Hudak.Wow.That says a lot.I disagree with their slant and position but nevertheless, for the Sun not to endorse Hudak is a very big…
The Wisdom of the Great – Abraham Lincoln
If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if…
Not Even the World is "Too Big to Fail" Any Longer
Noam Chomsky has an interesting article published in al Jazeera that reveals the trouble we're all in so long as we're under the rule of ideologues like our own Exalted…
The Sunday Setlist: E. And Friends
AllTheButtonsThatPopProudAsPunchVilleMy oldest kid first sang with me in front of an audience of about 500 when she was four years old. Now.There are a couple of things I should make…