J.K. Galbraith: Inequality and Instability
An analysis of the economic and political context prior to the initiation of the should-have-been-expected recession in 2008, in which the global community continues to find itself and will continue…
2012
Sunday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your weekend. – For much of the relatively recent past, one of the areas of relative consensus in economic theory is that productivity increases would find…
Nicolas Sarkozy does not trust his own people
Watch the video below and you would know what I mean.
The right place at the right time
First off, I’m happy to report that Cindy Lou was found and captured on Friday afternoon as she was running down the Queensway! It’s a miracle she wasn’t killed. Two…
I will fuck this up, I fucking know it
…after all the good things that have happened so far in April, it’s inevitable. It’s the Irish Catholic Theory of Balance. I’ll explain it sometime. Anyhow, that lyric is taken…
Congratulations To The Harper Government
May the Prime Minister and his party enablers wear this award with distinction! P.S. Check out some of the readers’ comments on the site as well. Recommend this Post
South March Highlands Mountain Bikers – Unlikely Trail Heroes
Unlikely, because more often than not the stereotypical view of mountain bikers is more likely to be as trail villains rather than trail heroes. First, we have the well meaning…
4556…Get Ready Racist Losers
Especially the Boston Bruin fans who derided Joel Ward, a Washington Capital from Tronna who broke the hearts of the Beantown fans with his overtime goal in game sept earlier…
4555…Another Great Idea From Ottawa’s Mayor
Jim Watson is just a fount of great ideas. One I came across in Wednesday’s Ottawa Sun was the idea to turn Canada Day into Canada Week. A whole week…
The great unwashed
The expression “the great unwashed” has been attributed to many but was probably first used by Edmund Burke in the 1700’s to refer to the common man, the lower classes,…
The great unwashed
The expression “the great unwashed” has been attributed to many but was probably first used by Edmund Burke in the 1700’s to refer to the common man, the lower classes,…
The great unwashed
The expression “the great unwashed” has been attributed to many but was probably first used by Edmund Burke in the 1700’s to refer to the common man, the lower classes,…
The great unwashed
The expression “the great unwashed” has been attributed to many but was probably first used by Edmund Burke in the 1700’s to refer to the common man, the lower classes,…
The Angry Young
The student protests roiling through the streets of Montreal are not about spoiled young people who want something for nothing. They are about a generation who know they are paying…
The Star Continues To Shine A Light On Some Very Dark Places
A taser to the scrotum 10-15 times. A ‘rear naked choke hold’ (an arm around the throat, another behind the head and a knee in the back). A beating in…
Don’t go to a dentist who is your Ex
Unless you want to look like this. That is what happened to Marek Olszewski of London. Not the smartest cookie in the jar.
pete fornatale, 1945-2012
Pete Fornatale, a pioneer of rock radio, died this week at the too-young age of 66. I learned so much from Pete! Like many people, I especially loved his Sunday…
Are Armbands the Answer?
Its been a strange week with so much going on that it has left this old fellow wondering which particular shiny object to focus his attention on. Should it be…