Saving Scholars From Scary Situations
Academics face persecution in parts of the world where authoritarian governments rule, which makes the exploration of knowledge very difficult and can even lead to safety concerns for the academics.…
October 2022
Putin’s War.
Where does Putin get off here? He is losing a war that Russians do not want. He murders civilians and complains when somebody attempts to damage his bridge to the…
Christ, what an asshole!
Back in 2006, blogger Charles Lavoie did a post to assert that all New Yorker cartoons would still be just as funny with the caption “Christ, what an asshole” and…
Danielle Smith’s first news conference as premier: Sovereignty, health care changes, succour for the Great Unvaxxed!
Premier Danielle Smith was sworn in yesterday morning and in the afternoon gave her first news conference in Alberta’s top political job, offering so much news it was hard to…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cats on top of the world.
Spare us the dogma, ladies
Normally, I am pleased to see women emerge as political leaders. We need more women in positions of leadership in our governance. What we do not need are more free-market…
My latest: hockey blight in Canada
Three hockey truths. One, our kids are never going to play in the NHL. Two, it’s just a game. Three, our kids are never ever going to play in…
Five questions for the Public Order Emergency Commission
Over the past several months, I have been collecting comments and tweets related to the FluTruxKlan, anticipating the upcoming Emergencies Act inquiry and the likely shit-show we will be seeing…
Central banks are applying ‘shock therapy’ to quell rising global inflation
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Photo by Sharon Farmer/Flickr. Shock therapy was the term used to describe the drastic switch from a planned publicly owned economy in the Soviet Union…
It Ain’t Over
Joe Biden says the pandemic is over. Millions of people agree with him. But COVID hasn’t receded into the history books. Glen Pearson writes: Covid-19 hasn’t receded into the past,…
600 million metric tons of plastic may fill oceans by 2036 if we don’t act now
The OECD estimates that plastic waste will triple globally by 2060. Photo by Bo Eide/Flickr. As the private transportation sector shifts focus to batteries, biofuels, and green hydrogen, fossil fuel…
Farm Fields of Solar Produce Bonuses
In the UK the average person wants to get off fossil fuels, but the Conservatives in power want the opposite. Obviously this is not good, and it gets worse: the…
The Next Can of Worms.
Just when you think things are going to quiet down a bit, we have another Ottawa can of worms being opened. Susan Delacourt of the Toronto Star tells us that…
Today’s News: Congratulations to Brandi Morin!
Congratulations to Brandi Morin, in New York City tonight to receive her Edward R. Murrow Award for her article: A “lingering evil”: From residential schools to murdered women. Edward R.…
Danielle Smith v. Rachel Notley: One remarkable political comeback sets the stage for another
When Danielle Smith is sworn in today as Alberta’s still-unelected United Conservative Party premier, there can be no doubt she has executed a remarkable comeback. NDP Opposition Leader and former…
Brazil’s Lula remerges in a very different political world
Lula at the World Social Forum, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 2003. Photo by John Pinel Donoghue. Brazil’s first round of elections, held on October 2, yielded a major victory for the…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – Robert Reich rightly questions why trickle-down economics are still being pushed even after decades of consistent failure to accomplish any goal other than…
We Need To Talk About PP
You have probably heard all about PP courting the incels, a profoundly misogynistic conglomeration of sad sacks who hate women because they can’t seem to forge a relationship with them.…
The Trumpification Of Canadian Politics
Canadian politics have become Trumpified. Michael Harris writes: The same distemper abroad in the U.S. has already made an appearance here. No one talks much about the Freedom Convoy’s purpose…