Why “Centrism” doesn’t quite work for us and needs to be adjusted for
Over the last week I have gotten a lot of rather angry emails and notes speaking in opposition to my thoughts written about in my blog post last week on…
2011
Guerrilla Tactics, Civil Disobedience, And The Census
Given the ideological reasons behind the Harper government's decision to eliminate mandatory completion of the long-form census, all rational objections to the move having been summarily and imperiously dismissed, many…
Reflections on the murder of Osama bin Laden
At the end of the Second World War, the Americans and their allies captured a pack of Nazis, an assortment of the most evil men on Earth. They could have…
The Candidate
Like dipping a single toe into the lake from the dock before jumping in, Ruth-Ellen Brosseau robocalled her constituents yesterday. It was the first thing she has done to earn…
How useful am I?
As an academic, I question my usefulness. Society will always need carpenters (or plumbers or tailors or nurses or farmers). Their benefit is pretty clear and obvious. Will it always…
How useful am I?
As an academic, I question my usefulness. Society will always need carpenters (or plumbers or tailors or nurses or farmers). Their benefit is pretty clear and obvious. Will it always…
How useful am I?
As an academic, I question my usefulness. Society will always need carpenters (or plumbers or tailors or nurses or farmers). Their benefit is pretty clear and obvious. Will it always…
How useful am I?
As an academic, I question my usefulness. Society will always need carpenters (or plumbers or tailors or nurses or farmers). Their benefit is pretty clear and obvious. Will it always…
Israel Birth Day!
Israel turns 63 this year! Israel which was created May 14 1948 has been a country for 63 straight years. And there will be rallies all across many countries celebrating…
Leadership
Having argued in my last post that we should avoid obsessing on leadership politics over philosophy and organizing, there's a reason this post is about leadership. I'm not going to…
American Navy preparing to allow marriage equality on bases
Chaplains in the American Navy will be permitted to officiate at same-sex marriage and civil union ceremonies on base, once the military’s ban on gays serving openly, DADT (Don't Ask…
The LPC Interim Leader Choice Every1 is Ignoring
Why is no one talking about the only experienced young face w/o any baggage who actually speaks both official languages left in the LPC caucus?David McGuinty is a long time…
Members shouldn’t read about constitutional proposals in press leaks
While the decisions made by the Liberal national executive are often questionable, so often it's more the process than the decision that bothers me the most. That was quite evident…
More Proof That Good People Doing Good Things Matters…
TheZeitgeistIsWhatHeMadeOfItVilleThis just in from Diana Mehta of the CP:It's been a week since Derek Miller died, but the British Columbia blogger's last words — published after he lost a four-year…
Photo Challenge 19 – Lines
I imagine that all of my photo friends have wondered whether I fell off the face of the earth! Suffice to say there have been technical difficulties. Thank you for…
Should Grinker and Co’s Flawed South Korean Autism Study be Taken Seriously?
The newly reported autism study from South Korea with its "shocking" 1 in 38 autism rates figure doesn't make much sense. As reported in the Boston Globe: "Roy Richard Grinker,…
Molly’sBlog 2011-05-10 00:37:00
AMERICAN POLITICS:ANOTHER SORT OF FIRST OF JULY:Well now that the great raison d'être for America's far flung wars is safely swimming with the fishies it might just be time for…
The ‘Truth about Turbines Tour’ Begins Next Week in Thunder Bay
As always, I am looking forward to going back to Thunder Bay to stand with the folks who volunteer countless hours with the Nor’Wester Mountain Escarpment Protection Committee (NMEPC) as…