January 2020
what i’m reading: working by robert caro
Fans of Robert Caro rejoiced when we learned that Caro, author of nonfiction histories, was writing a book about his writing process. When the book was published, I’m sure I…
what i’m reading: working by robert caro
Fans of Robert Caro rejoiced when we learned that Caro, author of nonfiction histories, was writing a book about his writing process. When the book was published, I’m sure I…
what i’m reading: working by robert caro
Fans of Robert Caro rejoiced when we learned that Caro, author of nonfiction histories, was writing a book about his writing process. When the book was published, I’m sure I…
The Alliance of Compliance
In BC we are being governed by an alliance of compliance. The corporate agenda of largely foreign control is driving the hostile colonial-style attack. Our BC NDP political representatives are…
What Would Pierre Do?
We live in a chaotic world — not unlike the beginning of the 1980’s. Pierre Elliott Trudeau was prime minister then. And Tony Burman wonders what Trudeau the Elder would…
I Could Be Happy
Catchier than a drawer full of fish hooks. Good advice, too. Advice taken.
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Dion Rabouin offers a reminder that corporate tax giveaways don’t do anything to help the economy beyond the interests of wealthy shareholders. And…
Johnson’s words
I have recently been reading through the David Crystal anthology of words from Samuel Johnson’s dictionary (Penguin, 2006), attempting to cross-reference it with entries in the Jack Lynch anthology (Levenger…
“Enter Laughing.”
So, you want to be an actor? And Canada is the theatre. Nova Scotian Peter MacKay, once more wants to be conservative leader. It reminds us of the semi-autobiographical novel…
Left or Right, infinite growth is the enemy and why de-platforming is a fatal mistake
A growing trend I’ve noticed recently in social media is the belief that by ignoring and isolating “bad actors” (effectively in many cases simply people you don’t agree with) that…
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett tops independent booksellers’ Alberta Fiction Bestseller List
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction, non-fiction and poetry titles sold by independent booksellers in Alberta during the week ended Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. The lists are…
Musical interlude
Matthew Good – There For the First Time
Iran and the Political Resurrection of Justin Trudeau
Over the course of the last year Justin Trudeau has had to deal with some of the darkest days of his political career.The ugly Cons attacked him like a pack…
#TBT, late: Bishop Carroll High School student council exec, c. 1978
Can you spot the irritating punk-politico?
On Iran, Canada toes the imperial line
Prime Minister Trudeau speaks to media about the fatal plane crash in Iran. Still image from YouTube. While the current Liberal government claims to be progressive and in favour of…
Paul Krugman in Imperial Fantasy Land
Paul Krugman, Laureate of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2008 at a press conference at the Swedish Academy of Science in Stockholm. Photo…
What You Need to Know – The Conservative Leadership Race
The newest episode of “What You Need to Know” is now up. In this episode Alyson Fair, Geoff Turner, Neil Brodie and I talk about the start of the Conservative…
Invasion: In an Era of Reconciliation, Indigenous Land is Being Taken at Gunpoint (2019)
The treatment of Wet’suwet’en Nation is driven by an Invasion: In an Era of Reconciliation, Indigenous Land is Being Taken at Gunpoint (2019)approach embraced and advanced by the BC Liberals,…
My review of Robert Clark’s book on Canada’s prisons
Robert Clark has written a very good book about Canada’s prison system. Mr. Clark worked from 1980 until 2009 in seven different federal prisons, all located in Ontario. The book…