The impoverishment of Sir John, eh?
There is a very old saying that people who forget the past will probably screw up the future. It has always been very annoying to us that Canadians can be…
2016
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Miles Corak offers a must-read paper on the two stories most often told about inequality in Canada, reaching this conclusion on the recent…
Fort McMurray and the Early Christmas Presents
It's been seven months since the wildfire they called "The Beast" came roaring out of the woods and threatened to consume Fort McMurray.It was Canada's biggest story of the year,…
A cup of mao jian
The tea bag is an example of remarkable serendipity; an unexpected, simple invention that changed the world. But it was entirely unintended. Tea, from the camelia sinenis tree, is the…
Six dollars and eighty cents #nlpoli
We should pay members of the House of Assembly a good salary because they do a hard job that demands much of them and their family. It is a thankless…
How to Not Kill the Poor
You don’t have to be a mad fascist like Duterte in the Philippines, who is encouraging police and others to murder drug users or dealers. He said he’s happy to…
Death threats, a noose on a hockey stick, opponents kicked out … Calgary Rebel Media rally was another goon show
PHOTOS: They say a photo is worth a thousand words. This one, taken at Ezra Levant’s Rebel Media rally in Calgary yesterday, certainly speaks for itself. Obviously, not all the…
Meet the Alt Lite, the People Mainstreaming the Alt Right’s White Nationalism (repost)
What a fascist ideological current needs to become a movement is a way to crossover. To gain entry into the culture, into public discourse, into the collective consciousness. Read the…
Viola Desmond: The Perfect Choice
Viola Desmond is the first Canadian woman to be featured on our bank notes. We know the outline of her story—Ms Desmond was arrested, jailed and convicted for refusing to…
If You Are Stumped When It Comes To Inspired Gifts
…. may I suggest Trump On A Stump? Recommend this Post
America’s Vanishing Dream
If you’re under 30, it doesn’t matter whether you were born into a rich family or a poor family, the odds are that you won’t earn more than your parents…
The Very Small Handful of Companies that Rule Our Lives
This is GREAT stuff! Fun Sunday reading, for sure. If you were in any doubt about who calls the shots, it’s not us. It’s THEM. Here are a few copy/pastes…
The Official 9/11 Story … Shredded
15+ years later, the official story of 9/11 continues to erode under the evidence. What’s your take on the ‘official’ story?
Stuff Still Happens, week 49: On the ‘lock her up’ chant, and the woman they DID lock up.
Last Saturday, the right-wing rabble rouser, Ezra Levant, roused the rabble just enough to host an anti-carbon tax rally at the Alberta legislature. The crowd of probably a few hundred…
Is Russia Already At War with the Americans and the UK?
Various factions within the USA are squabbling over what Russia did/didn’t/may/may not have done to affect the US election. You can track these feelings based on whether the FBI or…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Dani Rodrik writes that today’s brand of trade agreement has little to do with economic theory as opposed to political power: What…
Is It Time To Take a Break from Social Media?
I must admit I've been finding to hard to blog or tweet or do anything on social media these days. It's just getting too crazy out there.The blogosphere is too…