Forget Iran, This Is What We Should Worry About.
What if ISIS, the Islamic State, Daesh – call it what you will – becomes a serious presence in Pakistan? Why should anyone worry about that? Because, first, ISIS is…
The Mound of Sound
Here’s One Way to Fund Badly Needed Infrastructure Projects
It’s the Colorado way – weed. Since legalizing the production, sale and recreational use of marijuana the state has been raking in a tidy sum in new excise taxes. Colorado’s…
The Value of Pi
Happy Pi Day – 3.1415.. 3 (March). 14 (today).. 15 (this year). It ain’t gonna happen again, so enjoy!
In Today’s Washington Post – Perpetual, Endless War Against Iran America’s Best Option
C’mon, it’s the Washington Post, a relatively (by American standards) prominent and credible newspaper that has gone a fair distance in recent years in purging its weirder instincts. Yet that…
A Closer Look at Oil and Climate Change.
Stephen Harper will not be pleased. The Carnegie Endowment is fingering his cherished Tar Sands. Not all oil is created equal. Sweet crude, of the Saudi sort, comes out of…
Jason Kenney Shows His True Colours
And they’re the colours of a serial liar. Methinks he’s over his head as minister of defence but maybe he’s just practising for the job he really wants. We’ve been…
California Down to Its Last Year of Water
A report in the LA Times claims that California has freshwater reserves for but one more year. As our “wet” season draws to a close, it is clear that the…
Oh, snap! Iran Corners the US.
Iran has told the U.S. that it’s prepared to get rid of all of its nuclear hardware, down to the last nut and bolt, if only the U.S. complies with…
The F-35 – Bait & Switch – the Verdict Is In
It’s gradually becoming apparent why countries buying the F-35 don’t get a chance to flight test it first, especially up against its competitors. The “why” is because it’s less of…
Meanwhile, Today In ISIS News….
These guys are really getting around. They’re in Syria and Iraq. They’re in Libya and environs. They’re becoming established in Afghanistan. Now they’re engaging Egypt and Israel. Yes, that’s right,…
Bombing Libya Into a Failed State. Mission Accomplished. Next?
Nobody listened to me. They didn’t listen to al Qaeda either. And now Libya is poised on the brink of collapse, a failed state. Back in February, 2011 when the…
Given the Chance We’ll Reject the Right’s Fascist Thuggery
I find it distressing – check that, disgusting – how freely Harper & Co. have been targeting Muslims. Make no mistake, there are at least a few self-identified Liberals who…
Two Plus Two Equals = You Really Don’t Want to Know.
Let’s do the math. Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution our greenhouse gas emissions have warmed the atmosphere by 0.8 degrees Celsius. Emissions to date, even if we turned…
Yes, We Do Live on Different Planets
For your afternoon amusement, the FOX News crew weighs in on “the cow and the milk” thing or how marriage suffers from women who just “give it up”.
How Did We Become a Land of Cowards?
Bill C-51 speaks to the cowardice that has taken hold of Canadian society at the instance of the fear-mongering federal government. Conservatives and Liberals and, for that matter, a solid…
Israel’s Real Demographic Nightmare
Israel holds the Palestinian people captive because it believes it has no choice. While no Israeli leader will come right out and say it, there’s no way the country will…
Remind me. Why Are We So Obsessed with Iran’s Phantom Nuclear Weapons Programme?
Pretty much any country with a reasonable industrial base is capable of producing nuclear warheads. It’s not that hard once you figure out how to produce weapons-grade uranium or plutonium.…
The Face of Sea Level Rise
We read a lot about how sea level rise is ravaging small island nations in the South Pacific but it’s all very abstract, out of sight/out of mind. That’s why…
Deadlier Than Putin’s Missiles. The IMF Pays Ukraine a Visit.
The International Monetary Fund has worked its magic on Ukraine. The carrot is about $17-billion in bailout funding. The stick is the market price of natural gas. Soon the democracy-loving…