When Silence is Golden.
Not all politicians understand this. It is important to know what to say to the reporter who asks a question. It is also important to know when to say nothing.…
December 2021
Could it be that these are the future good old days?
This week, I propose to answer the age-old question: Were things better in the old days than they are today? First, let us discuss the term ‘old days’. For someone…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Crawford Kilian writes that even if the Omicron variant of COVID-19 doesn’t prove as dangerous as it appears, it should serve as a…
Xiomara Castro’s victory in Honduras is a win over imperialism
Honduran President-elect Xiomara Castro of the left-wing Liberty and Refoundation Party. Photo by El Periódico. In the November 28 elections in Honduras, voters granted a resounding victory to Xiomara Castro…
The Stench of Politicization. Sotomayor Calls Out the Stacked Deck US Supreme Court.
Chief Justice John Roberts says he doesn’t want the “Roberts Court” to be remembered as a political institution. Too bad, John. That horse has left the barn. Just as Congress…
Let Those With Eyes See
This was posted by a FB friend. Its purpose, I hope, is self-evident. copied from another group I thought it was hilarious I refuse to put on winter tires because:…
The Wonderful Humiliation Of The Con Clown Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre has always been a thorn in the side of human decency. He is an ugly right wing extremist, a cruel bully, and a toxic Trudeau hater of the…
Some Early Signs
We’re beginning to see some early signs of what OMICRON can do. Bruce Arthur writes: Omicron appears to be extraordinarily transmissible. Cases in South Africa are doubling every two to…
The Fool is in the Fine Print.
Now we know that the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is a waste of time. When I complained to the commission back at the time of the election, I found…
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon tops independent bookshops’ weekly Alberta fiction bestseller list
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold by independent booksellers in Alberta during the week ended Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. The lists are compiled…
Facts are not futile
At a time when rabid anti-vaxxers make noise beyond their numbers and conspiracy theorists roam the Web, this may appear to be a low point for trust in science. No-nothings…
Musical interlude
The Knocks feat. Powers – Classic
Get Out, Stay Out
An open letter signed by upwards of a hundred Canadian academics calls for the RCMP to leave Wet’suwet’en lands and not come back. The Wet’suwet’en lands are sovereign territory. The…
Legal Tweet of the Day: December 3, 2021
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario extends COVID-19 booster shots to those 50 and older via @TorontoStar – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Disabled Man With A Knife Tries To Enter A Walmart
The following occurred in Tucson. It contains graphic content. H/t Michael Mc Just one of a multitude of reasons to boycott travel to the U.S. Recommend this Post
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Philip Bump discusses how partisan resistance to public health measures is making it harder for the U.S. to count on vaccinations to limit…
Pandemic Leadership
OMICRON is here. The Trudeau government has learned something about messaging in a pandemic. Althea Raj writes: “The pandemic is not over,” Transport Minister Omar Alghabra reminded the country Tuesday,…
Views on China
How China Escaped Shock Therapy: The Market Reform Debate Isabella M. Weber Routledge, 2021 China’s Great Road: Lessons for Marxist Theory and Socialist Practices John Ross Praxis Press, 2021 China’s…
get ready for write for rights 2021 #w4r21
Write for Rights, Amnesty International’s annual global human rights campaign, begins on December 10. I like to think of W4R as a month-long event, and generally spend the month of…
New Brunswick workers could have a 4-day workweek by 2028
Mackenzie Thomason, leader of the NBNDP, recently announced new policy goals that will improve the lives of working-class people. This is a dual-pronged approach; the goal is to provide a…