2020
With COVID-19 infections surging, Jason Kenney doubles down on failing voluntary strategy
With Alberta’s COVID-19 infection rates surging toward Red State proportions, Premier Jason Kenney opted yesterday to double down on the strategy that’s already failing. Using an unusual Friday COVID-19 briefing…
Donald Trump is now as American as apple pie
Donald Trump is for real. His victory in 2016 was no fluke. He got more votes this time, including more support from Republicans, the party he was predicted to shatter,…
Stumbling toward peace in Donbass
Heavy tanks and soldiers during the conflict in the Donbass, 2014. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. Despite Canada’s long-standing support for the Ukrainian army—and the reverberations of Ukrainian nationalist politics through…
Musical interlude
Our Lady Peace – Superman’s Dead
On asymmetrical warfare
In the wake of this week’s U.S. elections – featuring a closer-than-expected contest for the presidency, and down-ballot results which look to disappointingly leave substantial power in Republican hands –…
Conspiracy Theories and Conservatism: A Love Affair (Part 2)
Share this article: Daniel Collen Dan Collen is a freelance writer who covers fringe political movements and conspiracy theorists. Lately, he’s been writing about Canada’s growing anti-mask movement.Find Dan on…
A Deep Green (and/or) Tiny Home
Dreaming of a greener home – whether tiny size or otherwise? Where to begin? Learn how to do it by doing it. Read books, watch videos, do loads of research,…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Bruce Arthur writes that Doug Ford’s already-pitiful response to COVID-19 is getting worse as Ontario opens up businesses in the midst of a…
Joe Biden wins the presidency
I’m back in the County, in a room that looks like a Democratic Party headquarters, and I’m feeling emotional. So proud and happy to have supported Joe Biden. BREAKING: Joe…
Next Stop — The Asylum
I told my wife earlier this week that, when the votes were all counted, Donald Trump’s head would blow up. The votes have not all been counted. But, last night,…
Whole Stupidity
Wednesday next week Canadians from coast to coast to coast will stop and take time to participate in the act of remembrance. Even in these strange times of COVID-19, Canadians…
It will never be the same America.
Mother was born in Milwaukee, grew up in Chicago and then married a Canadian. It made Chicago a special place, as children, where we visited fun relatives. Two of my…
Overwhelmed by new cases, Alberta outsources contact tracing to people testing positive for COVID-19
Overwhelmed by a rising tide of new daily COVID-19 cases – “about 800” were reported yesterday by Chief Medical Officer of Health Deena Hinshaw – Alberta Health Services has announced…
The Night Donald Trump Went Off The Rails
I started this post early yesterday morning as the first results of the U.S. election were coming in. But I couldn't keep writing. I had to stop. For at that…
To my friends who are upset tonight: a thread
Read this thread In ~2015 I explained Trump’s management style prioritizes personal loyalty over competence. That makes it impossible for Trump’s inner circle advisers to ever have intelligence of @kinsellawarren.…
This is what you should have done, CNN, CBC et al.
MSNBC immediately cuts off Trump when he moves to undermine the integrity of US election system. "Here we are again in the unusual position of not only interrupting the President…
The Judicial Inquiry and $7+ Million
Was it worth more than $7.7 million of your tax dollars? That’s roughly $8,400 a page (including, yes, the blank pages). That includes $232,866 in town staff salaries and $48,008…