Questlove Remembers Robin Williams
Man. The smallest gesture can mean the world to you. Robin Williams made such an impact on me and didn’t even know it. He named checked all of us in…
August 2014
RIP Father Raymond Gravel, Progressive Catholic Priest
Sad news via CBC News: “Father Raymond Gravel, a well-known Catholic priest, an advocate for Quebec sovereignty and a social activist, has died. “He served one term as the Bloc…
Goodbye Robin.
Robin Williams has always been a part of my life. One of the earliest proper TV shows I remember watching was Mork and Mindy, about a strange guy with a…
Robin Williams is Dead
I blame Canada. The world lost a really genuine person who tried at least as hard as Jim Carey and Steve Carell, to make everyone laugh. Aww shucks, Williams was…
We Need New Ways of Pricing Natural Capital
A case in point. This summer’s B.C. spot prawn season got derailed – by Asia. Delicious local prawns that usually would go for 8-9 dollars a pound were suddenly demanding…
Kinder Morgan creates $90 Billion pipeline super-company
Reuters is reporting that Houston-based pipeline giant Kinder Morgan is folding all its assets into one super-company, valued at $92 Billion. It remains to be seen how the deal will…
Severe Weather Events Linked to Some Guy Named Rossby
We owe a lot to Carl-Gustav Rossby, the Swedish-born American scientist who pioneered research into atmospheric thermodynamics at MIT and was instrumental in the university establishing America’s first department of…
LPC Policy Equals CPC Fundraising?
The Hill Times has an article suggesting that Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party’s position on marijuana legalization has been a fundraising windfall for the Conservatives. While this may cause…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Your news links for today: Banning wireless paper bill fees? Price hikes sure to follow – AlphaBeatic Dear FCC: Get Out of D.C. and Talk to the Over 1 Million…
Egypt’s Government – The One We Like – Mass Murderers?
A Human Rights Watch investigation into the deaths of more than 800-protesters by Egyptian security forces at last August’s Rabaa massacre finds the slaughter was both planned and politically motivated.…
The Anchor Around Our Necks – Neoliberalism
Modern neoliberalism, of the Hayek and Friedman schools, has been defined as “capitalism with the gloves off.” Today it’s a term associated with laissez-faire capitalism, deregulation and free trade. Neoliberalism…
Residents Refuse to Drink Water, Despite Ban Lift, After Mount Polley Mine Disaster
Residents in Likely, B.C. are concerned about drinking water affected by Mount Polley mining waste even after a water use ban was lifted for areas downstream of Quesnel Lake. The…
Montaigne and Machiavelli
Michel de Montaigne mentioned Machiavelli only twice in his Essays, both in Book Two. This tells us he was aware of the latter, but not whether he was intimately familiar…
On progressivism
Joe Fantauzzi explains his reasons for avoiding the term “progressive” in defining his own political beliefs. But I’ll argue that the proper response to Fantauzzi’s concern is to work harder…
Belly up
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Justin Trudeau, Al Qaeda, and Looking for ‘To Do About Something’
Recently, the Harper government attacked Justin Trudeau for visiting a mosque, where allegedly, recruitment for members of Al Qaeda had once taken place. Harper’s Reformers are coming out in droves…
Plastic From Bacteria and Algae
This short news report covers some cool new plastic production from bacteria and algae done by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology. Via Reddit.
140 Law – Leading Legal Headlines for Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, August 12, 2014: Trial went on despite defense lawyer’s late return from lunch; 11th Circuit overturns conviction…