Plato’s Apology
Plato records the trial and death of Socrates in four dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito and Phaedo. I’ve been reading The Apology this week and finding in it references that reflect…
2014
The Silence of Ezra Levant and the PMO Network
Well I see Ezra Levant is keeping a low profile, and remaining unusually silent.After being spanked by his bosses at Sun News, with a soft fluffy feather. Even as critics…
Stephen Harper and the Road to War
I have no idea which voice in his head was commanding him, but it was a very different Stephen Harper who turned up in the House of Commons today. An…
The Usual Suspects #nlpoli
The Conservatives who said Premier Paul Davis was going to doing nothing more than shuffle the cabinet that was already there got it absolutely right. On Tuesday, Davis announced his…
Moby Dick, The Manufactured Man, and the Fate of Humankind
“The permanent constitutional condition of the manufactured man … is sordidness.” So says Captain Ahab of Moby Dick. And Melville was right. This is what we are fighting. We are…
Field of dreams
Loved watching tonight’s ball game. There is no game but baseball where the team that wants it more can come back to win, even against a better opponent. KC may…
Lawson Becomes Chancellor – Attacks Miners, Sells Coal, Oil and Gas
Lord Lawson created Britain’s privatised energy industry. Some argue that he supports their interests by denying the need for robust climate change policies. But he didn’t support everyone who worked…
Front National wins seats in French senate for first time | World news | The Guardian
Front National wins seats in French senate for first time | World news | The Guardian. Marine le Pen hailed her party’s success as ‘an absolutely historic victory’ and a…
Sun Media – not its squalid commentator Ezra Levant – is the problem
Ezra Levant, on the job with his Sun News microphone. Mr. Levant is not the problem. Sun Media is the problem. Below: Justin Trudeau, Bernie Farber, and Brian Mulroney. Ezra…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Downed cats.
When Canadian Soldiers Must Choose Between Their Pensions and Their Mental Health
I've written many stories about the callous way the Con regime and the military treat our wounded soldiers.But since nothing ever seems to be done about it, and I've seen…
Suzuki: Site C Dam would swamp First Nations’ treaty rights
First Nations and farmers join forces at “Paddle for the Peace” to oppose Site C (Damien Gillis) B.C. First Nations chiefs recently travelled to Ottawa to urge the federal government…
#VIFF2014 Everything Will Be Interview with Director Julia Kwan & TICKET GIVEAWAY
Vancouver’s Chinatown at a crossroads: A conversation with filmmaker Julia Kwan I had the opportunity to sit down with Julia Kwan, the Director and writer for Everything Will Be, which…
FUBAR In Iraq
There’s no better word to describe the chaos in Iraq and Syria than FUBAR. If you don’t know what it is, Google it. There are some breathtakingly simple minds beating…
AlphaBeatic: The Big Three would love it if we abolished the CRTC
After the recent Netflix debacle, calls to abolish the CRTC rang out. Here’s why they may be premature. What do you think? Article by Peter Nowak for AlphaBeatic There’s never…
“World-Class” BC LNG brings Third World deals with the likes of Petronas
Kevin Logan’s latest post from the Commonsense Canadian is reproduced here with permission. Kevin Logan-Contributor It’s possible that the majority of British Columbians would agree with developing our natural gas…
Meanwhile in the CPC caucus washroom
Filed under: Cartoons (Single Panel), Making fun of Conservatives
Just because I really do not like them
Filed under: Cartoons (Single Panel), Making fun of Harper
Cheap Rhetoric Versus Practical Questions
With regard to the ISIS threat, here is what Prime Minister Harper had to say in the House: “These are necessary actions, they are noble actions” …. “When we think…