yep, I’m going to write about the Duggar scandal.
I’m writing about the Duggar family because I think what the situation is a good one for shining light on the different ways people interpret things. The Duggar family need…
August 2015
Big Brother is watching you
Big Brother Harper is watching you. Bill c 51.
Why the 30 Years War lasted so long
It wasn’t just because all the players had such deeply held religious beliefs. It was also because they had a virtual parity in robots and x-wing fighters. Just a little…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Joseph Stiglitz notes that the recent stock market turmoil may be most important for its effect in highlighting far more important economic weaknesses.…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, August 28, 2015
Your news links for today: Tech Giants Want to Punish DMCA Takedown Abusers – TorrentFreak Ashley Madison abusing DMCA “to put genie back in the bottle,” EFF says – Ars…
A Troubling Trend
Canadians have much to ponder before casting their ballots in October. Opinion polls tell us that the economy, healthcare and job creation are uppermost in their minds, all worthy topics…
They’ve Read Leo Strauss
http://www.buzzquotes.com/ Stephen Harper has become a law unto himself. The evidence, Michael Harris writes, is incontrovertible: The evidence from the near past is damning enough: Found in contempt of Parliament;…
KCCCC Day 26: Snake eyes?
Justin Trudeau has rolled the dice, big time. He says, if elected, he will run big budgetary deficits – $10 billion a year for three years. Why did he do…
Identity theft
I have heard a lot about identity theft but thank God I have not experienced it. A friend tells me that he received over 200 e-mails from a blogger whose…
As the media Silly Season draws to a close.
Labour Day is now in sight and the real election campaign can begin. Not that we have been bored with August or eager for the clamour of the combatants but…
The Con Regime Goes After the Man Who Wrote Harperman
About two months ago I played this gentle, joyful song of resistance aimed at the depraved dictator Stephen Harper and his criminal Con regime.It was written and performed by Toby…
Ashley Madison Is Not Nearly So Black and White
The Ashley Madison hack is bad news for cheaters—and just as terrible for everyone else – By Harris O’Malley It’s like the royal family: glamorize them so we can bash…
Chainsaw Earle keeps austerity on the table #nlpoli
NDP leader Earle McCurdy called the province’s major open line show on Thursday and by the sounds of things he hasn’t backed off the position that the size of the…
Decision Time
A part of the sorrow wrought when an incompetent like Stephen Harper rises to a position of power is the destruction the candidate for Calgary South West causes to the…
Decision Time
A part of the sorrow wrought when an incompetent like Stephen Harper rises to a position of power is the destruction the candidate for Calgary South West causes to the…
Decision Time
A part of the sorrow wrought when an incompetent like Stephen Harper rises to a position of power is the destruction the candidate for Calgary South West causes to the…
Addictions and Mental Illness
Watched a TED talk about addiction, and then heard the same concepts being discussed in this Regina news story about a man who committed suicide last week.
The Incredible Cowardice of the Mad King Stephen Harper
He is already the best protected Prime Minister in Canadian history. Wherever he goes he is surrounded by an army of RCMP bodyguards.His motorcade of sinister black vehicles is as…
August 27: And not too late to send me an expensive birthday gift.
Forgive me for I have sinned. Friends told me (how wise they were) to write my column in Word or something similar so I could finish it, then copy it…
David Suzuki: A healthy environment nurtures healthy people
Acting on the understanding that we’re part of nature, and caring for the environment, makes people healthier and happier, argues world-renowned Canadian scientist, broadcaster, activist and author, David Suzuki. The…