Courtesy Shmertecy! Greens are Making a Mistake in Burnaby
Let me just start this blogpost by pointing out that Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May is one of the classiest politicos that I know. She sure as hell…
December 2018
Dec. 30: Liar! Liar! Pants on Fire!
This has been a remarkable weekend even by Trump standards. He is pulling out, he says, from Syria because he has achieved the American goal of protecting the government of…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Paul Barratt discusses the results of a roundtable addressing inequality in Australia – with plenty of lessons worth keeping in mind elsewhere:…
2018 in review at youtube.com/redriverpete
2018 was not my most prolific year in terms of video output, but it provided, nonetheless, some interesting and useful insights into the struggle for peace and human rights in…
Lyin’ Liars
My promoted tweets are logging companies lying to people that logging is good for the climate, and Oil companies like Suncor lying to people that oil drilling is good for…
The Wrong Choice
Joanne Jacobs links to an article titled Why I Wish I Hadn’t Gone to College by Keri Savoca. Savoca writes that she would have been a lot better off had…
My Favourite Films of 2018!
Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma It’s that time of year again! I’m very happy to share my thoughts on my favourite flicks of this past year! As always, there does remain a…
Roubini On Trump
I’m one of those people who pay attention to what Nouriel Roubini writes. He predicted the 2008 meltdown long before it happened. And, these days, he’s not happy with what…
Andrew Scheer and the Con’s Heart of Darkness
I knew that some dark invisible force had recently given Andrew Scheer a big boost in the polls, and I thought I knew what it was.A primeval panic and new…
As SFH says, “the problem isn’t Trump, it’s his audience”
Right here. A key characteristic of Trump/Brexit-era conservatives is to say something that exists doesn’t – climate change, migrant suffering, surging racism, moderate Muslims, gun crime, etc. They just call…
The Never-Ending Nonsense Of The Con Clown Rex Murphy
I haven't read or heard anything by Rex Murphy for so long, that I thought he was missing in action, or retired, or dead.But no, the crusty old oil pimp…
Orwellian Musings
As we end the year that could perhaps be called ‘annus horribilis’ to use the Queens description of 1992 I find it hard to be optimistic about our future here…
Dictators Don’t Debate.
A mainstay of our parliamentary democracy in Canada is the tradition of question period. This is when the opposition parties have a chance to tackle the premier or prime minister…
Dara "Nazi Mom" Graham and Thomas Trenerry Active In Yellow Vest Movement
You know, it has been a while since ARC has written about the “Nazi Mom” (aka: “Aryanprincess1488“) who lost her kids after she and her then husband attended an Aryan…
Highwood Conservative discloses past conviction for failure to provide breath sample; UCP seems untroubled
With an investigation by the Alberta Elections Commissioner under way into allegations of irregularities in the United Conservative Party’s conduct of its nomination vote in the Highwood Constituency last fall,…
From Disruption to Insurgency – Climate Change Action in 2019
In hindsight, 2018 might prove to have been a watershed year in the fight against climate change. Certainly, 2018 saw its share of progressive steps forward, like the federal government’s…
G. Stuart Adam, RIP
RIP. So sad to learn of his passing. He was a great teacher at Carleton’s J school, and he encouraged me every step of the way – even (and especially)…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Joe Vipond and Noel Keough highlight the gap between the global impetus to avoid climate breakdown and the narrow self-interest of the Alberta…
"Nomophobia" – C’mon, Take a Guess.
We can all do to expand our vocabulary. It’s a lifelong quest. So how about the Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the Year – “nomophobia.” Are you feeling a touch nomophobic?…
Few Know This Better than Rex Murphy
T-Rex’s latest screed in the National Post, slams the idea that today’s journalists are “guardians of the truth.” For proof, “Tailing Pond” Murphy offers what he calls “Trump journalism,” the…