Trump’s war on Venezuela is a war on Latin America
Street art depicting Nicolás Maduro, Simón Bolívar, and Hugo Chávez. Photo by Guaiquerí/Wikimedia Commons. After more than two decades of coup attempts and destabilization efforts against Venezu...
Street art depicting Nicolás Maduro, Simón Bolívar, and Hugo Chávez. Photo by Guaiquerí/Wikimedia Commons. After more than two decades of coup attempts and destabilization efforts against Venezu...
Sun Media Panel: what’s next for Venezuela
"Most of the Americas have suffered from interference from their powerful northern neighbour – and are usually the worse off for it."
The movie "Wag the Dog" takes the stance that American public policy may be founded on fraud in high places, and that there is no public outpouring too spontaneous-looking to…
On January 3, the United States launched a “large-scale strike” on Venezuela, captured President Nicolás Maduro, and flew him to a military base in New York. The American President says…
As a quick reminder, well-fitting N95s/FFP3s work amazingly to avoid measles, the flu, and covid. I haven't been sick in years, and I love it!! The only inconvenience is not…
As you may have deduced from the title, I am retiring from my position at NRC. On the day of my retirement I'll be 67 and more than ready for…
Well it didn't take long for old Uncle Sam to flex his muscles. After getting in shape by murdering Venezuelans in boats, he decided it was time to strike a…
Innovation? There’s a lot our media never seems to notice succceding elsewhere. A dam blocks salmon from reaching spawning grounds. Back in 2014 inventors employed a clever workaround. . Education?…
Following from my "good news" post yesterday, I wanted to wrap up this week with a few other stories along the same lines. First, this performance is just stunning and…
So, about that early election all of political Alberta has been certain for weeks will be called this spring – forget about it, it’s not going to happen, Premier Danielle…
I normally discard content suggested by unknown organizations, but issues of aging have growing importance to baby-boomers like me. When Andrea Needham of Elders Day offered an article, I reviewed…
So, over at "Alberta Prosperity Project" (APP), they have a "Fully Costed Fiscal Plan". Besides having a whole ton of wishful thinking in its numbers, it demonstrates that the APP…
Oh, aren't we all just tired of feeling like everything everywhere all at once is going wrong? I can hardly stand to hear Trump anymore, or Poilievre, or listen to…
Sorry, but I can’t show you a recent federal government ad. But you're likely to see it. It’s a shocker…
Sinners, starring Michael B. Jordan and Miles CatonI think 2025 was a horrible year in many ways - politically, socially, environmentally, economically - but when it comes to film art,…
Movies and TV No death stunned the entertainment world more than that of Rob Reiner, killed with his wife in their own home, allegedly by their son. Everybody has to…
I embraced retirement fully this year by watching a ridiculous number of movies and shows (despite actually continuing to work). These are in the order I watched them, and I…
My favourite editorial cartoonist, Theo Moudakis, expresses it best.Happy New Year, all.Recommend this Post
It wasn’t even the New Year yet when the first major Alberta political story of 2026 broke – the New Year’s Eve announcement by Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz that she’s…