What Keeps the F-35 From Crashing?
It’s mainly this: Lockheed has mastered the game of spreading around a government’s money to see to it that government has to keep sending it more money. Not socialism exactly,…
The Mound of Sound
When Is America Truly #1? When It Screws Up.
All the King’s horses and all the King’s men cannot save America from its own stupidity. There are many examples of American hubris but one that stands out is the…
Now Can the World Have Its Forests Back?
A main cause of deforestation in South America and Asia has been clearing land for palm oil production. Palm oil has become a major source of biodiesel, a supposedly green…
What Could Bring the Tar Sands to Heel and Cost Canadians a Gazillion Dollars
A Saudi prince once quipped, “the Stone Age didn’t end because they ran out of stones.” His point was that the Oil Age will end long before the world runs…
About that "Secret Agenda"
L’il Steve Harper has spent the past six or more years assuring Canadians at every opportunity that he really doesn’t harbour any “secret agenda.” Then he goes all the way…
Just Too Dumb to Be an Atheist
There I’ve said it. I’m just too damned dumb to accept atheism. And, the way I see it, so are you even if you won’t admit it… yet. It’s the…
Capitalism No Longer Fits
“Capitalism, in its current form, no longer fits the world around us.” What a curious thing for the founder and chairman of the Davos World Economic Forum, professor Klaus Schwab…
The Disneyfication of America
It’s much easier to understand the bizarre antics of our cousins to the south when you realize they’re not on the same page as the rest of the world. In…
What Did Steve Harper Just Say?
The Grand Dissembler, Steve Harper, picks his words carefully. That’s why it’s often worthwhile to pay close attention to what comes out of his mouth. Take his remarks to a…
F-35 Update
F-35 Killer? With Europe hovering on the brink of meltdown, with pipelines to stop, with the Republican presidential clown car careening through the Deep South, it’s easy to lose sight…
The Integrity of Science
I have a friend who is an ardent defender of the Athabasca Tar Sands. We get into friendly arguments by e-mail that can go for several days at a time.…
Did Keystone Kill Off the Northern Gateway Pipeline?
According to Andrew Nikiforuk, the Keystone XL pipeline may have only sustained a flesh wound but it was a killer blow to the Northern Gateway pipeline. The best analysis of…
Carney Drops a Bombshell
Kudos to Bank of Canada governor, Mark Carney, for coming right out and warning that the crippled U.S. economy is unlikely to ever fully recover. “It’s going to take a…
Can Someone Explain This to Me?
At the heart of much of the opposition to the Athabasca Tar Sands is that it exports dangerous contaminants that put entire ecosystems at risk. We export a semi-refined product…
The South Shall Rise Again
Newt Gingrich swept back to prominence in the Republican ranks by a convincing win in South Carolina. Gingrich has been openly race-baiting and it seems the good folks of America’s…
Britain – Difficult Dry Days Ahead
It’s the 21st century’s double-whammy – population growth coupled with global warming – and even soggy old Britain isn’t immune. Britain’s Environment Agency has released a study on what lies…
Looney Lefties Call for End to Austerity
Lefties – as in the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the World Trade Organization – have joined in a warning to western governments of the economic and social…
Has Harper’s Buddy Bruce Carson Conveniently Fallen Between the Cracks?
What happened to the RCMP investigation into Bruce Carson that Harper himself ordered, presumably to get his own lard arse off the hook? Carson, you will recall, is the convicted…
Did Bishop Mitt Coerce a Woman into a High-Risk Childbirth?
A lot of people have been predicting that Mitt Romney’s Mormon mishaps could undermine his presidential aspirations. Perhaps they’re right. “…the Republican presidential front-runner, has been accused in a new…
Don’t Get Caught Holding the Bag on Fossil Fuels
The expected global drive to curb carbon emissions could create a fossil fuel bubble collapse. A coalition of prominent UK investors, politicians and scientists has warned the Bank of England…