Trump’s Nihilism
If you’re looking for a philosophy behind what Donald Trump does, you’re on a fool’s errand. But, Rick Salutin writes, there is a common thread that ties everything Trump does…
2020
The Morning After: New Brunswick Provincial Election
2020 has been a year for the books and has continually brought us things that we thought we’d never likely see. Between the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic crisis that stemmed…
Art Can Help us Understand the Climate Crisis
The world of art may one way to help people understand issues around the climate crisis. The impacts of climate change are diverse and interconnected, which makes it difficult to…
Highly-scientific pandemic poll™️: what should we do now?
Unscientific pandemic poll™️: we should… — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) September 15, 2020
Talking the Current State of COVID in Ontario & Liberal Cabinet Retreat with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Katlyn Harrison & Lindsay Maskell on the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about the current state of COVID-19 in…
Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights Held a March That Was Attended by Fascists
On Saturday September 12 the Canadian Coalition for Firearms rights organized a march in Ottawa. It was attended by probably between 2000-3000 people. Also credit to the CCFR for promoting…
Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights Held a March That Was Attended by Fascists
On Saturday September 12 the Canadian Coalition for Firearms rights organized a march in Ottawa. It was attended by probably between 2000-3000 people. Also credit to the CCFR for promoting…
Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights Held a March That Was Attended by Fascists
On Saturday September 12 the Canadian Coalition for Firearms rights organized a march in Ottawa. It was attended by probably between 2000-3000 people. Also credit to the CCFR for promoting…
9/11: Again, and again…
September 11, 1973, the CIA killed freedom and democracy in Chile, and installed fascism. Lessons we should have learned from. Now it is happening again, but with stealth – and…
What is success?
Success, of course, is not measured in money, possessions, status, power or fame, or even accomplishment. It is measured in meaning, fulfilment, compassion and joy. It is measured in heart,…
Alberta and the plastics promise
In the 1967 film “The Graduate,” young Benjamin Braddock (played by Dustin Hoffman), fresh out of college, is taken aside by a middle-aged neighbour at a cocktail party and offered…
A question for my CAF friends
Proud son of a CAF Officer, here, with a question for those of you who serve, and who I respect so much: should this politician use your service in this…
The Bats in Donald Trump’s Belfry
There are many bats in Donald Trump’s belfry, some perhaps even more deranged than the lunatic in chief himself. Trump has the loosest connection with reality. At times it rivals…
Decision Day for Dr Day
Mr Justice Steeves’ decision in Cambie Surgeries Corporation v. British Columbia (Attorney General) reads like a Scott Turow novel, albeit at a slower pace. It includes all the major elements…
First It Was the Coronavirus. He Said It Would Simply Disappear. It Didn’t. Now Trump Says Global Warming Is On Its Way Out.
His followers are probably stupid enough – rock bottom stupid – to believe him. They believed him when he said that Covid-19 would be gone by April. Today, while touring…
cpmvfsgu day 7: salt spring island (sunday)
Today’s big news is that the GP Dermatologist in Campbell River will see me on the day we are driving through that town, on our way home. Which is two…
CAREGIVING: THE DIFFERENCE WE MAKE IN HOSPITALS
FROM THE PEN OF A CRITICAL CARE DOCTOR: THE DIFFERENCE THAT CAREGIVERS (ESSENTIAL PARTNERS IN CARE) MAKE IN THE HOSPITAL. “It was a tenet of my critical care training. Family…
Authoritarians are Reactionary. It’s What They Do. They’re Also Quick to Turn Their People’s Suffering to Their Advantage.
Orban, Erdogan, Bolsonaro, Netanyahu, Duterte, Duda, Modi and Trump, a gallery of authoritarian thugs. They’re not alone. There are others who are just getting started or are waiting in the…
Greek Philosophy In The 21st Century: Sanity Amidst The Madness?
Platonist, Aristotelian, Epicurean, Stoic, Skeptic, Cynic or Sophist? None of the above are satisfactory, as ready-made off-the-shelf pre-packaged philosophies, at least. They should be studied; not ingested whole, nor regurgitated…
Talking the Liberal Cabinet Retreat & Surprising New Alberta Poll numbers on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We discussed the Liberals Cabinet Retreat starting today, what…