Three of a kind #nlpoli
A series of posts at The Monkey Cage describe Martin Gilens research on the connection between public policy and personal income. Part 1: These findings suggest that political representation functions…
August 2012
Garneau in the Spotlight
A flurry of news articles in the past 24 hours about a Marc Garneau potential leadership bid. Rocket analogies abound!
5041…The King Is Dead; Long Live The King
It was on this day in 1977 that the King, Elvis Presley, died on the toilet at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee. One of those moments that is etched in my…
Brazilian Court Suspends Work on Mega-Dam Set To Destroy Rainforest, Indigenous Peoples
Something to celebrate! For decades, the Brazilian government has had plans to build the third-largest hydroelectric dam in the world in Amazonia. This mega-project would drown large areas of pristine…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, August 16, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines for Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, August 6, 2012: Lens: Criminalizing Photography Facebook Claimant’s Lawyers Quit After Judging Case a Fraud – Bloomberg…
Is a member of Pussy Riot a Canadian?
In the surprising video, below, you will clearly see that Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has a Canadian permanent resident card. The Russian police – when not focussing the camera…
"The Religious Right Has Destroyed My Party" Says Departing Republican Congressional Staffer
“For 28 years, since Ronald Reagan’s first term, Mike Lofgren served as a Republican Congressional staffer on Capitol Hill. He was one of the many people who work behind the…
An Update on Sayed Sharifi
After many setbacks, Sayed Shah Sarifi, the brave young Afghan interpreter who recently arrived in Toronto thanks to his own tenacity and the efforts of people of goodwill, has landed…
Where is the loyalty?
It was with a heavy heart that I learned of Robin van Persie’s move to Old Trafford. My disgust and disappointment would have been tempered if the destination was somewhere…
Blast off
Marc Garneau is a very impressive guy. Glad to hear he’s thinking about running, and I hope he does. Justin, meanwhile, remains elusive. I don’t expect Liberals will hear from…
The United Church need not stick to "matters of faith"
The United Church has a perfect right to express political and social views. Indeed, to a large extent that is the mission of a Church — to bring faith into…
Fitted Sheets — Perfectly Cromulent Folding Instructions
Perfectly crumulent indeed. Alltop has trouble with t-shirts too.
England Threatens to Risk War With Latin America to Please United States!
I wish my title was embellished, but it’s been a crazy 24 hours. The background to this story is that Wikileaks‘ editor Julian Assange is holed up in Ecuador’s embassy…
Steyn Makes More Trouble For Macleans
Caol Waino’s on-line sleuthery is noticed by J-Source. My favorite bit from their short article: (When contacted by J-Source for comment on the story, Maclean’s declined) This isn’t the first…
A distinction that makes a difference #nlpoli
As part of the commemoration events for the War of 1812, the part of the Department of National Defence responsible for ceremony has decided to give seven Canadian Army units…
Caption away
“Look Angela, I don’t know what it is, quite frankly. I think that hippie Trudeau may have had it placed here. Inukshuk or something. Some mumbo jumbo about group effort,…
What’s that noise?
That funny scratching sound echoing across the land is the annual August ritual of TV scraping the bottom of the barrel for shows.Oh well, as least Hell on Wheels is…
The Cons and the Patronage Machine
Uh oh. I see the sign on the Con Farm barn has been changed. Ignorance is Strength is still there. But Patronage is Bad, the slogan that Great Napoleon Leader…