Ani, a member of the Canadian Youth Delegation representing Manitoba at the Durban climate conference, will be a regular guest blogger during COP17 in Durban. Ani works as a Public…
OneClimate has a good collection of live coverage from the Durban Climate Conference, also known as COP17. The conference started a few days ago and runs until the 9th of…
The general rule is that you may not "pit" one witness against another. So questions like "are you surprised that XY said ABC" are generally improper. Such questions are irrelevant…
How does that saying go? Save me, Jesus, from your followers? One could argue that the conservative tradition needs the same kind of help. The roots of the current culture…
If this is déjà vu all over again, well it is. Fearing another crisis like the one in 2008, during the US election no less, those who control the supply…
I’m on the move over the next couple of days, and will have limited opportunity to blog in the meantime. Have no fear, though, as I should be connected again…
Miscellaneous material for your midweek reading. – Rachel Mendleson reports on research showing that inequality is correlated to mortality rates within a particular city – with the sole exception of…
The whole thing is easy to figure out if you just look at it. October 13, 2011: Tuesday night proved to be a “holy f***, that was close” moment for…
shutterstock_30172213.png Imagine for a moment that climate change skeptics actually submitted their anti-science arguments for publication in a credible peer-reviewed journal. Now imagine that, after thorough examination and debunking by…
On the other hand, a really specific (short) word limit can force one to be more creative and improve the text. I love the Blaise Pascal quote: “Je n’ai fait…
Another climate conference, which means a rash of criticism directed towards Canada, it’s just the way of things. As well, plenty of “backing” in the press, in the sense that…
Much has been written over the last few days about the “Harperization” of Canada’s government. As much as the term “Harper Government” is an affront to to all Canadians, it…
Pro-Internet community, you helped us build a first-of-its-kind online tool that will make it easy for Canadians to sound the alarm in newspapers across the country. Thanks to your donations…
Break The Autism Taboo Taboos, of autism and parenting at Ramblings of a Stone Age Queen is one of the best commentaries I have read about the realities of parenting…
Voted 2010’s ‘manliest man‘ in Britain in a nationwide competition organised by the leading men’s grooming brand The Bluebeards Revenge, straight, professional rugby star Sacha Harding has stripped off his…
On Remembrance Day we do our duty by wearing our poppy, attending a special service and paying homage to all veterans and those serving in the Armed Forces. Little else…
I leave it to readers to determine which side of the bars the savages are on. This book looks like good supplementary study material.
If you wonder why it’s better to be smart, these smart people spell it out for you in an easy to watch hour and a half of jokes and scientific…
Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.Hanlon’s Razor I wonder if the lack of a French acronym for the RCAF is not mere incompetence but is…
