listening to joni: #16: taming the tiger
Taming the Tiger, 1998 Taming the Tiger is markedly different than Joni’s previous album, Turbulent Indigo. Where Turbulent Indigo is dark, intense, and enigmatic, and the lyrics largely topical, this…
2020
Whatever happened to Uncle Malcolm?
It can be awkward when you have relatives who support Donald Trump. They think of him as a cross between God and the great leader. He can do no wrong.…
Alberta dithers on, replacing pandemic half-measures with slightly tougher half-measures
Premier Jason Kenney finally resurfaced yesterday, looking healthy enough, to respond to Alberta’s surging COVID-19 infection rate with new half-measures not all that distinguishable from the old half-measures. Bars, restaurants…
BC is eliminating natural gas revenues
Beginning in Premier Gordon Campbell’s term as BC Premier, natural gas producers lobbied mightily for reductions in the public share of revenue derived from exploiting the natural resource. BC Liberals…
Donald Trump and the Canadian Trumpanzees
It took Donald Trump a long time to even hint that he was finally ready to admit he lost the election. He didn't dare. No doubt worried that if his…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cats with companions.
BC Hydro’s dishonesty about demand growth costs us billions
Most people are educated by BC Hydro’s dishonest claims about demand growth. So, when they read a report that domestic sales have been flat for 15 years, they tend to…
No Jail for Jean-Marc Rouillan! by Ron Augustin
Jean-Marc Rouillan, one of the founding members of Action Directe in the 1980s, was sentenced to eight months of house arrest two years ago for “apology of terrorism”. This is…
Reflections on the Futures of Education
On the Futures This post is a series of short comments on the just-released document from the Canadian UNESCO chairs on the future of education. It consists of six short…
My latest in the Sun: pandemic politics for poltroons
Donald Trump: you’re fired. And Joe Biden didn’t fire you. The coronavirus did. By voting day, Nov. 3, nearly 60% of Americans disapproved — or strongly disapproved — of Trump’s…
The Polls, the Election Results and Trump
The most notable outcome of the 2020 U.S. election was that, as expected, Trump lost both the popular vote and the electoral college. However, the polls experienced significant errors, the…
The Polls, the Election Results and Trump
The most notable outcome of the 2020 U.S. election was that, as expected, Trump lost both the popular vote and the electoral college. However, the polls experienced significant errors, the…
The Polls, the Election Results and Trump
The most notable outcome of the 2020 U.S. election was that, as expected, Trump lost both the popular vote and the electoral college. However, the polls experienced significant errors, the…
Plague Update: Moe More Restaurant Dining
While skirting the household gathering limit, the Sask Premier was exposed to COVID-19 in PA. The irony of Scott Moe being exposed to covid at a restaurant days after encouraging…
Cases of COVID-19 have climbed on Vancouver Island in recent weeks
Hi Richard, Cases of COVID-19 have climbed on Vancouver Island in recent weeks, and so has the rate of testing. Many days, more than 1,000 new tests are performed here.…
If He Can’t Live In the House
The Biden transition has now officially begun. Still, last night, Donald Trump tweeted that he would “never concede.” What he will do, Paul Krugman writes, is trash the nation on…
A Mediator Explains How to Have Difficult Conversations
Adar Cohen knows how to have difficult conversations and he wants you to be able to exercise the same skill when you need it. By mediating for corporations, politicians, and…
November’s New Titles at Leftwingbooks.net (yay!)
We are very happy to announce that over the past week we have received dozens of new titles at Leftwingbooks.net — just click on the book cover in question to…
Talking the Political Response to COVID-19 with Graham Richardson
Yesterday I joined Graham Richardson, who was sitting in for Kristy Cameron, on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Kate Harrison & Lindsay Maskell. We talked about the latest news on…