How Canada’s patronage-driven defence lobby is abetting US arms manufacturers
In this July 7, 2006 file photo, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is shown after it was unveiled in a ceremony in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo by LM…
March 2020
Covid-19, Best and Worst Case
I have no medical education. I’ll bet you don’t either. That leaves both of us ill-equipped to reach informed opinions about this corona virus, Covid-19. Is it just a passing…
My 25 Years of Ed Tech
Martin Weller has released his book 25 Years of Ed Tech today. It’s a nice read; you are encouraged to check it out. But I have to confess, on having…
Demystifying Economics – Or, Rescuing Humanity From Death By Shared Delusion, Part One
To start with, it should be made clear that it is unwise, to say the least, to disparage mysticism. Mysticism, in the true sense, means to dive into, and deeply…
Feb. 29: No. It’s not getting better.
(I apoligize for being late with this edition. My computer was attacked by evil spirits.)_____________________________________________________________https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/28/greta-thunberg-bristol-schools-shut-students-join-climate-strike_________________________________________________________________ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/29/what-is-coronavirus-what-should-i-do-symptoms https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/29/worse-than-flu-busting-coronavirus-myths https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/28/coronavirus-donald-This is the kind of news we should all be getting from our…
"Canada is Broken"
69 per cent of Canadians polled say that Canada is broken. In a time of widespread disagreement and ever-increasing polarization, there remains a bitter solidarity among Canadians in the belief…
Once Upon a Time, Chapters 9 (Viet Nam) to 14 (Afghanistan)
I was listening to the BBC World Service podcast this morning. They had a brief interview with some anodyne retired US Army general who had done a stint commanding American…
things i heard at the library: an occasional series: #31
One of the most frustrating and sad things we encounter at the library are people we can’t help, who don’t understand why we can’t help them — and who blame…
Macdonald’s Strategy Won’t Work
Robin Sears writes that what is going on in Northern British Columbia is not a new phenomenon. It is the culmination of a decades-long refusal to deal with the intersection…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Heather Scoffield points out that the Trudeau Libs’ definition of poverty (for the purposes of claiming credit for having reduced it) excludes…
The Final Eight
With all the attention that’s rightfully been elsewhere in Canadian politics, less attention has been getting paid to the Conservative Leadership Race, beyond the random words of Peter MacKay and…
Team Alberta update
NOTICE TO PRO-ALBERTA FOLKS: Back from Calgary. Met with many smart Albertans. Got ideas for our non-partisan, citizen-led group. Next steps: a name. Membership. And a launch party at @DaisyGrp.…
Where have all the leaders gone?
You get the feeling that we are talking about a ghost. Everybody is looking for leadership. Nobody has seen it. Talking to a friend about it, he said the problem…