Slow TV
Norwegian TV discovered that 2 million Norwegians were willing to watch the train ride from Bergen to Oslo in real time. I did it both ways in person and didn't…
2016
The Calgary Stampede’s vital cultural and political role explained, sort of …
PHOTOS: The Stampede chuckwagon races … exciting, but traditionally bad news for horses. Below: Stampede duds last year on Justin Trudeau, Stephen Harper and Thomas Mulcair. Did last year’s effort…
In this week’s Hill Times: punk rock, Brexit and Laura Jane Grace
Punk: anarchy, class warfare, contempt for political institutions, right? Not quite, maaaan. Punk rock, like all youth subcultures, possessed myriad internal contradictions. It decried racism (as did Joe…
Coming Soon: A federal by-election in Calgary-Midnapore
Jason Kenney said last week that he will resign as the Member of Parliament for Calgary-Midnapore when the Progressive Conservative Party leadership campaign officially starts on October 1, 2016. He…
from the front lines, day eight
Another amazing day!
from the front lines, day eight
Another amazing day!
Somedays I Feel Very, Very Old
This is one of the reasons:Recommend this Post
Amerika’s Untermensch
Today they're loosely known as the Tea Party. A decade or two before that they were called White Trash. To America's founding fathers they were were called "manure" or "offscourings"…
June 11:
Two political science professors, one at Wheelock College in Boston, the other at University of New Brunswick, have a a book on the market. But you won't find in the…
Fastball – The Way
This story is so, so cool. Wow.
Northern Gateway’s federal approval has been overturned – now what?
Friday, July 8, 2016 Last week we witnessed a major legal victory for First Nations opposing the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipelines and tankers proposal, a...
On The Role Of Police
This past weekend, Calgary’s Police force were caught beating a man on video. This isn’t an overreach on the scope of those that we have seen in the US of…
On The Role Of Police
This past weekend, Calgary's Police force were caught beating a man on video. This isn't an overreach on the scope of those that we have seen in the US of…
On The Role Of Police
This past weekend, Calgary's Police force were caught beating a man on video. This isn't an overreach on the scope of those that we have seen in the US of…
Blair, Corbyn and Leftism
While I recognize Blair’s achievements while in power, I would never vote for him. Blair betrayed the people who voted for him, a betrayal that is most manifest in the…
Blair, Corbyn and Leftism
While I recognize Blair's achievements while in power, I would never vote for him. Blair betrayed the people who voted for him, a betrayal that is most manifest in the…
Blair, Corbyn and Leftism
While I recognize Blair's achievements while in power, I would never vote for him. Blair betrayed the people who voted for him, a betrayal that is most manifest in the…
Confronting the problem of violence against health workers
It’s a dangerous time to be working in health care. On any given day, health care workers are at risk of getting stabbed, choked, punched, bitten, spat on or verbally…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the Week of July 11, 2016
Here are the leading headlines from Wise Law on Twitter\Judge who detained kids for refusing interactions with dad committed misconduct, special master saysFBI Announces No Charges Against Hillary Over Use…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Joseph Stiglitz writes about the political consequences of economic policies which have siphoned wealth to the lucky few, and writes that it's long past…