A Cautionary Tale – Steer Clear of GoDaddy
If you’re thinking about getting your own web domain for your blog you might have noticed the ad campaign being run by an outfit called GoDaddy. For a modest sum…
The Mound of Sound
He May Be Hard to Take But He Makes a Point
Russell Brand’s frenetic comedy can be off-putting but, every now and then, he proves he’s worth a listen.
"Mission Accomplished" Mr. Harper
The greatest misconception the Canadian people have of Stephen Harper, the same misconception that delivered him a majority government, is that he’s a competent manager of the Canadian economy. Says…
Let’s Start the Revolution – in Richmond, California.
It’s called the doctrine of Eminent Domain. It basically amounts to the right of government to expropriate private property and it usually requires the government pay market value compensation. Now…
Take That Pauline
This whole Quebec Charter of Values is a bummer. It’s so bad it got me to resurrect a term from the 60s. Must lift spirits. I know, let’s see what…
The U.S. and Assad. America Has Been Down This Road Before.
Is the United States poised to repeat the same mistakes in Syria that it made in Iraq after 1991? Chatham House, Associate Fellow, Nadim Shehadi, warns that is exactly what…
Greetings from Pope Frankie
If cleanliness be next to godliness, is conscientiousness a workable alternative to Catholicism? Pope Francis (or Francesco as he refers to himself in the Italian papers) was asked whether God…
Elizabeth Warren Attacks’s America’s ‘Bought & Paid’ For Supreme Court
Former law professor and Senator Elizabeth Warren isn’t pulling any punches when she speaks of America’s highest court: Look at the increasing corporate capture of the federal courts. According to…
Are We Exporting a Weapon of Mass Destruction?
Just what is Dilbit anyway? Well it’s bitumen together with high-sulfur petcoke mixed with a light liquid diluent and piped to refineries in distant lands. Now, if you had put…
Parliament Locked Down Until October 15th
It’s official. The Prince of Darkness has prorogued Parliament until October 15th. Stevie obviously wants to buy a little time, probably to come up with something that will shift the…
What Now For the Weiner?
From the presumptive winner to fifth-place finisher with just 5% of the primary vote, Anthony Weiner’s political career is over. He’s just another old perv who can’t stop sexting young…
At Least Tell Us What You Won’t Do.
There’s an orthodoxy among Canada’s political parties that policy must not be disclosed until on the advent of a general election – if then. Election campaigns, however, are really awful…
A Better Look at George Zimmerman
Shellie Zimmerman’s 911 call Well it’s hard to be sympathetic to her. She covered for him at the trial for his killing of Trayvon Martin.
Three Years and Counting on the Kalamazoo
Three years after a major dilbit spill on Michigan’s Kalamazoo River, pipeline operator Enbridge is still at work on the cleanup. If it can’t clean a shallow river in three…
Living Large Chemically
China is taking a page out of North America’s book, discovering that antibiotics are the key to industrial livestock production. Already half the antibiotics used in China go to keeping…
You Wouldn’t Knowingly Throw Plastics Into Our Lakes and Rivers, Would You?
Well, if you’re fond of those exfoliant cleansers, you might have been doing it unknowingly. Researchers trying to assess the magnitude of waste plastic debris in the Great Lakes in…
Senator Pam Cashing In
It might be she’s hoping to stay one step ahead of the law or at least out of jail but Pam Wallin is flogging her Manhattan condo and taking a…
Putin Trips Up Obama
Russia has announced a plan to put Syrian government chemical weapons under the control of international monitors who will then destroy them. The proposal apparently is acceptable to Assad provided…