Another bad year for ‘psychics’ and quackery
The year 2018 was another bad year for so-called ‘psychics,’ astrologers and others in the prediction business – and yes, it is a business – because nothing they predicted came…
December 2018
Time for a Tobin Tax on Financial Transactions
High frequency trading increases volatility in stock markets and mean that only those with access to high-powered computers can compete. This is not good for long-term thinking and means that…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Trevor Tombe highlights how equalization actually works – and how the bleatings of Jason Kenney, Scott Moe and other demagogues would serve only…
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday December 19, 2018. Today we are talking about Family Law. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wise…
Toronto’s Tacky-Town Casino.
Had a weekend of fun with friends in Toronto last weekend. The entertainment was varied, the food ranged from perfectly grilled steaks to the excellent buffet at Woodbine’s Favourites dining…
Canada already is great, Hudsons Bay, you clueless morons
First spotted at the Bay at Pacific Centre in Vancouver. They were sold there in October, disappeared for a while, and then made a comeback this week. Tone-deaf, stupid, irritating.…
December 18: An unhappy blog
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/18/unaccompanied-children-tijuana-us-immigration But who cares? _________________________________________________________________Will Trump fall? It might not matter. The views and values of a Trump government are much like those of almost every US government for the…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Proximate cats.
Is The List Another Piece Of Fiction From Doug Ford?
My guess is “yes'” “I could sit here and give you all the items that weren’t accurate in that letter and there’s endless ones. I could give you a list…
Site C, undo, redo or make do?
Wasting money on destructive energy projects makes zero sense when there are better alternatives. British Columbia is spending billions on Site C. It could suspend the project today and have…
Alan Greenspan – "Run for Cover"
Former fed chairman, Alan Greenspan, the guy who could do no wrong until he could do no right, is adding his voice to the choir of investment types who see…
Be Careful What You Ask For, Alberta
There’s plenty of grumbling out of the oil patch these days, angry muttering about western separation. They’re fed up with waiting for a pipeline to tidewater, something they pin on…
Reflections on reading a book about Richard the Lionheart
Whenever I read a book, I try to spend a bit of time reflecting on it. I try to choose the most important details of it to retell to myself,…
Judge Giving Flynn a Rough Ride at Sentencing Hearing. Flynn Counsel Get Adjournment.
The judge presiding over the sentencing of former Trump national security advisor, Mike Flynn, wasted no time revealing his contempt for the retired four-star general. A federal judge blasted former…
Trump, the Quintessential American
Illustration by Nevit Dilmen Donald Trump is part of the peculiar breed Herman Melville described in his novel “The Confidence-Man,” in which the main character uses protean personas, flattery and…
Wrap Experiences Instead of Objects
Finding the perfect physical gift for someone can be hard so don’t do it. Instead you can gift someone an experience through UnWrapIt. A friend of mine (clearly I’m biased)…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Luke Savage highlights the distinction between photo-op liberalism and any genuine commitment to social progress: This may be the reason liberal thought…
the north island report: expense check
One thing we had heard about Vancouver Island as compared to the mainland is that everything would be more expensive — groceries, wine, personal care products, and so on. We’ve…
Ottawa’s Worst Mistake Under Trudeau
Handing out $1.6 billion to Alberta’s oil sector. Puke.