Surely it’s time for the reality based community – that’s us, my progressive friends – to start making some new democratic realities! In 2015, as you will recall, many of…
Tamino’s, more depressing version of Imagine: Imagine every single report ever about the link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer, from the 1960s when the surgeon general’s report came out…
Commentators on The Soapbox are generally a well-behaved lot, however Ms Soapbox has noticed an uptick in off the wall comments lately and would like to review why some Soapbox…
I bought a 2009 Kia Rio. I went with a friend because I had no idea how it all worked, and I had lots of stupid questions, like: How do…
Online dating, or, I suppose, regular dating (but I barely remember what that even is anymore) is a fascinating exercise in identity discovery. To take part in the game, we…
From a smart and funny reader: “Jennifer Keesmaat wants to build a wall along Steeles Ave and get York Region to pay for it.” #topoli #onpoli — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren)…
Who can forget the global crunch of 2007 when America’s housing bubble burst? It was the advent of Casino Capitalism, liars loans, collateralized debt instruments and credit default swaps. It…
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Vanmala Subramaniam reports on the move by real estate developers to push tenants out of desperately-needed housing in Canada’s largest cities to…
I saw this the other day. I didn’t post it because I wasn’t sure it was true. So, I checked it out: Sort of made my day. Hope you feel…
Collectively, as in the global civilization, are we losing our minds? I’m not going to expound on this. No. Today I’ll just present a number of articles (with links), the…
I suppose we should be grateful that Doug Ford looks like what he is, a caricature of a Premier. A man so dumb and bestial it's hard to believe that…
Tor-exit? Six-exit? De-Annex the Annex? Scarborough-y Association? What shall we call President Keesmaat’s grand experiment? (@acoyne, we’re looking at you.) #topoli #onpoli #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/DmYIPPVAPe — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) July 29,…
The most important take away from Doug Ford’s decision to downsize Toronto’s city council is what it says about Mr. Ford. Adam Radwanski writes: With Friday’s announcement that he intends…
To be truthful, I had a hard time controlling my laughter reading the revelations on premier Doug Ford’s plans for Toronto and the municipal elections in Ontario. I am now…
This blog was started back in 2009 to highlight what I and my then blogging partner viewed as the declining respect for democracy by the then recently elected federal leader…
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Joel Achenbach and Angela Fritz discuss how climate change is amplifying all kinds of extreme weather (with severe heat as only the most…
It’s been a while since my last blog, as you no doubt have noticed. You’ve noticed, right? Seriously, somebody must have noticed? No? Ah, well … I do have an…
Fran Lebowitz gave a fascinating interview to The Guardian. The headline, “You do not know anyone as stupid as Donald Trump,” is a real grabber. Lebowitz recalled that most horrible…
“Warren, let’s examine some of the people who have publicly lost their shit over . • Fed Liberal MP Adam Vaughan – Ultra left NDPer turned Liberal • Fed NDP…
It’s in the news, daily. It’s everywhere. Heatwaves sweeping the entire northern hemisphere. Wildfires even up inside the Arctic Circle. Floods and flash floods. Drought and flash droughts. People dying…
