FOR YOU, ON NATIONAL CAREGIVER DAY
You won't receive any cards or cakes for National Caregiver Day. You won't be handed a box of chocolates or a new diamond ring either. If you did, you would…
2016
Be Happy With What You Have
It’s often thought that if one had more money they would be happier, bills would be easy to pay and work would be less stressful. It turns out that that…
America’s Trump: Buffoon or Fascist?
When we handicapped Donald Trump’s campaign for the American presidency last month we were generous with the 25 to 1 longshot. We later remarked on some of his oratory that…
April 4: MLK
Since I was a kid – since this day in 1972, in fact, when I started writing a daily journal – I have always taken note of April 4, and…
Saskatchewan Votes (today)
Today is the Saskatchewan election, and I estimate about 425,000 people will go out to cast ballots, with the majority of them voting for continuing on the conservative SaskParty government…
Saskatchewan Votes (today)
Today is the Saskatchewan election, and I estimate about 425,000 people will go out to cast ballots, with the majority of them voting for continuing on the conservative SaskParty government…
Saskatchewan Votes (today)
Today is the Saskatchewan election, and I estimate about 425,000 people will go out to cast ballots, with the majority of them voting for continuing on the conservative SaskParty government…
The Greedy One Percent and the Moral Message of Bernie Sanders
I remember seeing a lot of signs like those one during the heady days of the Occupy movement.Back in the days when everything seemed possible, and it looked like the…
Legitimizing Pseudoscience: What’s The Harm?
This column ran in The National Post on March 24, 2016. After weeks of trying “natural” extracts and homemade remedies like smoothies cut with ginger root and horseradish to cure…
Incompetence at city hall costs taxpayers #nlpoli
St. John's city council is in serious trouble.They may not realise it yet. Indeed, many residents of the capital may not realise it, but city council has made a serious…
$2.5 Trillion Worth of Global Financial Assets at Risk From Climate Change Impacts by End of Century, Study Warns
An average $2.5 trillion (£1.76trn) of the world’s financial assets would be at risk from climate change impacts if global temperatures are left to increase by 2.5°C by 2100, warns…
#SKVotes – Election Day Reading
For those still examining their options in Saskatchewan's provincial election (or just wanting to remember the campaign that's been), here's a quick look at what I and others have had…
It’s Time for the Soapy Awards!
Ms Soapbox was trolling through Hansard searching for signs of intelligent life under the Dome when she discovered (sandwiched between the Wildrose Opposition’s accusation that the Premier appointed a Soviet-era…
The Panama Papers
From Woodward and Bernstein to Edward Snowden, breaking stories from the 5th Estate are always exciting. This one is the biggest story yet to blow open millions of files linking…
The Panama Papers
From Woodward and Bernstein to Edward Snowden, breaking stories from the 5th Estate are always exciting. This one is the biggest story yet to blow open millions of files linking…
Meanwhile, I hear that Justin Trudeau prefers throat Chakra Vishuddha meditative healing music
…which explains plenty.
Looking the Basic Income Gift Horse in the Mouth
Photo by Jason Hargrove Both the Trudeau Liberals in Ottawa and the Wynne Government at Queen’s Park in Toronto have been making noises of late on the subject of Basic…
Second Thoughts on Bernie’s Viability
Photo by Phil Roeder I am starting to think that I may be off base on one of my political calculations. In the course of arguing that Hillary Clinton would…
BREAKING: key Donald Trump advisor opposes her candidate on immigration!
Here! Also, she says he raped her. Then she says he sort of didn’t.
April 3: Change of pace on a Sunday
The sermonette on yesterday's Faith page talks about the leading role Christianity has played in bringing social equality to women. I'm suprised that it didn't mention Pope Joan, the woman…