Are humans rational?
According to Dan Ariely, Behavioral economist at Duke University, we are not. I believe he is right.Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions is a 2008 book by…
2012
Kennedy’s Krazy Kost Kalculations #nlpoli
One of the hardest things to do is keep track of the numbers the provincial government uses to justify their plan to double the province’s debt and force taxpayers to…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, November 20, 2012: Judge asks if Mayor Rob Ford’s remarks went ‘too far’ - The Globe and…
On that OLP leadership voting thing
Okay, it occurs to me that I’ve been talking a lot about this Ontario Liberal leadership stuff, but not telling folks how to get involved. So here goes. I obviously…
The World Has No Use For Truth Tellers Anymore
A 24-year-old Kingston man was arrested during Saturday's Santa Claus parade after police received a complaint about a man walking along the parade route telling children that Santa Claus doesn't…
Twinkies in the Service of Science
Great story in The New York Times today about the use of Twinkies, those disgusting little cakes, in science experiments. Seems they don't burn, can be shown to be made…
Corporate Rule
Frances Russell lays bare what is really going on behind the Harper government's trade agenda:Their real purpose is to repeal democracy, to elevate investor/corporate rights over the democratic will of…
CBC seeks greater flexibility by Jim Bronskill
FRIENDS says the move towards more commercialization will turn CBC into a private broadcaster which loses $1 billion a year rather than the public broadcaster that Canadians rely upon for…
ConCalls: Sun TV – No Credibility #RoboCon
I’d say that Sun TV lost credibility in this video clip from March ’12, but they’d have to have credibility to begin with, in order to lose it. The Sault…
Some Questions Leadership Aspirants Need To Answer
I have recently written some posts bemoaning the paucity of policy undergirding the campaigns of those who would become the next leader of the Liberal Party, both on the provincial…
Sandra on Focus Ontario
Forgot to post it yesterday. Looks like a Premier, doesn’t she?
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Laura Ryckewaert reports that Elections Canada's response to Robocon is now including an unprecedented level of public consultation, while Stephen Maher and Glen…
Why There Is No Left, Left (and Francis Fukuyama)
((Perhaps like Francis, I bit off more than I could chew. I started this post and set it aside for a while, but still I decided to finish and post.…
Milloy endorses Pupatello
Right here.
Excerpt: Cyber-zombies in The Fridgularity
As the self-aware entity Zathir takes over the Internet (and promptly locks all humans out of it), a noticeably portion of the population become unhinged by their loss of their…
Newfoundland and Labrador Democracy: The Race to the Bottom
Sometimes when I talk about the lacking efficacy of our legislatures and our growing democratic deficit, I feel like one of those guys on a busy city street with a…
Andrew Coyne Calls The Next Election
Unless something astonishing happens, the Wildrose Party will form the next government of Alberta. All that remain is to discover whether it will be a minority or majority.Oh wait! That's…