Friday night
I had two of these links stashed away for a while -- kinda laid back, not really blues, but good enough to work with. When I came across a third…
2011
Introducing the Con Klown Hypocrisy Award
Oh dear. What a dilemma eh? I just created my very own Con Klown Hypocrisy Award. But now I can't seem to decide who is this week's winner. So please…
The Geology of Kakakiwaganda Lake (Rock Lake)
Every summer we spend about a week at our favourite Bed and Breakfast Whispering Pines On the Bay which is about half-way between Sudbury and Killarney Provincial Park. Not only…
Is There An Irony To Be Found In David Cameron’s Misspent Youth?
AllTheBadParentingThatFits?BlueBloodVille "....This is not about poverty, it's about culture. A culture that glorifies violence, shows disrespect to authority, and says everything about rights but nothing about responsibilities. In too many…
Auto Labour Costs and Auto Industry Recovery
I was recently invited to speak to the annual management briefing conference sponsored in Michigan by the Center for Automotive Research, a fine outfit which does the best research work…
Market Mayhem
The wild swings in the North American financial markets this week serve as yet another reminder of the weakness of any linkage between levels and changes in financial asset values…
Jennifer S. Bryson: terrorism and the ‘proliferation of pornography’
Since Breivik, I swear the right has gone around the bend. I mean seriously bent.Here's the set up:Pornography is not a necessary cause of terrorism. The abolition of pornography would…
Festive Left Friday Blogging: Who is this?
Anybody recognize this skinny kid? Here’s a hint: 40 years ago as of August 8, he entered the Venezuelan military academy as an officer cadet. His original hope was to…
US Appeals Court Rules Against Health Law Mandate
http://bit.ly/okaVku If the health care legislation is struck down by the Courts there will be no way for President Obama to bring back a modified form with this Congress. By…
Little Help for the Little Guys: Giving small business a fighting chance
Small business and entrepreneurial ventures are a top priority for the Canadian government. In fact, they’re so important that the government has decided to declare 2011 the Year of the…
MMT: What it Means for Canada
Arun Dubois’ blog post yesterday on Modern Monetary Theory has prompted me to write my own take on the subject. For those interested, an interesting thumbnail sketch of MMT, essentially…
What happens when you throw a leadership contest and no one shows up?
Maybe Nycole Turmel has a friend who'd be willing to step in and help the Bloc out: Bloc faces growing pressure to delay choosing Duceppe replacement There is growing pressure…
Why Are Explanations Suddenly the Same as Support????
I find the recent discourse on the riots in England sad and tragic but I guess it is typical of any state apparatus from Syria to the UK to marginalize…
Laila Takes On The Lotusland’s Least Exclusive Club
AllTheRealNewsThatDoesn'tQuiteFitBloggodomeVille Like a number of bloggers before her, including a fine post from Ian Reid, Laila Yuile, looks the members of our local proMedia 'Club' in the collective eye and…
David Cameron, former Bullingdon bully, criticizes rioters
It is always such a challenge to divorce the class angle from British affairs. Two of the most vociferous critics of the recent rioters in London and other cities have…
The new new McCarthyism
Because everything old is new again. I refer to Toronto City Councillor, homophobe and stalker Giorgio (formerly George) Mammoliti, finally coming completely unglued. This being 2011, of course, the commies…
The Ugly Smirking Face of Conservatism
British Conservative prime minister David Cameron made himself judge, jury and Lord High Executioner this week when he pronounced that anyone charged with rioting should be remanded in custody and…
Israel Derangement Syndrome
The announcement by Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu that the colonization of East Jerusalem and the West Bank is picking up speed has prompted in me another attack of IDS. Apparently,…
Harper’s Ivory Tory
I've heard of worshipping at the porcelain god but this is getting ridiculous.