Why conservatism needs to be rescued | #cdnpoli
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…
2011
Déjà vu 2011 style
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…
Wednesday Morning Links
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…
More of the same #nlpoli
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…
Skeptics Prefer Pal Review Over Peer Review: Chris de Freitas, Pat Michaels And Their Pals, 1997-2003
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…
The Tyranny and Creativity of a Word Count
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…
Anatomy Of A Charlatan
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…
The Harper Government
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…
A new tool to win the battle in the media
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…
An Autism Taboo That Needs To Be Broken
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…
Professional rugby star Sacha Harding goes naked for HIV/AIDS awareness
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…
A Guest Blogger With an Important Message About the Treatment of Some Military Personnel
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…
Barbaric cultural practices
I leave it to readers to determine which side of the bars the savages are on. This book looks like good supplementary study material.
Why It’s Better to Know
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…
Maybe the lack of French acronym was intentional?
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…
Economics, Media and Mass Manipulation
Change is inevitable when the cards are stacked against so many people.
Which One Of These People Is Unreal?
Put it another way, perhaps: which one has been photoshopped in over the figure of a hapless (and now professionally defunct) Theo Caldwell?
Meet the other Zoom
My sister, Mudmama, is a farmer in Nova Scotia. She and her partner are raising goats, chickens, ducks and rabbits, in addition to children, dogs and cats. And now –…