Three more skills we have lost to the internet
I recently read a book called 100 Things We’ve Lost to the Internet, by Pamela Paul. I highly recommend it. It’s a funny and thoughtful read, full of sharp observations…
2022
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Jason Gale reports on new research showing how COVID-19 can cause impacts on the brain for a period of years (with no…
Legal Tweet of the Day: August 18, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Florida court denies pregnant teen’s request to waive legal guardian consent for abortion #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3wfm5Au – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
The Devil In Ms. Jones
To those 57% who couldn’t rouse themselves to vote in the last Ontario election, please do not make sounds of outrage over the likelihood that Doug Ford will introduce more…
thoughts on privilege: using less oxygen in the room
Many years ago, at one of our wmtc parties, I was chatting with a new guest, the spouse of a friend. We had never met before, and they didn’t know…
Utopian musings on an endangered world
Seen off the road near Murdo, South Dakota. Photo by Susan Lueck/Flickr. Half-Earth Socialism: A Plan To Save the Future from Extinction, Climate Change and Pandemics by Drew Pendergrass and…
Biden’s wrong about Israel—it’s absolutely an apartheid state
The Wailing Wall with the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the background, Jerusalem. Photo from Flickr. When President Biden met with caretaker Israeli Prime Minister Yair…
Ford’s Foolish Fumbles.
Ontario premier Ford has fallen on failing times. It was not just swallowing a bee the other day—that, at least, was funny. It is incidents such as watching him read…
Today’s News: Night and day
I don’t have a lot to talk about tonight, but I read a couple of articles today and I was struck by the contrast in these descriptions – the leadership…
Inquiring minds want to know: What does Danielle Smith’s ‘Sovereignty Act’ actually say – or does it even exist?
Brian Jean, former Wildrose Party leader and candidate to lead the United Conservative Party, has a good question for Danielle Smith, former Wildrose Party leader and candidate to lead the…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Anne Sosin and Ranu Dhillon write that it’s long past time to take the well-documented and devastating effects of long COVID into account…
On Finding Answers in Research
I recently posted, on social media, a list of studies showing the effectiveness of masks and of mandates. One commenter said he doesn’t trust studies because they could be biased,…
A Useful Crisis
I’m a big movie buff, and I used to love watching meaty psychological thrillers and films with evil people murdering one another. No Country for Old Men is one of…
Legal Tweet of the Day: August 17, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Why this BigLaw firm adopted a permanent work-from-anywhere policy for its lawyers and staff #law #legal #lawtwitter via @ABAJournal https://bit.ly/3dFkRIg – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
How Do We Get Out from Under This?
The American contagion has set in. Stephen Harper to Maxime Bernier to Pierre Poilievre to the Freedom Convoy - the signs are everywhere. But what about the British contagion? That's…
How Do We Get Out from Under This?
The American contagion has set in. Stephen Harper to Maxime Bernier to Pierre Poilievre to the Freedom Convoy - the signs are everywhere. But what about the British contagion? That's…
How Do We Get Out from Under This?
The American contagion has set in. Stephen Harper to Maxime Bernier to Pierre Poilievre to the Freedom Convoy – the signs are everywhere. But what about the British contagion? That’s…
Simran Bakshi on Employment Law: What are my rights if I’m being discriminated against in my work place?
Human Rights legislation both in Ontario and nationally protects against discrimination in the workplace on various grounds. This includes age, disability, racial, ethnic, and religious right, sex, gender identity, sexual…
Freedom and Friends.
It reminds us of the yahoos who visited the Nation’s Capital last February looking for freedom. The people in this case found freedom but this Freedom is only allowed if…
Today’s News: Updates from all over
Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act today — and Biden is no dummy, unexpectedly handing Manchin the pen even though Schumer and Pelosi are right there too. In spite of…