Too Quick On The Draw
Newly-released bodycam footage of the arrest of George Floyd reveals he was in a blind panic when officers drew guns on him. His revelation that he had been shot in…
Newly-released bodycam footage of the arrest of George Floyd reveals he was in a blind panic when officers drew guns on him. His revelation that he had been shot in…
The Keilbergers probably just really like Bill Morneau. But you be the judge: Recommend this Post
Mendacity, the constant litany of lies that defines Donald Trump, is one thing, but when the Incompetent-In-Chief extols people who believe that illness is demon-caused and science is experimenting with…
The New York Times offers a report on how people around the world evaluate the response of “the greatest nation on earth” to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Coles Notes version:…
It’s been 12 years since George Carlin left us, yet the ensuing years have made him even more relevant than he was in his day. The following video uses his…
I get the sense that Jonathan Pie is a tad vexed about government irresolution and people’s stupidity when it comes to the wearing of masks: Recommend this Post
If you read this blog with any regularity, you may know that I hold in absolute, unmitigated contempt those who refuse to wear a mask. When hearing and reading about…
I have to say I am quite enjoying the output of The Lincoln Project. As noted by Wikipedia, it is an American political action committee formed in late 2019 by…
But how much better off everyone would be if they just followed these basics: Recommend this Post
Amen. Recommend this Post
The affliction, manifesting in a steadfast refusal to wear a mask, appears to arise from a combination of idiocy, sociopathic indifference to public health, and just profound ignorance. And the…
There is a new report showing the continuing spread of Covid-19 in California. It seems that three counties, San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange, have now surpassed Los Angeles county in…
Take a couple of minutes to watch this searingly accurate assessment and indictment of the United States under Donald Trump. I did not hear a word with which I disagreed:…
That is the message, simple and direct, delivered by CNN’s Becky Anderson: Somehow, I doubt her message will resonate with the unhinged who have emerged from their lairs during the…
I recently completed The Splendid and The Vile, a book by Erik Larson exploring the first year of Winston Churchill’s prime ministership. He assumed the leadership in 1940, at which…
That would be The Star’s Patrick Corrigan: Meanwhile The Star’s editorial board offers some insights into why Canada has fared so, so much better in dealing with Covid-19 than the…
… the worship of sickness and death continues: Recommend this Post
I’m not entirely sure why these things bother me so much, but I suspect it has a lot to do with my hope and expectation that Canadians are better than…
With increasing evidence that small, potentially infectious airborne particles of Covid-19 can remain in the air for hours, you would think that the use of masks in enclosed spaces would…
I don’t know about you, but I have always felt deeply uneasy about fervid professions of patriotism, especially the kind that Americans are given to. Their earnest hands over their…