June 15:In my last blog, I promised….
…to include in this one an outline of the rise of capitalism. I already regret that promise. It’s a story so ugly as to be unbelievable. Alas, it’s all too…
May 2018
The Madness of King Justin
I remember when the Reeve of Gloucester, old Doc McQuarrie, explained to me that the key to politics was being able to tell “the difference between scratching your ass and…
NDP falls far short of needed leap to the left
Canadians hoping to see bold ideas and a more radical orientation emerge from the federal New Democrats’ February convention in Ottawa are surely feeling disappointed. Four months after Jagmeet Singh’s…
Trump’s Phony Trade War
Illustration by DonkeyHotey What’s going on with Trump’s trade offensive? There’s a dual track policy underway: One a phony trade war with US allies; the other a potential (but not…
The Coming War Against Iran
I spent nearly 15 years in the CIA. I like to think that I learned something there. I learned how the federal bureaucracy works. I learned that cowboys in government…
Eating OFF the Hill: Boodle fight at Tinuno
I’ve already blogged about my visit to Jolibee, but that wasn’t the only Filipino feast I enjoyed during a recent visit to Toronto. I also went with some friends to…
The greening of shaving
But my brother Esau is an hairy man, but I am a smooth man. I recall those lines from a Beyond the Fringe sketch first released in 1964 (see below).*…
Ouch
Got that Amber Alert just as I was about to go under the scalpel. One the one hand, glad the system worked. On the other hand, disappointed the surgeon was…
Characteristics Of The Best RV Short Queen Mattress
Characteristics Of The Best RV Short Queen Mattress Characteristics Of The Best RV Short Queen Mattress Comfort A comfortable mattress must have the right amount firmness, not too soft and…
Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of May 14, 2018
140Law: Here are our top 10 Legal Headlines for the week of May 14, 2018. For links, vist 140Law at http://wiselaw.blogspot.com. A post shared by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on…
Episode 11: UCP policy, NDP abortion clinic bubble zones, and turning off the oil taps to BC
The United Conservative Party‘s founding convention, the New Democratic Party‘s abortion clinic bubble zone and plans to turn off the oil and gas taps to British Columbia, are just some…
How Self-Aware Are We, Really?
My cynicism is never far from the surface, but during election campaigns, it is front and centre. For me, those are times in which my faith and belief in my…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of May 14, 2018
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of May 14, 2018 from Wise Law on Twitter: Uber won’t confirm if software caused self-driving car to kill pedestrian U.S.…
Bus to the Future
Every couple of years some new-fangled technological solution pops up claiming to fix all of our transit woes. We’ve long been promised flying cars and still we need to people…
Nobels Are For Noble People
Residents of the Right Wing Looney Bin — like Nigel Farage — are trumpeting the suggestion that Donald Trump should receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Michael Harris writes: You know…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – The Equality Trust highlights the perpetual concentration of wealth among an extremely privileged few in the UK. LOLGOP points out how U.S. Republicans…
Andrew Scheer and the Abortion Question
Last Wednesday Justin Trudeau was answering a question about abortion, which ended with him declaring that his government would always defend a woman's right to choose.When the Con MP Ted…
TV ads do not get the vote out.
There is a fascination with political advertising. It seems to be more for their entertainment value than their efficacy. I just have yet to see an ad that would get…
My Trump prediction in 2012
All the way back in 2012, @kinsellawarren had an inkling about Trump. Wrote a cool song about it too. #FightTheRight pic.twitter.com/WgL35cga5c — Richard McAdam (@RealRGM81) May 13, 2018
Mr Kenney Runs Away
The last two weeks have been particularly tiring for Mr Kenney, the leader of the UCP, he spent most of it running away. Mr Kenney hightailed it out of the…