"As long as they kill Muslims, I don’t care"
BCL’s post on today’s JDL rally for the neo-Nazi English Defence League and Ron Banerjee’s promise to bring out “security” for the rally got me rememberin’ About a year ago,…
2011
Dinner is Nearly on the Table
Last week I received a query from a pregnant woman who saw a documentary called ‘ Earthlings’. The video upset her so much that she asked how to embrace a…
Dinner is Nearly on the Table
Last week I received a query from a pregnant woman who saw a documentary called ' Earthlings'. The video upset her so much that she asked how to embrace a…
A single man
"you know the only thing that has made the whole thing worthwhile....it's been those few times when I've been able to truly connect with another human being" Recently, the Lively…
Dinner is Nearly on the Table
Last week I received a query from a pregnant woman who saw a documentary called ‘ Earthlings’. The video upset her so much that she asked how to embrace a…
Wherever could Palin and the Republicans have field tested the crosshairs map?
Sarah Palin is, rightfully, getting heaps of grief for the possible inspiration her crosshairs ad provided to the Arizona gunman.If Palin's electability is finally shredded by this image: http://i.huffpost.com/gen/235504/SARAH-PALIN-TARGET-LIST.jpgWhy ...
Switzerland: Swiss Franc -ly Under Attack
Separate reports this week in the Swiss newspaper Neue Zuericher Zeitung (NZZ) are highlighting the difficult choices Switzerland, and by extension other nations, are facing in the continued onslaught of…
Detroit vs. Windsor
Number of murders in 2010: Detroit: 308 Windsor: 0
Video: Kelowna RCMP Kick Unarmed Man In Face
**UPDATE: RCMP Officer most likely will be charged with assault**UPDATE: Buddy Tavares is released and denies initial allegationBuddy Tavares, a 51 year-old man, while being arrested in Kelowna BC was…
But, But – It’s Only Rhetoric! (… Right?)
(Updated below) "It's only rhetoric meant to energize the base". How often have we been hearing this excuse, this self-serving justification to diminish the terrible impact that words and symbols…
LifeSite on the Arizona Shooting – Taking CYA to a New and Disgusting Level
I generally prefer to report rather than takes digs at, after all as Friedrich Nietzsche said, “Be careful when you fight the monsters, lest you become one.” However, this article…
Fluoridation, again
Calgary may once again have a chance to get added fluoride out of our water supply. I found this to be a good site arguing against fluoridation. I don’t have…
MP’s – Why are we here?
Recently Steve Paikin of TVO spoke to Allison Loat of Samara Canada about their second report based upon MP exit interviews titled Welcome to Parliament: A Job With No Description…
Accused killer, Jared Loughner, "Christano-fascist influenced?"
I doubt that Jared Loughner who is accused of killing six people (at last count) in Tuscon, Arizona could be described as a Christian. However, he could have been influenced…
The loss of US sovereignty
I lived in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC in 1979, and during this period, I looked up several old friends of mine who had jobs as Congressional aides on…
Review: <I>The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You</I>
The personal essay is a form of writing that is underrated by many on the left, except perhaps in some feminist contexts. It is a form that starts very explicitl...
Jan. 19: Political Prisoners and Prison Solidarity Work in North America, History and Current Context
Certain Days & Kersplebedeb Publishing invite you to: Political Prisoners & Prison Solidarity Work in North America: History & Current Context When: Wednesday, January 19, 6:30pm Where: QPIRG Concordia 1500…
Late Friday Night Ode To … The Future
The future: truly, the undiscovered country, the final frontier. And still we will be facing up against our own demons. Thus I give you Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier:…
Scarier of Two Evils
What’s worse than a “tax and spend” liberal? How about a tax-cut and spend Conservative! Prisons, Planes, and Post-signs – these are the things the Canadian taxpayer is going to…
British Ethics: A Dark Comedy
North Sea Oil Drilling by crawfish head Yesterday, January 6th 2011, the UK Parliamentary committee appointed to look into whether the government should enact a moratorium on deep-water drilling in…