Hey Calgary, What Do You Say?
Is there some way you can have a rodeo maybe without the torture?
2015
Austerity insanity: on the Greek proposals
Alternate title: #Gruster#$%k. My most recent piece from Ricochet on Syriza’s proposed austerity package. There is acrimony and division in Athens, after the Syriza government submitted a revised list of…
Austerity insanity: on the Greek proposals
Alternate title: #Gruster#$%k. My most recent piece from Ricochet on Syriza’s proposed austerity package. There is acrimony and division in Athens, after the Syriza government submitted a revised list of…
Stuff Happens, week 25: Grexit explained; bike lanes deflated; Cowboyhatgate
The big international story this week continues to be the Greek debt, and the threat of Greece getting kicked out of the Eurozone, a situation called the Grexit (if this…
Yet another reason I hope that my union Local leaves CAPE…
I’ve bitched about this before. But “my” union – the Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE) used to shy away from the militant activities of other public sector unions like…
July: There is nothing in today’s Irving press worth commenting on.
This is the equivalent of a class newspaper for grades six and seven. Even the Commentary by Gwynne Dyer is a pretty bland one for most Canadian readers. I’m becoming…
Confederate Flag Removed From South Carolina’s Statehouse Grounds
There was a massive outburst of emotion as South Carolina brought down one of the most divisive symbols in the nation from its Capitol grounds. NBC. It should have been…
Retaking “Digital Analytics Fundamentals”
I’m currently at a coffee shop in suburban Philadelphia retaking “Digital Analytics Fundamentals” as part of my review to become re-certified in using Google Analytics before my current certificate expires…
A Seismic Jolt That Most Won’t Even Notice
Just consider it the 21st century version of the “Great Game,” the superpower struggle to wrest control of South Asia. While it used to be a contest between Russia and…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Aditya Chakrabortty exposes the massive amounts of money gifted from the UK’s public purse to its corporate elite. And Paul Weinberg writes that…
We Have to Take Down the Fossil Fuel Industry. That Includes Our Own.
He’s probably the most prominent climate scientist most North Americans have never heard of but you can get caught up by reading his Wiki entry here. He’s Hans Joachim Schellnhuber…
Deep thought
If, having spent spending nearly a decade and hundreds of thousands of dollars of donors’ money as a national party leader, I could think of no more important issue to…
Living In A Pup Tent
http://prof1group.ua/ The latest Greek drama is still playing itself out. But Murray Dobbins writes that we have reached a turning point: The temple of neoliberalism and its ideology of social…
Sixty-four days until the election starts!
…and maybe even sooner than that, too. Wow. Forum – and, remember, it’s just Forum – says the Tories and Dippers are tied for first, and the Grits are decidedly…
True enough
From ‘Pretty Girls’ on Miami by Against Me! Watch.
The Red Book That Is So Wonderful
There’s a red book that’s been sitting on my desk for months. It’s one of many that have been sent to me for book reviews. That pile got smaller recently…
Why the enthusiasm for cap ‘n trade?
Learning about cap-and-trade carbon pricing is not as easy as you might think. If you ever get serious about our world condition, you need to look into schemes such as…
Gerry Hannah on the Subhumans, Julie Belmas, and his solo album
It’s just that I’m really not that interested in playing punk rock anymore. I sometimes feel like punk rock, not necessarily the way the songs are supposed to go, but…
The Art Of Misdirection
Some, I guess, are better at it than others. Recommend this Post