June 2018
Living in a World Without Rules
The international order is beginning to feel like the League of Nations. Donald Trump wants a “might is right” world and his steel and aluminium tariffs are a ploy to…
Mad at Donald Trump? Money talks (to him)
I don’t think I need to go into details again to my readers about Donald Trump’s antics at the G7, or him and his advisers basically equating Prime Minister Trudeau…
Scientists Want New Hurricane Upgrade – Category 6
It seems that Category 5 may no longer cut it. As the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season begins, scientists are worried that U.S. coastal communities could face more super storms with…
As You Sow, So Shall You Reap
Yeah, sure. Yada, yada, yada. Only this time it seems it’s for real. For some while now we’ve been hearing about microplastics and our oceans. Now we’re eating the microplastics…
Gunning for Galen
And he seems like such a nice, thoughtful young man. Perhaps not. Britain’s biggest asset manager wants to remove the chairmen of the board at eight companies worldwide, which it…
The Fight Against Neoliberal Fascism is Anchored in Memory
Fascism today doesn’t look exactly as it did when it spread through Germany and Italy in the 30s but the foundational elements are alive and well around the world today,…
Debasing US Policy Discourse About Russia
Putin gave the start to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour at the Luzhniki Stadium in September 2017 Baseless and reckless tropes about Russia, Cohen points out, have proliferated…
The State of Manitoba’s Activist Left
Photo from Solidarity Winnipeg Twitter page This is the first in a three-part blog series. In this post, I give a brief overview of Manitoba’s activist left. In an upcoming…
Even the Globe Stands Up
Years of watching the Globe & Mail prevaricate, duck and weave stripped me of the respect in which I once held Canada’s national newspaper. Its milquetoast non-endorsement in last week’s…
The Trump Doctrine. Brace Yourselves.
Is there a “Trump Doctrine”? Jeffrey Goldberg has an op-ed in The Atlantic. Apparently it sounds like “buck everybody.” Many of Donald Trump’s critics find it difficult to ascribe to…
Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of June 11, 2018
140Law: Here are our top 10 Legal Headlines for the week of June 11, 2018. For links, vist 140Law at http://wiselaw.blogspot.com. A post shared by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on…
The Shaming of the Monstrous Con Trumpling Andrew Scheer
Ever since Andrew Scheer became Con leader he has been attacking Justin Trudeau like some kind of zombie from Hell, or Trump's America.Day in day out with the support of…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Julian Baggini discusses the importance of talking about taxes as a force for the common good – particularly as a response to (and…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of June 11, 2018
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of June 11, 2018 from Wise Law on Twitter: US Supreme Court rules for Colorado baker who refused to make cake…
And Now a Word from Ronald Reagan
“We should beware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends—weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving…
vancouver island days one and two
Getting from Toronto to Vancouver Island is a long haul. Getting from pretty much anywhere to Vancouver Island — except a few places on the west coast — is a…
First-Past-The-Post: An Ontario Horror Story
Has Justin Trudeau not betrayed his promise of electoral reform, perhaps all provinces would be seriously considering it for their own jurisdictions, not just British Columbia and Quebec. And now…
Economists: Improve the Economy by Empowering Workers
Attacks on unions isn’t anything new, even when workers are asking for safer conditions or a little job security. What is new is that economists are starting to realize that…