But, Wait, Those Are Our Friends !!
I remember when a certain nation, whose name will go unmentioned lest I be denounced an anti-semite, began to go after a bunch of militants who had gone to hide…
April 2016
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Aditya Chakrabortty comments on how massive amounts of wealth are both being siphoned out of our social systems, and used to buy the politicians…
Back to the masters.
Albrecht Dürer 1490 Portrait of the Artists Father from Uffizi catalog pg 166. I go back to this catalog to draw a few things that catch my eye, and shame,…
Update on that neo-Nazi rag
Image from this morning’s Twitter feed of YWN editor James Sears, a.k.a., “Dimitri the Lover.” The latest on Your Ward News, the racist, homophobic, misogynistic, Holocaust-Denying neo-Nazi rag that Canada…
Never Disregard Kierkegaard
There is a trend in our culture to be proud of how busy one is – and this approach to busyness isn’t a good attitude. Instead, we should look to…
LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday April 20, 2016. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates.A video posted by @wiselaw on Apr 20, 2016 at…
Deja Moo: The New York Democratic Primary
Never be deceived that the rich will allow you to vote away their wealth (Lucy Parsons) Well, the Democratic primary in New York has come and gone and Hillary won.…
Deja Moo: The New York Democratic Primary
Never be deceived that the rich will allow you to vote away their wealth (Lucy Parsons)Well, the Democratic primary in New York has come and gone and Hillary won. What…
Deja Moo: The New York Democratic Primary
Never be deceived that the rich will allow you to vote away their wealth (Lucy Parsons)Well, the Democratic primary in New York has come and gone and Hillary won. What…
What the Irish Ate Before Potatoes (repost)
This coming Sunday marks the celebration of the life of St. Patrick, the bishop who brought Christianity to Ireland some time in the early 400s. And if you eat at…
Let Us Be Terrible:Considerations on the Jacobin Club (repost)
Let us be terrible, so that the people do not have to be. Read the rest of this post on the original site at Let Us Be Terrible:Considerations on the…
I can think for myself Justin Trudeau.
Having helped rewrite many constitutions over the years, Justin Trudeau’s proposed constitution for the Liberal Party comes as something of a surprise. Becoming a Registered Liberal—as members are to be…
The crucial New York-Manitoba results analysis you’ve been waiting for
Some of us – okay, me, Michael Diamond and Brian Kelcey, and that’s it, pretty much – flipped back and forth between the coverage of the New York primary and…
The Young Want In
The data has been crunched and the trend is clear. In the last election, the young showed up in droves to vote. Susan Delacourt writes:That future may have arrived already…
Muzzling elected officials…
… is a worrisome development and one that has been codified by the Ottawa Carleton District School Board (OCDSB). Trustee Blackburn is outspoken, no doubt. And sometimes, like all of…
How Young Canadians May Have Won Justin Trudeau His Majority
For months before the last election, I worked with many others to try to get young Canadians to vote.And at the end of that long campaign I addressed this last…
Actions and words #nlpoli
The provincial cabinet has known since January - at least - that the powerhouse at Muskrat Falls is only 15% completed despite a huge payout to the contractor.That's what Nalcor…
Omar Khadr and the Power of Love
For most of his 29 years Omar Khadr's life has been an absolute nightmare.Dragged off to Afghanistan, caught up in the horror of war, badly wounded, jailed and tortured in…
Ric McIver’s tantrum and return to the House explained: In Alberta, being a Tory means never having to say you’re sorry!
PHOTOS: Interim Tory Leader Ric McIver, mid tantrum, tells Alberta Speaker Bob Wanner he’s not sitting down until he gets his way! Below: Mr. Wanner, looking appropriately annoyed; the notorious…
Padre – Inspired Political Animation
I love this short Argentine animation film Padre, and I think you will too. If the film piques your interest into animation production, then check out the wonderful making-of short…