Green New Dilemma
We are in very difficult times as governments and citizens do what we can to try to slow the spread of Covid-19. We’ve seen the effects for so many across…
2020
We Need a Robust CBC Now More Than Ever
CBC logo under magnifying glass. Photo by Marco Verch/Flickr. The outbreak of COVID-19 has caused a surge of web traffic from people stuck at home and eager to keep up…
The Demoscene Added to UNESCO Cultural Heritage
Here’s something you probably didn’t expect to hear this week form Finland: they’ve added Demoscene to the UNESCO list of intangible cultural artifacts. According the Finnish Heritage Agency Demoscene is…
Live free or die. Like, really die.
Your freedom to get CORVID-19 ends where my respiratory system begins. https://t.co/W99AMhGOMF — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) April 10, 2020
A New International Order
When Donald Trump declared that he was cutting funding for the World Health Organization, Richard Horton — the editor of the Lancet — called his decision “a crime against humanity.”…
The Cost of This Pandemic Must Not Bankrupt the People
Photo by Anna Shvets/Pexels The global pandemic of COVID-19 has spread to almost every country on the planet earth. The virus will take many lives, disrupt communities and institutions, and…
In Memoriam: Mark Golden
Mark Golden, professor emeritus in the Department of Classics at the University of Winnipeg (1948-2020). Image created by Krishna Lalbiharie. Father. Professor. Partner. Friend. Son. Mentor. Ally. Scholar. Teacher. Uncle.…
Covid Journal, April 16, 2020
Canada’s food future lies in the hands of Community Shared Agriculture, not Costco or Loblaws.
April 16 The Emmpire strikes back.
Those who read the April 14 edition of this blog will certainly have noticed the misspellings and even bizarre statements. I very much fear my computer has been hacked. (Indeed,…
The impatience of Donald Trump.
While Canadians have mostly been enjoying the unusual unanimity of their federal and provincial leaders in this time of the pandemic, the situation in the U.S. is reversed. In a…
Alberta spends up to $20K touting medical mask giveaway on Facebook to build social license for pipelines
The Alberta Government spent between $14,000 and $20,000 on Facebook advertisements promoting Premier Jason Kenney’s announcement Alberta would donate 750,000 N95 medical masks and other personal protective equipment to Ontario,…
He’s going to lose
When somebody is President of the United States, the responsibility is total. pic.twitter.com/hmhkBymGob — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) April 16, 2020
Plague Update: Canada, Ontario, etc.
Ended up stumbling onto The Agenda, and this episode was great for anyone interested in the plague, or in city planning to respond to it. If you want to be…
Angkor Wat: Reflections On Our Modern World
~*~ Angkor Wat is the crown jewel of a 400 square kilometer set of temples and holy sites, set in the jungles of Cambodia. Built as a Hindu temple in…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Dan Gardner writes that the COVID-19 pandemic is exactly the type of rare but severe event which should be the subject of thorough…
Rules For Good Communication – Both In Writing, and Verbally, and In The Arts (Along with core points on the philosophy of language, knowledge, perception, consciousness, ontology and epistemology, and the nature of being and reality – and lessons on how not to be long-winded!)
Here are a few thoughts on writing and verbal communication, and all forms of communication. As an author, writer, reader, lover of books, and philosopher, I believe I have some…
Dangerous Misinformation in a Dangerous Time
In western society over the past few years we have seen the effects of disinformation on our society and our politics. We have seen them spread easily and have an…
Evidence that a Trumpism strain is alive and well within the Conservative Party.
Witness this humdinger of an interview by Sarnia-Lampton MP and current Conservative Party leadership contender Marilyn Gladu. Apparently we should be following the lead of President Trump: Sarnia-Lambton’s MP wants…
The Great Unraveling. Could the Climate Crisis Be the Ultimate Victim of Covid-19?
We’ve always known it would take a Herculean effort and an enormous amount of luck to forge the global consensus needed to tackle climate breakdown. In a dangerously overcrowded world…
Trump is good at one thing – lying
Donald Trump hasn’t had many achievements. Now, before the Spring of 2020, he and his cabal would point to the economy and the stock markets, of course. Trump would regularly…