That Sudden Silence? That’s the Intelligence Network Shutting Down.
Loose Lips Sink Ships Do you remember the uproar when word got out that America’s intelligence types had warned their colleagues abroad to be careful about what secrets they shared…
The Mound of Sound
Relax, It’s Only a Promise From a Guy Whose Word Means Little at Best
The Auditor General, Michael Ferguson, has doubts about Justin Trudeau’s promise to phase out fossil fuel subsidies by 2015. Mike, relax, it was never more than a promise from a…
Can You Spot the Lunatic?
One of these men is not in his right mind. Hint: he’s wearing a blue suit. You might recall that, before Trump’s inauguration, American intel officials warned their allied colleagues…
More Thoughts on Tyranny
First the good news. Donald Trump increasingly seems to be psychologically incapable of pulling off some sort of fascist constitutional coup in the United States. He’s no Joe Stalin and…
He Did WHAT?
For a guy trying to distance himself from Russia, Donald Trump is doing just the opposite. America has been straining its ties with its allies and other friendly nations since…
Truth Dies in Four Modes
In Yale historian Timothy Snyder’s new book, “On Tyranny, Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century,” he recounts Victor Klemperer’s observation that “truth dies in four modes, all of which we…
In Case You Haven’t Already Seen It – Trump’s Real Russia Connections
A Dutch documentary TV service, Zembla, has digested information that links Donald Trump to sketchy Russians and their money. There’s not a lot in the videos that isn’t already on…
First Clapper, Then Zakaria. Congressional Republicans Called Out for Making the US a "Banana Republic"
It wasn’t an auspicious weekend for Donald Trump or for Congressional Republicans. Former director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, laid into Trump. Clapper said America’s institutions are under assault from…
Why Aren’t We Deporting this Jailbird Back to His Own Country?
He’s like something from the barnyard you just can’t quite scrape off your boots. He’s not a Canadian citizen. He’s a convicted felon who has served a stretch in an…
Clapper’s Bold Warning – American Democracy "Under Assault"
Former National Intelligence director, James Clapper, warns American democracy is under assault from without and from within, from Russia and from its own president, Donald Trump.“I think, in many ways,…
The Washington Post – the President Is Irrational
The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin sums up Trump’s terrible week. There are two problems coming together at once. First, the president is blabbing about actions (real or not) that would…
A Trump-Free Day
A day off. Hell, I might make it a long weekend off. Screw Donald Trump. Screw his ratbag of advisers and spokespeople. Screw the Democrats too for that matter. Screw…
It Sure Looks Like Trump is Cracking Up.
Maybe Donald Trump is unhinged, mentally deranged. Remarks he made during an interview with NBC Nightly News today must raise doubts about the screwball in the Oval Office. The White…
It’s Time to Exorcise Christy Clark’s Corrupt Ways. Call In Father Weaver.
The Globe’s Gary Mason is on the money this time. If it winds up that Christy Clark, either now or in the future, needs the Green Party to prop up…
Lessons from Dead Roosevelts
If you’re looking for something to rehabilitate your faith in democracy you might check out Ken Burns’ 7-part documentary, “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History.” I’ve always found Theodore Roosevelt fascinating,…
Think of It as Unintended Consequences
We tossed the Taliban and Afghanistan turned into one giant opium poppy field, providing the lion’s share of the planet’s illegal opium/heroin production. Sixteen years later, Afghanistan’s opium industry is…
What Will They Call It Next?
How about “The Park formerly known as Glacier National Park“? GNP got its name for the 150 glaciers that it featured. Out of that 150, 124 are now gone. The…
High Crimes and Misdemeanours
Richard Nixon famously said, “when the president does it, that means it’s not illegal.” Of course Milhous was saying that to David Frost, long after he had resigned the presidency…
Dippers – Sorry to Kick Your Crutch Out From Underneath You, But…
In the wake of Tuesday’s near-miss election for the NDP, Green supporters were quickly made the Dippers’ whipping boy, the sine qua non excuse for their failure. A UBC analysis…
Media Relations, Trump-Style
Politicians have always wrestled with annoying journalists and their annoying questions. Until now, that is. Tom Price, Trump’s Health and Human Services Secretary, knows how to deal with pesky reporters.…