Top Gear Becomes Dropped Gear
The BBC has given Jeremy Clarkson the boot from the world’s most popular TV programme, Top Gear. The show is sold to more than 124 countries and gets about 350-million…
The Mound of Sound
Whatever You Do, Don’t Let Harper Find Out.
This would appeal to Stephen Harper. Actually, appeal wouldn’t be the right word. The new leader of Thailand, junta boss Paryuth Chan-ocha, says how he’d react to journalists who don’t…
A Small But Hard Won Victory Over Harper
It’s bittersweet at best. Health Canada has issued an exemption to Vancouver’s Insite, the city’s clean needle injection site. That’s not to say the battle is over. Despite the clear…
I’ve Got Just the Thing – Let’s Go Fight in Yemen!
We’ve already got a crew in the neighbourhood, we could probably cut’em a sweet deal. Yemen asked the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday to back military action by “willing…
Yes, By All Means, Bomb ISIS But Why Not Bomb the Next ISIS Too?
Where do they keep coming from? We’ve seen several iterations of radical, fundamentalist Sunni butchers. They go from mild, the Taliban; to mid-grade, al Qaeda; to full bore, ISIS, with…
Don’t Eat That, Charlie, It’s Bullshit.
Most of us come with a pretty good “BD” or Bullshit Detector as standard equipment. People lie, so we need it. Not that it always works but it’s still pretty…
The Falklands – Again?
The British government is planning to reinforce its garrison on the Falklands Islands out of concern of another attempt by Argentina to take the islands by force. The south American…
It’s Not For the Sake of Science.
China, the People’s Republic Whereof, wants to establish an Arctic research station in Tuktoyaktuk or Cambridge Bay, NWT. John Higginbotham, senior fellow at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs…
A Growing Chorus Demanding an End to Denialism.
Climate change denial is immoral. Who says? A growing chorus of voices in the United States for starters. California governor Jerry Brown slammed radical Republican, Ted Cruz, for his denialism…
Did Bibi Spy on Barack? Easy Answer? Of Course.
Israel has never been reluctant to spy on its global benefactor, the United States. Now Washington is accusing Israel of having spied on American negotiations with Iran for a nuclear…
I Just Can’t Say "Climate Change." I Can’t. I Won’t.
Florida governor Rick Scott continues to deny that his office has forbidden state staff to use the term “climate change.” Really, Rick? Watch Florida emergency management director, Bryan Koon squirm…
Send In the Slaves
When it’s completely boiled down what are robotics except the process of capital owning labour? What are the implications of that if capital is given a free hand to dislocate…
It’s Time For "Just Society 2.0"
I was lucky enough to be around when Trudeau (the real one, not Junior) inspired us all with his vision of a “Just Society” for Canada and our people. On…
Make Sure Your Mom and Dad Know What to Do When They Get the Call.
An older friend recently showed up for his annual visit. As we had dinner on Friday evening he mentioned that he’d had a computer problem. He didn’t know he had…
Coming Clean, It’s Good for the Soul.
After half a century of persistent fudging the Pentagon has officially admitted the undeniable – Israel has an arsenal of nuclear weapons and all the high tech gear to best…
Meet The Guardian’s New Editor and Take Hope
When Alan Rusbridger retires this summer as editor in chief of The Guardian, Katherine Viner will fill his shoes and, as the first female editor of that venerable paper, she…
Lockheed, You Blew It. Start Over, Do It Right.
For all the wholly deserved criticism of the F-35 light attack bomber, there are some things that Lockheed and its partners got right. What they didn’t get right was the…
Taking Stock
Most of us just don’t want to know. Most of the rest are coming to feel the same way a lot of the time. Interesting op-ed by Quincy Saul, “The…
The "Piss Away" Province
The key to understanding the dilemma is to realize that Tar Sand, bitumen, is just a part of Alberta’s oil history. The province has also produced a vast amount of…
The Still Beating Heart of Progressivism
Not dead yet. The venerable Boston Globe has published an editorial urging a certain American to run for the presidency of the United States of America. The newspaper wants senator…