Totalitarianism is a Stealth Movement
The retreat of democracy and the rise of authoritarianism, especially in America and parts of Europe, has intrigued me for many months. How does this happen? How do good people,…
2020
We must defeat this lying bastard
This new ad from @ForTheRuleOfLaw will run Friday morning on Fox and Friends."We pretty much shut it down…It'll be down to close to zero…It's really working out…No, I don't take…
Covid Journal, March 19, 2020
Life as we know is irrevocably changed on Planet Earth. When are we allowed to start asking some serious questions about the severity of the lockdown?
Wouldn’t This be Lovely? Can a Japanese Anti-Viral Combat Covid-19?
An off-the-shelf anti-viral for Covid-19? It may not be perfect but the Chinese coronavirus experience suggests it is both safe and effective. Zhang Xinmin, an official at China’s science and…
Kenney Bemoans Catastrophe. Fails to Blame Trudeau.
Jason Kenney says the Alberta economy is getting hammered. It’s getting hit so hard that he can’t even lay it off on Justin Trudeau. You know it’s bad when Kenney…
On safety concerns
One of the great mysteries of Scott Moe’s tenure in power is how he’s evaded scrutiny for a personal track record which has demonstrated a gross lack of judgment –…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Frances Woolley points out how the coronavirus pandemic is exposing the effects of decades of austerity on Canada’s health care system. Martin…
Morality in an Amoral World
An Italian family on lockdown in Turin looks on the bright side. Photo courtesy of the World Economic Forum. A crisis is a mirror. It shows us—if we have the…
Some thoughts on COVID-19, by Torkil Lauesen
Along with the late Immanuel Wallerstein, I think that globalized capitalism is in a structural crisis economically, politically, and in its relationship with nature, which leads to climate crises and…
COVID-19: Why we need a rethink on population density and disease
The threat of coronavirus, currently inspiring mass hysteria around the globe, focuses attention upon the role of population density in disease transmission. The World Health Organization (WHO) may be the…
Give It a Rest. Lockdown Has Nothing to Do With Fascism.
China did it first. Thus it’s obviously totalitarian, outright fascism. This is leftist nonsense on acid. Lockdowns aren’t a creature of fascist ideology. Epidemiology has nothing to do with fascism…
Protect our hospitals and the most vulnerable. Behave like a citizen.
The Emergency at Hand Andrew Nikiforuk Yesterday | TheTyee.caAndrew Nikiforuk is an award-winning journalist who has been writing about the energy industry for two decades and is a contributing editor…
No End in Sight to Saudi Blitzkrieg
Saudi Arabia isn’t done with its recalcitrant rival, Russia and that’s tough news for every petro-state, especially our own. Oil giant Saudi Aramco will proceed with the reduction of its…
We’ve Gotta Do Better than This
It’s bad enough that grocery store shelves are empty of paper towels, toilet paper, flour, sugar and other essentials. Blame that on hoarders. However, why has the news media stopped…
The Most Dangerous Epidemic Of All
Just over 100 deaths in the US from the coronavirus, and what is the government response? Fascist lockdown. The pattern is the same across the Western world, mirroring the…
3D Printing Respirators to Fight the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Italian health care system finds itself short on parts due to the influx of COVID-19 patients. Due to the nature of the virus people with it are more likely…
What are the Chances We’ll Learn Anything from This?
It’s fascinating to watch behaviours now that we’re stuck together in limbo. In my little house, we are all perfectly healthy; we’re just more together. This should be a piece…
As Coronvirus Grips the US, Americans Get a Taste of Life Under Sanctions
Across fifty states, Americans are collectively bracing for the incoming COVID-19 pandemic to hit. In the face of the virus, people are resorting to panic buying, stocking up on vital…
Spring
It has arrived, today, earlier than it has arrived in years. No welcoming of it at Stonehenge or Chichen Itza, this year. You know why. Spring. Yesterday, I drove up…