China and the U.S. Left: A Dialogue Between Critical China Scholars and Spectre Journal
This exchange was originally posted on the Spectre Journal website on July 17, 2021 It is no secret that the US left is confused about how to respond to the…
August 2021
I attend my first COVID-era gathering. It was weird.
On Saturday, for the first time since God knows when, I attended a large scale event with thousands of other humanoids in attendance. The event was rife with the utter…
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Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Peter Singer reminds us of the one-time-opposition to mandatory seat belts to make the case to apply a similar principle to vaccinations, while…
Don’t Sugar Coat It, Andrew. Canada’s Plague of Failed Governance.
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On the Hook. IPCC – Extreme Weather for the Rest of Your Days.
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Legal Tweet of the Day: August 9, 2021
#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Paul Whelan released from solitary confinement in Russian prison via CNN Read more: https://bit.ly/WiseLawLegalTweet08092021 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website:…
How Canadian ‘aid’ is stifling development and prosperity in West Africa
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Bill Davis
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Given the IPCC Report, Let’s Ban Oil Propaganda
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Wise Law’s Top 10 LawTweets for the Week of August 9, 2021
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Alberta’s not ‘second class.’
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Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Erika Edwards reports on a push from U.S. pediatricians to speed up the development and distribution of COVID vaccines for children due…