He Who Controls Language, Controls Thought
“A man may take to drink because he feels himself to be a failure, and then fail all the more completely because he drinks. It is rather the same thing…
2017
Donald Trump is a white supremacist
He is. I’ve been writing about the racist Right for more than 30 years – and fighting them as a lawyer, or as a political activist, for almost as long.…
Neither A Science Nor A Theology
Like Martin Luther five hundred years ago, Steve Keen — who teaches at the London School of Economics, — has called for a reformation of his discipline. Larry Elliott writes:…
The Pentagon’s Mysterious UFO Program
Whenever I'm in Scotland, I like to ride out to this ruined castle near my family home, lie on its grassy slopes in the dark highland night, stare up at…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Matt Bruenig writes that the concentration of wealth and power which is largely being attributed to crony capitalism is a natural byproduct…
On the Educause Openness Community Conversations
In my email today: As co-leaders of the Educause Openness Constituency Group, we would like to introduce an idea, solicit feedback, and invite you to participate in a planning session…
This Lone Ranger wears a skirt.
You have to admit the lady has guts. Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has the nerve and verve that denies her gender. She is tough and even when she is wrong…
Shades of Orwell
The thought police are increasingly active in Trumps Americka, ‘The Trump administration is prohibiting officials at the nation’s top public health agency from using a list of seven words or…
How To Demonize A Minority In Less Than A Week Using Actual #Fake News
This past Tuesday, the Quebec-based TVA ran a story claiming that two Montreal mosques had demanded women working on a construction site be removed from the area on Fridays. The…
The Alt.White Veers Left
We used to think of these racist, fascist bastards as rightwing and, in fairness, so did they. Now, however, they seem to think their future lies in bringing in the…
Gag Rule
The state government of Florida has been relentlessly mocked for forbidding civil servants to use the term “climate change.” That comes straight from the governor himself, Slackjaw Rick Scott. Well…
Saturday Morning Links
This and that for your weekend reading. – Larry Elliott suggests we shouldn’t be duped into thinking that policy biased in favour of the corporate sector is a necessity rather…
An Extraordinary Chief Justice
Beverley McLachlin has left the bench. Adrienne Clarkson knows her well and puts her tenure as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in perspective: Rarely does public life bring you…
Donald Trump and the Forbidden Words
We know that Donald Trump likes to imagine himself as a Great Leader, commanding his Alt-Right forces to victory, over the decent and the different.We know he wants to torch…
The Day Andrew Scheer’s Creepy Smile Fell Off
There is something very disturbing about this picture of Andrew Scheer, taken on the last day before Parliament adjourned for the holidays.As he stares at Justin Trudeau with his creepy…
Saturday Photo: Christmas Cactus as the Holidays Approach
I have two Christmas cactuses that have bloomed for at least 15 years, sometimes twice a winter in fact. But I’ve never had such an abundance of blooms as this…
The Political Instincts of a Tomcat.
Political pundits have pondered on American President Trump for quite some time now and they still cannot get him right. The reason they fail to read him and his moves…
It’s the week before Christmas, and Stuart McLean’s ‘Christmas at the Vinyl Cafe’ tops Audreys Edmonton Bestseller List
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended Dec. 10, 2017, compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the…
Edmonton Journal’s top guy on Recipe For Hate
Dave Breakenridge – managing editor at the Journal – says the book is “excellent…an entertaining punk rock thriller by Warren Kinsella. Great page-turner. Nicely done.” Thank you, sir! Just finished…
Read the statements from the two Democratic FCC members who opposed repealing net neutrality
Democratic Commissioners Mignon Clyburn and Jessica Rosenworcel dissented against the US Federal Communications Commission’s 3-2 vote to dismantle net neutrality. Read the the two dissenters’ statements. The post Read the…