On red lines
Andrew Coyne, arguing in support of an intervention in Syria: Much mockery has been made of U.S. President Barack Obama’s “red line,” as if it were mere macho posturing. Very…
2013
Letting in the political fringe.
The local Sun Media newspaper in Babel is very thin. It has very little advertising and little budget. It therefore welcomes free articles from local writers. Some of these writers…
A Dream Denied
There was a great deal of fanfare a couple of weeks ago, when thousands of people gathered on The Mall to commemorated the 50th Anniversary of The March on Washington.…
The Importance of Appearing Earnest #nlpoli
Once upon a time, not so very long ago, your humble e-scribbler noted the importance the provincial Conservatives placed on the appearance of things. The idea came together neatly in…
Another Union-Busting Eatery I Will Not Patronize
Several days ago I commented on a story from The Star about the unsavory labour practices of Richtree Market, a Toronto restaurant that ‘closed’ its business, terminated all of its…
Australian Election Results
Teddy here with a graphic full of numbers showing the result of the election. For those who do not like Numbers as much as I do, I’ll explain. In short,…
Three Archy poems by Don Marquis
pete the parrot and shakespeare i got acquainted with a parrot named pete recently who is an interesting bird pete says he used to belong to the fellow that ran…
Harper caught helping Enbridge while wooing Obama on climate
Photo: Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press While Stephen Harper was busy trying to green-wash his image with Barack Obama – acquiescing to climate targets to improve prospects for the Keystone XL pipeline…
David Suzuki on Chemtrails
Photos like this one appear all over the Internet, presented as evidence of “chemtrails” Conspiracies fuel climate change denial and belief in chemtrails I recently wrote about geoengineering as a…
Stephen Harper and the Joy of Destruction
I doubt I would have spent half the time I do writing about Stephen Harper, if I hadn't taken a course years ago, and learned about his three most disturbing…
Pat Robertson not happy about Mission Congo debut at Toronto Film Festival
A documentary which debuted at tiff Friday night is getting a lot of buzz. Televangelist, multi-millionaire, and leader of the religious right, Pat Robertson is a man on a mission.…
Musical interlude
Anevo – Vibrations
Crossroads Christian Communications top management shake up, CEO Don Simmonds steps down
I have not had the opportunity to second source this information – I am in the process of doing so, it’s late night in Ontario, so I don’t expect any…
Review: Towards Collective Liberation
I tend to resist generational explanations for things, but there does seem to be at least a partial correlation between the moment in which we are first politicized and the…
Federal Bureaucrats Tipped Off Harper’s PMO About Freedom Of Information Request Searching For Senate Scandal Documents .. and magically … none were found!
OTTAWA — Federal bureaucrats notified Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s chief of staff in June that they were about to make public that a search of the Privy Council Office had…
Dancing With Imperialism: A Red Army Faction Book Launch and Discussion in Montreal
Where: QPIRG Concordia, 1500 de Maisonneuve O., suite 204 When: Thursday, September 12 at 6:30pm ADMISSION IS FREE * WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE The long-awaited Volume 2 of the first-ever English-language study…