Happy Birthday to Me
How in hell I reached 64 is beyond me. That said, I indeed exceeded 63 – and 53 and 43 and even 33. How – beyond a good deal of…
September 2013
A Q&A on Syria and the “Responsibility to Protect”
What is “Responsibility to Protect”? “Responsibility to Protect,” or R2P, is a doctrine that grew out of a 2001 report by the Canadian-established International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty…
Greens Catch Harper in a New $100M+ Lie
The Canadian government is spending our tax money on Enbridge’s impossibly risky scheme that will ruin BC’s coast. “Documents obtained from Environment Canada and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans…
The heartwarming story of Wren Kauffman
I have been delighted this week to read about the story of Wren Kauffman, an 11-year-old Edmonton boy who went back to school this week like most kids his age.…
Of COURSE Paulie is Getting Himself Involved in the McCorkill Case
Really, was there ever any question? And why might the Southern Poverty Law Center be concerned about the National Alliance getting a hold of a potentially substantial wad of cash?…
Let Our Cousins "Down Under" Be the Miners’ Canary of Climate Change
It looks like the Labor government of Kevin Rudd will be swept out of power by Tony Abbott’s coalition in this month’s general elections. Good on ya, Australia. If there’s…
Bombing campaing to over Assad the best option for Syria
I believe a bombing campaign with the aim to toppling the Assad regime, similar to the campaign in Libya, is justified. The primary reason is that allowing the civil war…
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Grasslands National Park Animals
-Road Killed Rattle Snake There are not a lot of rattlesnakes around the park, especially the East Block of the park where Wood Mountain is. Nick, who is with Brenda…
Jacques Henripin, demographer and public intellectual, 1926-2013
It's sad that it took a death of a very notable figure in my research field to jump-start my blogging for the fall term, but I didn't want to let…
Jacques Henripin, demographer and public intellectual, 1926-2013
It’s sad that it took a death of a very notable figure in my research field to jump-start my blogging for the fall term, but I didn’t want to let…
Jacques Henripin, demographer and public intellectual, 1926-2013
It's sad that it took a death of a very notable figure in my research field to jump-start my blogging for the fall term, but I didn't want to let…
Jacques Henripin, demographer and public intellectual, 1926-2013
It’s sad that it took a death of a very notable figure in my research field to jump-start my blogging for the fall term, but I didn’t want to let…
Creating Hierarchies of Rights
Recently, we have had a series of stories where there have been arguments put forth that there should be “exemptions” in non-discrimination laws for religious beliefs. Yesterday’s column by Licia…
‘Completely Wrong’ but Not In Error
David Wiley writes, “A careful reading of the post he links to, however, shows that this is completely wrong. The problems described in the post are the result of two…
Naomi Klein urges unions to join climate change fight
In a speech delivered at the founding convention of Canada’s new super-union, UNIFOR, award-winning journalist, best selling author and activist, Naomi Klein, urged unions to take action on climate change…
Breaking Down Solitary [California Prison Hunger Strike]
on the main Kersplebedeb website: http://kersplebedeb.com/posts/breaking-down-solitary-california-prison-hunger-strike/