Three Words. Now, Worse than Ever.
I remember those tense days in October, 1962, when John F. Kennedy squared off against Nikita Khruschev in what would come to be called the Cuban missile crisis. We didn’t…
July 2017
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Danny Dorling writes about the connection between high inequality and disregard for the environment: In a 2016 report, Oxfam found that the greatest…
Racist Proud Boys in the CAF: Sajjan does the right thing
There will be consequences for CAF members who express intolerance while in – or out – of uniform: https://t.co/0GlW85XsOv — Harjit Sajjan (@HarjitSajjan) July 4, 2017 And: The members of…
Verdict: Jefferson
Apparently it is customary for America’s National Public Radio, NPR, to commemorate the 4th of July by reading or, this year, tweeting the Declaration of Independence in its entirety. However…
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday July 5, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, Wills, Estates,…
Using a Blockchain to Rebuild Trust in Governments
Cryptocurrencies have popularized the use of a digital concept called a blockchain. These blockchains can be used to track transactions and increase accountability of shared networks. If this sounds familiar,…
the great whole foods experiment of 2017
In our home, shopping at Whole Foods was once reserved for special dinners or used a stop-gap during an extremely busy week. Then slowly, over time, it became habit —…
John Galt Come To Life
Jill Abramson writes that we are witnessing the final stage of Baby Boomer dominance, which has been defined by the ascendancy of Ayn Rand. Rand’s fingerprints are over the Senate…
Getting to know Patrick Brown.
Thank goodness for Newton’s third law. It is the law of physics that says for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. It also seems to be a…
An Adventure With My Mom and a Surprise Ending
Last week I decided to keep a promise I’d made to my Mom – I would take her out for dinner and spend a night away with her in a…
Omar Khadr and the Day of Justice
I've written many posts about the case of Omar Khadr. I consider the way that Canadian child soldier was treated by his own government to be one of the worst…
Say No To Mainstream Media Bailout, Saskatchewan Version
Should mainstream media get public bailouts when they fail to shout at Brad Wall’s struggling Saskatchewan government?
Gavin McInnes and Others Respond to Halifax Proud Boy Incident
Based on Rear Admiral John Newton’s tone in during his press conference, I didn’t hold out much hope that there would be serious repercussions for the “Proud Boys” who disrupted…
Helpless Angels, Alberta poet Tom Wayman’s collection, tops this week’s Audreys Books Edmonton Bestseller List
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended July 2, 2017, compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the…
memories of bacon
Do you watch Aziz Ansari’s show “Master of None“? I like it. It’s not zany or wacky; it doesn’t try so hard to be funny, which I find annoying in…
Here’s why papers don’t deserve support; money should go to committed Internet sites
News Media Canada – formerly the Canadian Association of Newspapers – has submitted a proposal to Minister of Canadian Heritage Mélanie Joly for a whopping $350-million a year to prop…
Newspapers don’t deserve support: money should go to independent news sites
News Media Canada – formerly the Canadian Association of Newspapers – has submitted a proposal to Minister of Canadian Heritage Mélanie Joly for a whopping $350-million a year to prop…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Close cats.
Q&A With the Host of CBC’s Badass New Podcast About Climate Change
A new podcast series by CBC Vancouver paints a dramatic picture of what life in British Columbia will look like after 30 years of climate change. More frequent heat waves,…
Credit Where It’s Due. Trudeau Stands Up to Trump and May.
Despite my general disappointment with the Trudeau government, the prime minister does periodically say or do things that are praiseworthy. His remarks during his visit to Ireland’s new Taoiseach, Leo…