what i’m reading: news of the world by paulette jiles
After burning through several excellent nonfiction books in rapid succession, I have a small pile of novels waiting for me. Here’s the first of, I hope, several fiction reviews. News…
2017
The Return of Stuff Happens, week 36: Trudeau vs. Trump
Donald Trump, the increasingly, dangerously irrational U.S. president, addressed the UN General Assembly this week. So, too, did Justin Trudeau, the poster boy for all that is liberal in the…
Action is the One Miracle-Working Faculty of Man
This piece by Wen Stephenson is a beautifully written comparison between Hannah Arendt’s Nazi analysis and the pivotal issues of our time. I’m also afraid, not so much about what…
Self-insurance for workers doesn’t work
This is a guest post from Rod Hill, a Professor of Economics at the University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus. A previous version of this post first appeared in…
Nibiru apocalypse failed again
Since you’re reading this, the world didn’t end, Saturday. Again. Damn… All those wacky “predictions” from the fringe of the ignorati didn’t come true. Again. Not that that’s surprising: what’s…
Time For A Cost-Benefit Analysis
Only the supremely naive would think that the extollment of athleticism is a central operating principle in professional sports. While at one time there might have been some purity to…
Leadership 2017 Links
The latest from the federal NDP’s leadership campaign as the first voting window remains open. – Power & Politics and the Toronto Star have each posted new summaries of the…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Rachel Bunker writes that Equifax represents the worst of an out-of-control capitalist system, as a poorly-regulated and unreliable credit reporting operation is…
the strange case of the barney miller rape episode
Watching Barney Miller as my comedy-before-bed sleep aid, I was stunned and amazed by an episode called “Rape” — Season 4, Episode 15. A woman comes to the station house,…
The Last Assessment
Robyn Sears offers an assessment of three of the contenders for the NDP’s leadership: Charlie Angus has impeccable New Dem credentials: northern, working class, long-term Indigenous activist; informal but smart,…
Donald Trump hates the NFL
…and many other things, too. So SFH wrote a song about it.
Trudeau’s terrific travels!
Canadians sure get full measure when they send their prime minister on a personal appearance tour. He did more in two days in New York than most rock stars can…
rotd: thank you celina caesar-chavannes for speaking out on body-shaming
Today’s Revolutionary Thought of the Day is very unusual, in that it belongs to a member of government. This thought should not be revolutionary. It should not even need to…
Somebody Needed to Say It and Who Better?
Thanks to a football scholarship he got a science degree in chemistry from the University of Richmond. He became the team captain. In his best game he had 10 catches…
How America Oversold Stealth
I said it way back when. I’ll say it again. The F-35 is not the plane for Canada. I’m not sure it’s the plane for any country, the US and…
PEGIDA Canada Rally in London, ON Today: Outnumbered Again
Before getting into the news of today's PEGIDA event in London, ARC would like to direct readers' attention to this article detailing the history of far-right racist activism that has…
Abortion – Republican Style
This being Republican in nature, the mother has no say in the matter. There’s no paper work to fill out either. It’s enough if she lives in Flint, Michigan and…
There’s a Dam Bursting in Puerto Rico. That Might Be the Least of Their Water Problems.
70,000 Puerto Ricans have been ordered to evacuate an area downstream of the Guajataca dam. A crack discovered yesterday has now breached the dam and the reservoir has begun to…
Alberta Leadership Candidate Proposes Oil Pipeline to Arctic As World Aims to Get Off Oil
As the leadership contest for Alberta’s newly formed United Conservative Party heats up, it’s no surprise pipeline politics are front and centre. As four major oilsands pipeline projects from Alberta…
From Russia With Love? This May Be Why Trump is Lashing Out at Everyone.
America’s man/baby president is on a rampage against just about everybody these days including anyone associated with what he calls the “Russia hoax.” This includes Facebook CEO Mark Zukerberg who…