He’s Back. Well, That Was Quick.
William Shatner has successfully traveled from Earth to the edge of space and back in about the same time he takes for his morning bathroom break. At 90 he goes…
2021
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – David Fickling responds to the attempt by petropoliticians to blame high gas prices on limited climate action rather than the vagaries of commodity…
The Hammer Falls. China Retreats on Climate Change.
Less than 3 weeks from the opening of the Cop26 Glasgow climate summit, China has reversed course. China plans to build more coal-fired power plants and has hinted that it…
A Canadian DARPA?
This post responds to Alex Usher’s article Non-existent Preconditions for DARPA Success, which looks at a promise to implement a Canadian DARPA, and offers reasons why the conditions for success…
The Credibility Revolution
This week, the Nobel Prize was awarded to three economists, one of whom — David Card — is a Canadian. All three economists are part of what Paul Krugman calls…
Your favorite season. Yeah, I know.
Everyone posting photos of the leaves changing into lovely colors need to know that the leaves are actually DYING and oxygen is literally DISAPPEARING and the Earth is going to…
Lessons for the NDP No. 2.
The impression on the ground in the last election was that the new democrats were drinking their own Kool-Aid. Where did the B.S. about the boost in votes come from?…
What d’ya know? 2021 Nobel economics prize awarded for research directly relevant to political discourse in Alberta
It’s not every day they award a Nobel prize in economics on a topic directly relevant to the political discourse of Alberta, so it is our duty to note Monday’s…
A Country Mile – Losing the Fight to Fend Off Climate Catastrophe
If humanity is to avert catastrophic climate change we really have to up our game. Current plans are estimated to fall 60 per cent short of what’s needed to achieve…
Time for some funny stuff!
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Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Uplifted cats.
Facts seem to support a progressive agenda
David Card’s Nobel Prize carries with it a cash prize of more than C$700,000 but the economist may experience greater satisfaction from credibility the award lends to his findings. Those…
Books Recently Added to LeftWingBooks.net
Anarchy! An Anthology of Emma Goldman’s Mother Earth Lenin: A Study on the Unity of His Thought Potential History: Unlearning Imperialism The World Turned Inside Out: Settler Colonialism as a…
Systemic racism in Quebec health care is long-standing, doctor says [Montreal Gazette]
A pediatric emergency physician at Montreal’s Children’s Hospital, Samir Shaheen-Hussain has been fighting against discrimination in Quebec’s health care network for years. Photo by Allen McInnis /Montreal Gazette Systemic racism…
Best political EVER
And I’m heading to Jersey to work for this guy. Later. Jack Ciattarelli is so out of touch with New Jersey, he supported a ban on cursing in his town.…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Ian Sample and Peter Walker report on the Parliamentary inquiry which has found the UK’s response to COVID-19 to be one of…
The Road to Glasgow – Three Weeks and Counting
Biden climate czar, John Kerry, is expecting great things at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. But, with globalism in cardiac arrest and an energy crisis arriving just in time…
Legal Tweet of the Day: October 12, 2021
#LegalTweetoftheDay: British police say they won’t charge Prince Andrew over sex assault claim via @CBCNews – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website:…
Pandora Papers Resonate in Canada
The Pandora Papers were released just last week and they are already having in impact in Canada. The non-profit Canadians for Tax Fairness is pushing the recently elected politicians to…
Trump 2.0
Michael Gerson writes that a second Trump presidency is a clear and distinct possibility: It is increasingly evident that the nightmare prospect of American politics — unified Republican control of…