Democracy’s Silent Killer
Neoliberalism in Canada and most other Western nations is the default political-economic operating system. Ushered in by Brian Mulroney and consolidated under Jean Chretien it was sold to a naive…
The Mound of Sound
Why This Lie is Unforgiveable
It wasn’t just a solemn promise broken. We’re used to that from Justin Trudeau. It was more than that. It was a betrayal of Canada and we may pay dearly…
Just Where Is the Bottom of America’s Barrel?
Can the United States survive Donald Trump or will he leave it irreparably divided, a people so riven they’re incapable of healing? How far can Trump go before America becomes…
So Much For the Bad Old Days
It’s like Harper never left. As of February 1 anyone who gets some crappy, work at home, government research/clerical contract has to submit to being fingerprinted. No fingeeprintees, no giant…
Trudeau Ditches Electoral Reform
Another betrayal. Trudeau has reneged on his promise of electoral reform for Canada. He might not be much of a prime minister but he’s a damned good liar. Just realize,…
About that Bullseye on America’s Back. Treason in the White House?
Donald Trump never said he would be a recruiting agent for the Islamic State and other jihadist groups. The American people can consider it a bonus for allowing the Great…
Oh Great, Now the Queen’s Embarrassed
She probably wasn’t expecting to see the Great Orange Bloat turn up on her doorstep and Her Majesty is going out of her way to let everyone know it’s not…
America’s Mass Psychosis. It Takes a Nation Gone Mad to Elect a Madman As Their President.
In 1984, Ronald Reagan won re-election with a campaign theme of “It’s morning again in America.” Well it’s morning again in America but it doesn’t feel the same. There’s a…
Where is Lee Harvey Oswald Now That We Need Him? Oddly Enough, He’s Right Here.
But for Lee Harvey Oswald, America might be stuck with a deranged president – like the one they’ve got at the moment, the Great Orange Bloat. In the wake of…
Mad As a Hatter.
David Letterman has known Trump for years, long enough to describe the man as a “badly damaged human being.” Paul Krugman says Trump is “obviously mentally ill.” Harvard prof Stephen…
Somebody Wrote WHAT??
Welcome to the apocalypse, ye the doomed. This is one of those books where the title pretty much gives it all away, “Learning to Die in the Anthropocene, Reflections on…
Say What, Stan? What’s That, War? No.
If he hadn’t been loose lipped in his criticisms of Barack Obama, Stan McChrystal might have made Chief of Staff of the United States Army. Loose lips sink generals even…
Another Professor Finds Trump Unhinged.
First it was Princeton economist and Nobel laureate, Paul Krugman, who used his Monday column in the New York Times to brand America’s new president as a loon. Now it’s…
A Little Less Worse. Great.
I’ve about had it with Canadian politics. When I say that I mean I’ve had it with the last stop on the line, the Green Party of Canada and that…
The Word From the Nerd
He’s a nerd. He may just be the most nerdy climate scientist on the planet. And, he’s Canadian. He works within a short walk from Justin Trudeau’s office but, judging…
What’s Not to Like? Trump Likes Comey, a Lot. He’s Great. Absolutely Fantastic.
Some believe that his 11th-hour Hillary non-scandal did more to deliver Trump the White House than anything else. He’s even under investigation by the Department of Justice for it. It…
The Guardian Calls for Backup.
The venerable British newspaper, The Guardian, has sounded the call for backup. It wants to muster other leading newspapers to collaborate on investigating America’s new president, the Great Orange Bloat,…
Assange Does the Weasel Dance. Quelle Surprise!
Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, is looking for payback from Donald Trump, a return of favours so to speak. Julian Assange is hoping that President Donald Trump’s Justice Department will work…
Where is Kevin Vickers Now That We Might Need Him?
Think about it. What are we going to do if Donald Trump takes a shine to our lithe, very attractive prime minister and decides to grab Justin by the pussy…
"A Giant Gift to China."
It makes you wonder about the Giant Orange Bloat’s “thought envirnoment.” Today in TrumpLand, the order of the day was the presidential decree withdrawing the United States from the Trans…