The Winter That Wasn’t
I put a stand of firewood in my garage this year figuring it would spare me having to go out to the woodshed in back on cold winter nights. I…
The Mound of Sound
Jesse Ventura’s Two Million Dollar Judgment Against the "American Sniper"
American sniper, Chris Kyle, may be dead but he still owes Jesse Ventura nearly two million greenbacks in damages for defamation. Even for me, that’s a lot of money. Kyle’s…
It’s Not al Qaeda or ISIS That Endangers My Family. What Truly Imperils My Grandkids Is My Government.
The greatest threat to my grandchildren and their future is not Islamic radicalism. It’s the Harper government and its obscene fetish with energy superpowerdom. It’s helpful to remember what Harper…
A Sea Change for Davos?
The World Economic Forum spent its first four decades focused on economics, trade, and globalization. Welcome World Economic Forum, Mk. 2. From New Scientist. “The risks of the last 10…
We’ve Already Entered the Counter-Stealth Technology Era
It’ll be years before the over-priced, overdue and underperforming F-35, stealth light-attack bomber, ever shows up in Canadian air force hangars but already the supposed magic of stealth is losing…
You Can’t Defeat Radicalism with F-18s
Picture this. You’ve got the crew in the bilges bailing furiously except for a couple of guys who are keeping busy boring new holes. That’s not likely to turn out…
Is British Columbia Ready for a Green Party Breakthrough?
Legendary pundit Rafe Mair looks around his affluent West Vancouver riding and sees change in the air. In years past, many people whom I know throughout the constituency would rather…
In Kentucky, the Cops Shoot Themselves
In Glasgow, Kentucky, a cop goes into a sporting goods store to check out a pistol. The clerk hands him (inadvertently I’m sure) a loaded automatic. The cop plays with…
Je Suis L’Oeuf
There’s nothing quite like watching a senior capo in the Harper mob on the run.
We Don’ Need No Steenking Pipelines
Fourth Time Lucky? All is not well up Alberta’s Athabasca poop chute. The Tyee’s Mitchell Anderson writes that the Wild Rose hangover is just setting in. So what does Alberta…
All I Want from Davos This Year
I feel like a kid writing his wish list for Santa Claus. In this case Santa would be the World Economic Forum meeting, a gaggle of billionaires and top politicos,…
I’m Sorry He’s Not Going to Live But It’s a Dangerous Job
One of the two RCMP officers shot in a casino in St. Albert, Alberta, is not expected to live. Constable David Wynn was shot in the head and doctors do…
Jumpin’ Jehovah
“Gott Mit Uns“, the motto that was stamped on the belt buckle of every soldier in the Nazi Wehrmacht in WWII as they did their decidedly ungodly work. Now it…
This Changes Everything? I Doubt It.
I finally got around to finishing Naomi Klein’s “This Changes Everything.” While it’s insightful it didn’t break much ground and was disappointing in discussing just how we’ll ever “change everything.”…
International Criminal Court Launches Probe. Israel Seethes and Squirms.
A prosecutor from the International Criminal Court has opened a probe into possible war crimes in the Palestinian territories. Israel wasted no time lashing out, threatening to dismantle the ICC.…
Russell Brand Skewers FOX News
The idiots at FOX really have only themselves to blame for this.
The Nine Really Deadly Sins. Another One Falls.
Five years ago a team of 30-scientists formulated a list of nine ecological tipping points mankind must not cross. Consider them the planetary nine deadly sins. A report in Scientific…
Feeding Europe’s Islamophobia (And Our Own?)
Europe’s Islamophobes know a good thing when they see it and, according to Der Spiegel, they’re making the most of the Charlie Hebdo massacre. This week’s events in France could…
"Man Has Gone Too Far." Pope Francis Comes Out Swinging.
What better place to speak out against climate change than the severe storm ravaged Philippines? Wading into the climate change debate on board the papal plane, the Pope told journalists…
The Enemy Within. At Some Point You Have to Take Sides.
Don’t waste your breath. It’s futile to try to work with energy giants on environmental issues at least according to one of Britain’s leading environmentalists, Jonathon Porritt, who has thrown…