This Speaks Rather Loudly, Eh?
While the woman in the above photo, Birgitt Peterson, claims she was provoked and that her salute has been misinterpreted, and a right-wing site offers a lamentably lame spin on…
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In Trumpworld, Refraining From Violence Is ‘Political Correctness’
Watch as Rachel Maddow traces the evolution of violence in the Trump campaign, aided, abetted and encouraged by the demagogue himself:Recommend this Post
A Walk In The Neighbourhood
Having pretty much recovered from a nasty stomach bug that laid me low for about 24 hours, I thought it might be a good time to take a brief walk…
Time Grows Short
As The Mound of Sound points out, it is getting very late on the climate-change front. The goal of keeping global warming at below 2 degrees Celsius by 2100 seems…
Remembrances Of Things Past (And Present)
I suspect it is only the very young and the profoundly naive who believe that justice is blind, that all are treated equaly under the law. While a pleasing fiction…
The Archbishop And Assisted Dying
One of the things that I think distinguishes progressives from rabid reactionaries is that the latter tend to have reflexive positions on key issues, while the former can appreciate nuance.…
More On Freelands’s Double-Speak
Recently, I wrote a post about CETA, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement; part of it examined the double-speak of Chrystia Freeland when she talked about both the protection of…
Looking In The Mirror
A recent Toronto Star piece about climate change chose to explore, not the well-known physical peril it poses, but rather the mental one. Citing a 2012 report from the U.S.…
Apparently, Size Does Matter
Given its increasing preoccupation with boyish concerns, the Republican 'presidential' debates are turning out to be anything but magisterial. With a persona carried over from his reality show, Donald Trump…
Don’t Confuse Me With Facts
That does seem to be the attitude of Mr. Trump's ardent supporters, doesn't it?Recommend this Post
A Bold Experiment Or A Necessary Support?
The concept of a guaranteed annual income just won't go away. It is regarded by some as an effective way of addressing the increasingly wide disparities afflicting our society, and…
His Master’s Voice
Readers of a certain vintage will remember the old RCA Victor logo, "His Master's Voice," shown above. It depicts a loyal dog dutifully listening to what he believes is that…
A Note Of Thanks To The Europeans
When I think about him at all, and it is admittedly only rarely, I imagine that Stephen Harper is spending some angry days and nights, probably silently seething. Not only…
UPDATED: Donald Trump – Equivocator-In-Chief?
Synonym Discussion of equivocatelie, prevaricate, equivocate, palter, fib mean to tell an untruth. lie is the blunt term, imputing dishonesty . prevaricate softens the bluntness of lie by implying quibbling…
Bell’s Contempt For Its Customers
For me, the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back came last year. Up to then, every three to six months I would play the game of calling my telephone…
Who Is To Blame?
Regular readers of this blog will know that I am a staunch advocate of critical thinking, to me a foundation for any kind of meaningful life, and essential to a…
UPDATED: The Political Whoredom Of Mr. Christie
Not that he had any semblance of previous virtue, but yesterday former Republican presidential nomination contender Chris Christie confirmed his capacious political whoredom by endorsing Donald Trump, a man he…
Put The Money Where It Will Do the Most Good
That's the advice of Dylan Marando, who, like many others, has come to the conclusion that tax breaks for the wealthy and corporations just means greater wealth accrual and dividend…
Groceries As Luxuries?
Apparently they are in Fox world.In an open letter to Yelp CEO last week, a 25-year-old woman who identified herself as Talia Jane explained that she had not “bought groceries…
What’s Their Excuse This Time?
Some years ago, Rick Mercer had a special called Talking To Americans, its purpose being to satirize the profound ignorance many of our U.S. cousins have regarding Canada. Here is…