Terrorism—weapon of the weak?
Hamas’s invasion of Israel has once again brought attention to the Palestine problem. The routine of Israel oppressing the Palestinians while simultaneously stealing their land has once again been interrupted…
October 2023
Hey, Danielle! Keep your hands off my pension
When the news broke about Danielle Smith’s scheme for an Alberta pension plan, an old expression came to mind – if it ain’t broke, don’t fit it. Admittedly, the English…
Happy Thanksgiving
And let us give thanks that we do not live in the Benighted States of Amerika. Recommend this Post
what i’m reading: delusions of gender: how our minds, society, and neurosexism create difference
When I was in library school, much ink was spilled discussing a “crisis” of “boys not reading”. Countless articles were written, studies were launched, hands were wrung. How do we…
Media Subterfuge
Want to be a respected news outlet? Stop writing horribly misleading headlines. An article in The Guardian is causing a stir, not because of what the article says, but because…
The Party Is A Fraud
The Republican Party can’t do anything right. Ruy Teixeira writes: What is with the Republican Party? At a moment when they seem to have so much going for them, Republicans…
Alberta’s Arithmetic.
Canadians must be embarrassed by the arithmetic we are hearing out of the premier’s office in Edmonton. Nobody would expect the premier to be a world class mathematician but for…
Opinion Roundup on the Israel-Hamas War
There is absolutely no excuse for the horrific war that Hamas has now started against Israel. Israel will defend itself, the Palestinians in Gaza are likely going to be slaughtered…
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. After a few missteps–the fresh cranberries turned into cranberry soup and the cook burned his hand when he was basting the turkey–everything came together. The meal was…
Palestinians speak the language of violence Israel taught them
“Out of Sight, Out of Mind.” Illustration by Mr. Fish. The indiscriminate shootings of Israelis by Hamas and other Palestinian resistance organizations, the kidnapping of civilians, the barrage of rockets…
Hamas campaign recalls Tet Offensive: Could this also be a turning point?
Palestinians celebrate beside a destroyed Israeli tank at the Gaza Strip fence east of Khan Younis. Photo courtesy AP. If you stand back just far enough, history repeats itself. And…
Faulty Wiring
We’re hard-wired for immediate survival, so we need reminders to help us persevere longterm. Short-Term Wiring For decades I taught a course, the Challenge of Change in Society, which used…
The Hits Keep Coming
If the Doug Ford government has any credibility left (a big IF), it has taken yet another hit, thanks to a Star investigation. Uncovered is yet another example of the…
Talking Turkey.
Who would be so rude as to sit around a delicious turkey dinner discussing the price of the bird? Nor should we assume that there will be much discussion of…
Junket to Germany: Rural MLAs from Alberta fly to Berlin and Essen to ‘learn about energy and climate transition’
Presumably the last thing Canada needs right now is another diplomatic incident, so we should all send heartfelt thoughts and prayers to accompany United Conservative Party MLAs Shane Getson and…
Regina at night
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