A rebel founder quits the Rebel rebellion
My friend Brian Lilley, who has been with the Rebel since the start, says he can’t take it anymore – here. I am told (not by Brian) that the final…
August 2017
Events in Charlottesville, VA: Some Canadian Racists React (Part II)
ARC continues to watch the fall-out from the Charlottesville “Unite the Right” rally and counter protest. It didn’t take long for Charlottesville “truthers” including Canadians to emerge suggesting that the…
Trump Was Warned
The Trump administration was warned of the danger of violence by white supremacists groups.The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security released a joint report on May 10, 2017. ForeignPolicy.com…
Bring Water
via XKCD
BREAKING: B.C. to End Grizzly Bear Trophy Hunting
The new B.C. government announced on Monday it will end grizzly bear trophy hunting throughout the province and stop all hunting of grizzles in the Great Bear Rainforest. “By bringing…
Eclipse of Reason: Why Do People Disbelieve Scientists?
By Bryan Gaensler If you’ve been paying attention, you know that on Aug. 21, we’re in for a special cosmic treat: the Great American Eclipse of 2017. The moon’s shadow…
August 14: Retardation as a product of wealth…
I have often seen letters in the irving press suggesting that we should elect more private business leaders to run out governments. The argument is that they have more understanding…
Zundel may be dead, but neo-Naziism isn’t
Now in HuffPo.
About that alt-Right event at U of T, and related events
Here: U of T insists it isn’t happening. I hope, for U of T’s sake, that is true. Because not a few of us were going to be on hand…
The New York Times Flays Trump Alive
The editorial board of The New York Times has torn the hide off president Donald J. Trump. Mr. Trump is alone in modern presidential history in his willingness to summon…
Teaching Digital at the Kennedy School of Government: Part 6: Bringing it Together
Okay, so to recap, here at the Kennedy School of Government I’m interested in the social, economic and policy changes brought about by the way digital technologies expand or threaten…
Teaching Digital at the Kennedy School of Government: Part 5: Foundational Topics
One challenge I’ve observed about how digital technologies are taught at most schools of policy or government is it takes a relatively ad hoc approach. It is a mix of…
Teaching Digital at the Kennedy School of Government: Part 4: The Trap — Teaching Tech and Concepts
Before talking about the framework for thinking about digital at the Harvard Kennedy School, I want to discuss what we aren’t doing. I do this because I frequently get asked…
Oh sure, Don, We Believe You.
Finally, under enormous pressure for two days, Donald Trump has denounced the radical rightwing thugs that savaged Charlottesville on Saturday. It’s bullshit of course. He doesn’t mean it. Those thugs…
Cops, Outgunned, Scurried for Cover in Charlottesville.
Governments claim to themselves a monopoly on organized violence. This is exercised via police agencies and military forces. Nobody is supposed to be more powerful than the state which has…
Site Design for the Kingsway Entertainment District Must be Unfettered by Constraints, Include Public Engagement
Whoa. Hold your horses, City of Greater Sudbury! A report dated early August from Ed Archer, Greater Sudbury’s CAO, envisions moving the Kingsway event centre and casino developments ahead via…
Now Can We Call Trump’s Nazis Suckers?
As I said in my last post, Donald Trump has finally been exposed for all to see as a Neo-Nazi supporter.And he's still refusing to denounce this cowardly killer. But…
The girl with the pearl earring 2
I stepped over the little brass bar in the floor. Got a yellow card. Guard followed me from room to room for a bit. Sat on the round couch and…
Better Than Al Gore?
A recently retired physician from British Columbia, Peter Carter, has taken up the fight against climate change. This video may be the most informative state-of-the-climate address you have ever seen.…
The Return of Stuff Happens, week 30: Bad boy gets caught with hands in cookie jar
The political career of Derek Fildebrandt is coming to an end. We hope. Fildebrandt, the United Conservative Party (and fanantical former Wildrose) MLA for Strathmore-Brooks, was revealed last week to…