Rule of chaos, not the rule of law
Conservative J. Michael Luttig, a former U.S. Appeals Court Judge appointed by Republican George H.W. Bush Luttig, wrote in the NY Times about Trump's "stunning frontal assault" on the rule…
March 2025
Tax tales
It seemed like an appropriate time for a post on taxes. For a number of... The post Tax tales first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Wonderland dreams
Definitely the end result.
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Steven Greenhouse discusses how Donald Trump's obsession with tariffs is ultimately harmful to everyone affected. But Jonathan Freedland writes that Trump's addiction to…
No surprise, Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi announces he will run for Mark Carney’s Liberals on April 28
No surprise, Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi confirmed Sunday he will be running as a Liberal in the April 28 federal election. A former Liberal cabinet minister, Mr. Sohi will run…
My latest: you’re a traitor!
Traitor. The Cambridge dictionary folks define it thusly: “A person who is not loyal or stops being loyal to their own country.” Anyone who commits high treason is considered a…
Legal News Post of the Day: March 25, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Court to hear Charter challenge of Ontario's supervised consumption site law #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/d6O3CgUKh8 - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
UPDATED: Plain For All To See
Even if you have a less than fanatical devotion to news and politics, it probably hasn't escaped your attention that the United States has quickly slipped into autocracy. Some might…
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: Accommodating Pregnancy in the Workplace
Can an employer fire an employee whose pregnancy is causing medical complications that affect her ability to perform her usual workplace duties?Employers have a duty to accommodate in those circumstances…
New report shows ‘news deprivation’ rampant across Canada
According to a new report by the CCPA, almost 2.5 million Canadians live in a postal code with one or no local news outlet, twice the proportion in 2008. Photo…
Oopsie and Yikes – two crazy blunders
Two crazy stories today, but at least in the end they combined into one very good joke: View on Threads Yes, it was a crazy day. First up, Crazy Blunder…
Kakistocracy again
I complain about rich people owning important media properties when they use those to benefit holders of extreme wealth. Billionaire Laurene Powell Jobs controls The Atlantic magazine and she allows…
America’s kakistocracy
I mentioned kakistocracy in the article Impoverishment of thought. The Cambridge Dictionary defines this as "a government run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens." Peter Navarro is…
Ya Man, That’s A Breach For The Ages
Goldberg with the scoop of the decade? Hegseth, Vance, and other Trump regime ghouls accidentally added The Atlantic’s Goldberg to a Signal chat group. This is huge for several reasons,…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Ali Bustamente rightly challenges Donald Trump's claim that people should be happy to endure a regime-induced recession as an economic purge by pointing out…
They refuse to kill for Israel
On March 20, 2025 I recorded the Winnipeg segment of the cross-country tour of Israeli refuseniks Tal Mitnick and Einat Gerlitz. The venue, Home Street Mennonite Church, was packed. The…
Things May Appear Bleak, And Yet…
Byung-Chul Han's The Spirit of Hope is a beautiful book, the kind you want to treat with care and won't dare dog-ear a page. Anselm Kiefer's illustrations throughout provide a…
Legal News Post of the Day: March 24, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Trump Revokes Security Clearances for Biden, Harris, Clinton and More #law #legal #legalnews via @nytimes https://t.co/8BngwYkQ65 - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…