Rosy Rhetoric Won’t Get The Job Done
Those of us who pay even a modest amount of attention to the ever-increasing toll that climate change is exacting on the world know or sense that we have reached…
Lorne
Can You Imagine?
I have always believed, and still do, that one of the essentials for bringing about real political change is knowledge. To be aware of and informed about the key issues…
The Art Of Misdirection
While it is difficult in some ways to attribute anything resembling a method to the madness of the American Moron-in-Chief, it would be wrong to think he is totally unmoored…
Finally, A Politician Speaking For Her People
You have had, I am sure, many experiences throughout your lives when you have met people and, based only on very limited contact, have concluded they are people of integrity,…
The Last Refuge Of The Scoundrel.
It was Samuel Johnson who first coined the above phrase. Watch the brief video embedded below to see how germane it is today: .@POTUS on NFL owners: When it comes…
A Chill On Democracy?
I think it is indisputable that thanks to the online world of social media, civil discourse has been hobbled. If, for example, one reads comments in newspapers or in public…
American Contempt For Health-Care Protesters
Nothing says more about the American political establishment’s attitude on health care than this video of the handicapped being manhandled and ejected during a protest at a Senate committee hearing…
Amen
H/t Theo Moudakis Recommend this Post
Scenes From The Resistance: A Spreading Solidarity
Continuing with yesterday’s theme, here are some scenes from Sunday’s sports contests that show increasing numbers of players refusing to stand for Donald Trump and America’s racism by either taking…
Time For A Cost-Benefit Analysis
Only the supremely naive would think that the extollment of athleticism is a central operating principle in professional sports. While at one time there might have been some purity to…
The Perfect Word
When Kim Jong-Un recently labelled Donald Trump a “dotard,” not only did it demonstrate that the North Korean madman has a better vocabulary than the American toddler-in-Chief, it also served…
This is Excellent
Pillorying pretensions, political buffoonery and language abuse are all commendable goals. However, Mrs. Betty Bowers brings this much-needed service to a whole other level. Enjoy: Recommend this Post
Not A Hopeful Sign
As much as I have long been an advocate for the development and honing of critical thinking skills (while readily admitting that I often fall short of the mark –…
A Matter Of Trust
I doubt there are many who would deny how precipitously the reputation of the United States has fallen since Donald Trump ascended to the White House. Each day seems to…
Some Days, There Does Seem To Be A Small Sliver Of Hope
Watch the following video, and you’ll see why. Recommend this Post
An Ugly And Growing Reality
Although I have written before about the terrible problem of plastic pollution that is strangling the world in general, and our oceans and marine life in particular, it seems that…
When It Serves Economic Interests, Ignorance Is A National Policy
Burying their heads in rapidly disappearing sand is something of a national characteristic of Americans when it comes to climate change. However, when it is aided, abetted and promoted by…
More On Neoliberal Extortion
I admit that at one time, I worshiped at the altar of the NHL, this during the time of the Original Six. But then something happened. I grew up. I…
A Low-Risk Takedown
If you read my post from yesterday, you will know who Nick Shcherban is. Watch the following brief video, and ask yourself this: Have you ever heard of a noise…
Slouching Toward A City Near You
And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?– W.B. Yeats, The Second Coming The man pictured above is Nick Shcherban, a Toronto resident…