Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness can be a difficult read. Not just for its brooding setting and the sense of morbid inevitability. Conrad’s semi-autobiographical 1899 novel is replete with racism and breezy…
January 2015
Ambushing Ontario’s Premier Wynne.
Alan Carter, the Global Television bureau chief at Queen’s Park, has never been one of our favourite reporters. He tends to be something of a wiseass. He redeemed himself the…
The New Year and the Great Canadian Revolt
The little ferry had to struggle against a howling bitterly cold wind, as it headed for the lonely part of the island, for the last time this year.And the scene…
Shhh, The Bold Revolution Has Started
We live in tumultuous times: Ferguson and other non-indictments of white police who murdered people of colour ISIL and other extremism Stephen Harper’s continued assault on democracy and embrace of…
Fracking in the UK: What to Expect in 2015
The current UK coalition government has overseen the greatest fossil fuel boom since the discovery of North Sea oil, but the controversy that surrounds shale has made it an interesting…
Happy 2015
Three Dog Night – Joy To The World – Live – YouTube:
…on the Entrepreneurial State
With the next Canadian federal election less than a year away – and undesirables like Wayne Gretzky soon to be purged from the voter lists – I’ve been getting a…