Living In the Age of Unexpected Consequences
Some scary thoughts from the chairman of the World Economic Forum, Davos. Klaus Schwab says we've entered a time of great uncertainty for rich and poor alike and could be…
The Mound of Sound
Oh, Mona – Hush Child. You’re Overheating.
The Tory hairpiece masquerading as interim leader, Mona Ambrose, says the Liberals are ill-equipped to deal with the Conservative's parting gift to Canada, a 'rapidly deteriorating' economy.Mona might not remember…
If You Don’t Like It, You Have to Stand Up to It.
A compelling argument. Opposing something bad sometimes means standing right in its path.
Gwynne Dyer’s Outlook for the Next "Thirty Years War" – Muslim Style
It kinda makes you wonder why we're getting drawn into this. Five centuries after Europe endured the catastrophic Thirty Years War a similar calamity may be building in the Middle…
Who Says the Age of Monarchy is Dead?
It's not dead. It's just under new management.Today's monarchs, about 62 in total, own more wealth than half of the world's population. That's 62 versus 3.6 billion. That's 62 monstrously…
Is There Some Rule That the U.S. Must F_ck Up Everything?
Sure there is. It's Rule 836(b) - You play ball with me, and I'll stick the bat right up your A$$. That's the rule.After months of multinational negotiations, a deal…
Why My Kids Have No Chance of Living Where They Were Born and Raised.
My daughter and son-in-law both work at good jobs in Vancouver. They live in a rented condo that's smaller than the cabin of some sailboats I've been on. That's Vancouver…
Is This What the War Wagon Deal Is Really About?
Could the House of Saud be in danger of sharing the fate that befell Iran's former monarch, Shah Pahlavi? Do they sense a revolt coming their way? Are the Saudi…
Really, When You Spent a Decade Fighting Harper Did You Imagine When You Finally Won You Would Wind Up Here?
I don't know. Maybe you just wanted a fresh coat of paint. Not me, I've got too much skin in this game. Fact is, you threaten my Canada as much…
The Ghost of Liberals Past Stalks Justin. Lloyd Axworthy Tries to Salvage Liberal Integrity Before It’s Too Late.
As Liberals go, there aren't many of the stature of Lloyd Axworthy, a stalwart of the era of Jean Chretien and a genuine progressive. Now Axworthy is calling out Justin…
I Don’t Want My Grandkids To Wind Up Stuck With Our Wars
Both my kids are of "military age" not that either would be seen learning how to slow march across a parade square. Still they are of an age in which…
Liberals, Explain Yourselves
Alison at Creekside has an excellent post that every Liberal and New Dem needs to mull over.She has digested 15-votes in the United Nations General Assembly since the Trudeau government…
Turning Back the Hands of Time, Back Before Harper
Gitga'at Tribal LonghouseMany British Columbians had never heard of the Gitga'at before that night when they launched their small boats to rescue the passengers from the stricken B.C. Ferries Queen…
Increase Your Vocabulary – "Aroused Dissonance"
No, it has nothing to do with how you're feeling down below. "Aroused Dissonance" is, according to Bloomberg, a term coined by Ottawa U psychologists Karen Lavergne and Luc Pelletier…
Pushing Back
In Britain they had this ASBO thing. ASBO stood for Anti-Social Behaviour Order, a civil injunction whereby an individual, ordinarily a juvenile, could be ordered to refrain from offensive behaviours…
The Power of Juxtaposition
At BBC's website, two adjacent headlines: "Inside the 'Doomsday Vault'" and "Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall to Marry."Just sayin'
A Blast From the Past – Remember the "Middle Class"?
Wow, those were the days back when we had this Middle Class. It was great. It was broad-based spanning all the way from the trades through to the professions. We…
You Don’t Have to Be British Columbian to Hate Kinder Morgan
There are a lot of my fellow British Columbians who have a visceral hate for bitumen pipeline giant, Kinder Morgan. The company is right up there with Enbridge in their…
Sometimes the Hard Left Just Spins and Spins Until Its Brain Explodes
It's a powerful voice of the Left but sometimes it goes so far left, right to the edge and then over the side. Canadian Dimension publishes some fine commentary until…
Hedges’ ‘Great Forgetting’
One of the now shopworn themes on this blog has been the critical need, for the survival of our people and our democracy, to rebuild an informed electorate. I have…