The Time Element Of Fermi’s Paradox
Interstellar travellers would have to check on Earth thousands of times to have a hope of dropping by in our era -- and if they arrived today, they probably wouldn't…
David Graham
Floor Crossing Is Part Of Democracy
Nova Scotia MP Chris D’Entremont’s floor crossing last week has put the Conservatives into a bit of a tizzy. When the roles were reversed, they were positively gleeful. Unfortunately for…
Unchecked Capitalism’s Inevitable Conclusion
While we consider mega projects to build up Canadian sovereignty next to a United States government gleefully starving its people, artificial intelligence and automation are driving us down the road…
Poilievre Needs An Election
Canada does not need a second 2025 election, but Pierre Poilievre desperately needs his third kick at the can this year.
Going Nuclear
With the United States government now shut down for a full month while Republicans take away food assistance and medicare from vast swaths of the American population, Donald Trump has…
Keep The Ballroom
Donald Trump’s tax breaks to Americans add up to about $1 trillion per quarter, and overwhelmingly benefit the wealthiest. It is no surprise, then, that the wealthiest are thanking him…
Doug Ford’s Long Game
Doug Ford is playing a long game.
America’s Constitutional Monarchy
Last weekend’s massive NO KINGS protest across the United States with shadow protests in several other countries is a funny one for us Canadians.
Poilievre’s Descpicable Attack
On Thursday, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said that the “leadership of the RCMP is frankly just despicable when it comes to enforcing laws against the Liberal government.” Coming just weeks…
The Nobel Peace Prize’s Big Miss
Prima facie, Maria Corina Machado is an excellent choice for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Canada’s Dodged Bullet
This week’s visit by Mark Carney to the White House has brought sharp focus onto the collapsing empire to our south, and the bullet we so narrowly dodged domestically on…
Annexation’s Overton Window
Donald Trump twice referred to annexing Canada into the United States during a half-hour press conference from the White House yesterday, with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney sitting right there…
Going Postal
Waking up at the edge of the world this morning, everything looks deceptively normal and peaceful.
How Will It End?
Being a Canadian today feels an awful lot like being in Austria in the mid 1930s, in the years leading up to Anschluss. After watching last night’s performance by Pete…
Progressives Lack Ambition
The root cause of the social dysfunction allowing the rise of authoritarian leaders is a fundamental lack of progressive ambition.
They’re Disappearing Them
Somewhere around 1000 detainees held at Alligator Alcatraz have disappeared.
Consequences Are Possible For Coups
In the year leading up to his bid for re-election, the president sought to sow doubt about the legitimacy of the voting machines and voting system throughout his country.
Why We Need A Strong Military
Poland invoked NATO Article 4 last week after Russian drones entered Polish airspace forcing a defensive military response. On the weekend, Romania reported a Russian drone violating their airspace, as…
Rhetoric And Assassination
This week’s political assassination in the United States was not the year’s first, and the difference in reaction among right wing leaders is terrifyingly stark.
The Department Of War
Last week, the United States Navy attacked a Venezuelan vessel in international waters, killing everyone on board under flimsy legal pretext. Like the January 6 pardons and the deployment of…