Interview: Andrew Bacevich on American militarism
Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Robert J. Fluegel The November election of Donald Trump raised serious questions about the direction of US foreign policy. Would the president seek…
March 2017
BC Hydro’s real debt has grown 1337% under Liberals…Shouldn’t someone call the cops?
The Keystone Kops (1914) I start this exercise with a couple of general comments. The detailed information available on the “progress” of BC Hydro since the Liberals took over in…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Josh Bivens explains why increased fairness would likely lead to improved overall growth for the U.S.’ economy: (O)ne key driver of slow productivity…
Good-bye PC Party
On Saturday, March 18 2017, the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta (PCAA) voted to self immolate. They chose Jason Kenney as their next leader. Long time readers here will have…
BREAKING: FBI actively investigating Trump-Russia “coordination”
Here we go. It will be hard for the trained seals in the GOP caucus to ignore this. And, wow. Never thought Comey would go this far. WOW: FBI CONFIRMS…
Building the WikiHouse of the Future
Affordable housing is a problem for every country and over the years there have been initiatives to lower the cost of being a home, today some of those are efforts…
Top 10 Legal Headlines for the week of March 20, 2017
Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of March 20, 2017 from @wiselaw on Twitter. For more information on employment law, family law, and wills, estates and…
An Ally Of Ignorance
What is a manIf his chief good and market of his timeBe but to sleep and feed? A beast, no more.– Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 4. Some of the greatest…
The Koch Party
When David Koch was the Libertarian Party’s vice presidential candidate in 1980, he and his running mate, Ed Clark, advocated the abolition of public schools, social security and taxation. They…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of March 20, 2017
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of March 20, 2017 from Wise Law on Twitter: Website operator jailed for distributing copyright infringing copies of music works: R…
This is not a fair way to deal with the other contestants
Spotted by my eagle-eyed friend, Andy Gregg:
Donald Trump and the Lies That Will Destroy Him
Well we know that it wasn't exactly a meeting of minds. We know that Donald Trump acted like an orange oaf when he met with Angela Merkel.Or like a very…
Chuck Berry on the Sex Pistols, Clash, Ramones, Wire and Joy Division
…wherein Chuck, RIP, slices and dices my fave bands of all time (save and except Da Brudders), here: The Sex Pistols — “God Save the Queen” What’s this guy so…
Shell bites the bitumen bullet.
This story takes us back to the 1970s and a lengthy discussion with a board member of Royal Dutch Shell. He was a “works committee” member of the board and…
Who if in agreement with Kellie Leitch?
If anyone else in agreement with her? Is so, comment below!
Independent: Sheila Copps on political party skullduggery
…in today’s Hill Times: Politics is at its worst in political parties. Internal decisions are usually made in secret with little recourse to the rules of due process that apply…
Queen’s Counsel and other things that sound alike
“The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundlandand Labrador, today announced this year’s appointments to Queen’s Counsel by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.” That’s the lede from a news release issued…
210 days until Election Day in Edmonton
With Edmonton’s 2017 municipal elections now 210 days away, we are starting to see more candidates file their intentions to run for city council. I have updated the list of…
Stephen Harper says “big multilateral trade deals are dead”
If you can believe it, former prime minister Stephen Harper wants you to know that the future of mega multilateral trade deals such as the doomed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is…
Sustainable Fossil Fuel Myths
I think the Fossil Fuel industry isn’t going to manage to sustain their myths. They say things that a kid with a 5th grade education should figure out are not…