The Veil Of Ignorance
Lay not that flattering unction to your soul…. It will but skin and film the ulcerous place, Whilst rank corruption, mining all within, Infects unseen. – Hamlet, Act 3, Scene…
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"The System Itself Is Broken"
So says Politics Girl about American law enforcement, an assertion underscored by the recent murder of Tyre Nichols, one of an untold number of victims of out-of-control police. American slavery…
I’ve Got Nothing Today
…except my contempt for willful stupidity. H/t Wu-Tang is for the Children Recommend this Post
Reacting Instead Of Responding
I’m sure I am not alone in choosing not to watch the extensive video detailing the murder of Tyre Nichols. Granted, I have seen snippets on the news, but the…
The Greenbelt Fight Is Far From Over
If we can place any credibility in the utterances of federal politicians, the fight to save Ontario’s Greenbelt from the depredations of Doug Ford’s developer cronies is far from over.…
The Closing Of The American Mind
One could convincingly argue that the American mind has been closed for quite some time. Nonetheless, recent legislation in Florida ensures a tighter seal as it seeks to further limit…
A Cautionary Tale
What, Me Worry? The ‘braintrust’ in the Doug Ford government has decided that the way out of our healthcare crisis is to
On A Wing And A Prayer
H/t MacKay As one who will very soon be on a plane, I watched with great interest but low expectations yesterday’s committee hearing into the fiasco of air travel over…
Promises Made, Promises Broken
It is no secret that post-election, Doug Ford has behaved like a thug high on amphetamines. Suddenly gone (or brutally betrayed) are the promises of new amity with unions, pending…
Chaos In The House
As much as I might like to, I find it hard to completely ignore the dysfunction that defines American society in general and, currently, in particular, the House of Representatives.…
The High Cost Of Serving Developers
Doug Ford has a lot to be happy about these days. His debt to developers is being rapidly repaid via his Bill 23, which will not only remove key parts…
The Rogers-Shaw Merger – An UpDate
For someone who is appalled by the pending approval of the Rogers-Shaw merger (see my previous post), I will take whatever good news there is, no matter how slight. Here…
A Love Affair That Hurts All Of Us
If you follow such things (i.e., the news) you will know that our current federal government, echoing the passions of previous ones, has an unmitigated and uninterrupted crush on the…
A Moral Failing
It has been said that a society is judged by how it treats its most vulnerable members. By that metric, we are all coming up far short. Although I have…
The Soul Of Wit
As Hamlet character Polonius famously (and ironically) said, Brevity is the soul of wit. And I can think of few wittier than editorial cartoonists, whose illustrations, when they hit the…
A Time To Reflect
While I doubt the new year will see me lose any of my outrage over the political machinations of our elected ‘representatives’, this is the season for reflection and hope.…
People Will Remember
H/t Moudakis A cynic and pessimist by nature, I rarely attribute any lasting, long-term results arising from protests. In the case of the Greenbelt Corruption and Destruction, however, I have…
She Certainly Puts Them In Their Place
Recently I have seen some quite good videos posted by young people on Tik Tock (a platform I am not on) that were reposted on Twitter. It heartens me to…