"The Evil that Men Do"
While it can be convincingly argued that Justin Trudeau has done many good things during his tenure as prime minister, it is usually the shortcomings of leaders that are remembered.…
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UPDATED: "Anticipatory Obedience"
Anticipatory obedience is a term I was unfamiliar with until reading an article in The Guardian.n On Tyranny, Tim Snyder’s bestselling guide to authoritarianism. Snyder defines the term as “giving…
The Corrupt Use Of Political Language
I hardly know what to write these days. With the world engulfed in darkness, everything seems too big to address. Perhaps sticking closer to home, dealing with smaller issues that…
UPDATED: Misanthropic Leanings
In these days of the tail wagging the dog and the rabble seemingly having taken over the public square, and often the agenda, I find myself feeling increasingly misanthropic. At…
Happy Thanksgiving
To new and long-term readers, the best of the season. H/t Greg PerryAnd this warning seems appropriate for the times in which we live:Suddenly, Canadians aren’t so different from AmericansWe…
Continuing With A Theme
This seems to fit nicely with my previous post about the Trump Grift.Recommend this Post
UPDATED: The Grift Continues
If one can say anything even remotely positive about Trump and his team, it is that they are very resourceful. Resourceful at separating their true MAGA believers from their money,…
More On The Therme Sweetheart Deal
The following video is the NDP's Chris Glover talking about how the deal Doug Ford has struck with Therme Spa is a bad one for taxpayers. Just before watching it,…
Worth Repeating
In my previous post, I wrote about the Ford follies involving luxury spas on Toronto's waterfront. This letter to the editor about the premier's predilection for favouring private interests at…
How Sweet It Is
People of a certain age will remember Jackie Gleason and one of his famous taglines: "How sweet it is." Delivered with an insouciance only Gleason was capable of, it was…
The Horror Of Uncertainty
I am convinced that, as a species, we have an innate aversion to uncertainty. Rather than admit to some very real facts of life, contingency and complexity, we prefer to…
Electoral Victory Of Deplorables
I do believe Brittlestar has divined the mystery of why undesirables proliferate and prosper in public office:Recommend this Post
Tunnel Vision
H/t MoudakisContinuing with yesterday's theme, Star readers offer their views of Doug Ford's latest scheme:The idea of a Highway 401 tunnel is ludicrous. It can’t be built quickly enough. It…
UPDATED: He’s A Trial For All Of Us
From Frank Kafka's The TrialSomeone must have left some envelopes upon which he doodled, because Doug F. , without having done any thinking, announced another scheme one fine morning: a…
Sifting Through The Propaganda
H/t Theo MoudakisHaving purchased this past summer a used hybrid vehicle that gives me remarkable fuel economy, I am now a very infrequent customer at the gas pump. My greenhouse…
Despicable, Diabolical, Depraved
Outside of Western politicians too afraid to express honest views, I find it hard to believe that there can be much sympathy left in the world for the State of…
Not Impressed
In typical fashion, the federal Liberals, thanks to the absence of an overall vision, have tried to put their finger in the housing dike. As in the tale of the…
Puzzling But Instructive
My three-year-old granddaughter has developed a fondness for jigsaw puzzles, usually of the 48-piece variety designated for children. Given my own spatial limitations, I have worked slowly with her on…