Whither the Arts?
Though I am closing in on fifty, by today's standards I know that I am not old. But of course, like many people in this age, the degree to which…
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The Looming Crisis. . . . .
Every instinct I have suggests to me that we are entering a time of a crisis of capital similar in form, if not content, to the crisis that gripped it…
Letter to Rob F***king Ford. . . . .
Hello Mayor Rob F***King Ford,Yesterday you released a statement concerning the incident in which a great Canadian comedian attempted to have you take part in a time honoured tradition in…
Abusive Behaviour and the Mayor of Toronto. . . . .
Can anyone out there seriously say that they are surprised by Robert Ford's abuse of the hardworking 911 operators? After all, we knew what kind of man Mr. Ford was…
NDP Blogging site goes Offline. . . .
I was very sorry to see the NDP Bloggers site go off line. It seems odd that at a time when the NDP has never been stronger, their primary online…
Karzai’s Rejection and Geo-Politics. . . . .
Well the chances of a war between the US and Pakistan are probably considerably less than zero percent. However, those ridiculously long odd do nothing to dampen the supreme irony…
Rowland Hill and the Modern Struggle. . . . .
I bet you have never heard of Rowland Hill. Like so many important reformers, Mr. Hill has faded into partial obscurity and only those interested in 19th century English history…
Chinese Toddlers and Keeping Hope Alive. . .
All my life people close to me have tried to buoy my spirits and convince me that human society isn't really that bad. And I have always tried, to borrow…
How you gonna keep ’em down on the farm?
We know for certain that the Conservative crime bill will not reduce crime. We know for certain that it will cost billions of dollars. In every culturally similar context, efforts…
Our Casino Economy. . .
Today, in response to a question, the interim leader of the NDP vaguely floated the idea of capping the salaries of CEOs in private corporations. Needless to say, rightwingers jumped…
Feeling that Absence. . . . .
Though it seems as though my father died only yesterday, it has been over a year now. I guess it has taken me a while to really understand why his…
Just a Thought. . . .
A Sunday morning thought from my favorite writer."It is indeed time that a stand was made against the pedantic and prosaic tyranny of orthography." &...
For the Benefit of All . . . . .
I have spent years studying the complex, so-called neo-modern, continental philosophies which, in recent years, have blown away a great deal of traditional rational, teleological, analytical, meta-theoretical ideas. And I…
The LPC discussion. . . . .
In recent days a lot of people in the media have been discussing the supposed immanent demise of the LPC. Some people are predicting the end of the Party while…
Waiting for the Great Leap Forward. . . . .
I don't think that there can be any doubt that there is a mood change taking place in Western Democracies. It has taken a long time but I have no…
Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid. . . . .
Anyone who is concerned with their basic democratic and human rights should be deeply concerned about how the Canadian government is acting toward unions and labor disputes. Collective bargaining has…
My Book finally Published. . . . .
Well, it was a long wait, but my book is finally out. I wrote two complete books and and about halfway through a third since the publishing process began for…
Right-wing Economic Ignorance. . . . .
The issues surrounding the Vancouver 'safe injection site' are actually an excellent illustration of what is wrong with right-wing ideology here and abroad. I have heard right-winger continually criticize Insite…
The Politics of Hate and Anger. . . . .
I don't know if I am just getting old and being nostalgic about the past but it seems to me that politics is certainly gotten nasty over the years. Perhaps…
On Lawlessness. . . .
So the NDP wants the RCMP to investigate Tony Clement for his obvious influence peddling on the G20 file.And while they are wishing for that why don't they wish for…