January 2012
Conservatives building an Office of Religious Freedom
I agree with Michael Ignatieff on this: "It's a good thing provided it defends all cases of religious persecution, not just those that are bothering domestic constituencies at home, and…
Obert Madondo: For the next US president, Ron Paul is my choice
“I’m not an American. I’m a Canada-based citizen of the world. And an unapologetic progressive. If I’d half the chance to pick the next president of the United States, I’d…
How I Spent the Ice Age
The new arms weren’t as much fun as I hoped they’d be, but they were sure useful during the crisis. As you know I’m not really into the bodmod community,…
Iowa Predictions
The New York Times are at it again they are trying to predicate the result of the elections in Iowa, and right now they say that there is a 38%…
A challenge for Premier Dunderdale #nlpoli #cdnpoli
“In any thriving democracy, sound public policy can only come through informed debate and discussion.” ”Beginnings” , SRBP, January 3, 2005. Premier Kathy Dunderdale thinks that at least some of…
A couple of debates to ponder
It being the New Year, corporate tax rates are going down again, which is good for the bottom line of businesses, but the trend has been to hoard cash rather…
The Slow and Steady Growth of Dictatorship
A few years ago, anti-globalization activist Naomi Klein hit upon a very profitable argument about how technocratic dictatorships are born: they rush through, overnight or very close to it, a…
Harper Conservatives to use social media to woo Canadians: uh … really!
Your blogger, above centre, ponders the Harper Conservatives’ plans to make a foray into social media. Below right, your blogger before he grew his beard, with Daveberta author Dave Cournoyer.…
Stephen Harper’s Office of Selective Bigotry
Praise the Dark Lord. I see that Stephen Harper has a shiny new present for his religious base. Early in 2012, the Tories will finally flesh out a campaign promise…
My blog: Reviewing 2011, Previewing 2012
Following in the custom of New Years, I take a look at the past year for this blog and set some goals for the coming year. Almost necessarily, this results…
“…and every generation’s got to win it again”
I can’t remember whether we travelled by bus or in Joe’s silver diesel Rabbit. I don’t recall where we slept, ate, or how long we stayed, but my first visit…
Ignore the trolls, or engage? Mudwrestling with pigs and other dilemmas for 2012 | #cdnpoli
Every now and then you want to pause and re-evaluate. Is this working? What am I trying to do here? Is this the best way to go about it? Is…
Mallory as polar bear
So. Birthday party one, complete. In actual fact it was more like a New Years Levée family gathering than a full-on birthday party. Inviting J, one of Mallory’s friends was…
23 political art stories from 2011
Washed Up by Alejandro Durán The New Year is officially upon us, but we want to take one last opportunity to look in the rear view mirror. Here are 23…
Any opinions…
…on why there is an inflated plastic alligator strapped to an almond tree outside our balcony? Bajan superstition? It has been there for awhile, apparently. And no one really knows…
Last year’s words belong to last year’s language and next year’s words await another voice….
T S Elliott
2011 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was…
Obama drives them so crazy, they forget themselves
Taylor Ross Huffman, or Tbone for short, I hope your visit with the Secret Service goes well (but not too well). Meet Taylor Ross Huffman. He was the Sophomore of…