When Steve Says You’re Fine, Call An Ambulance
The Greeks should have seen it coming when, just a couple of weeks ago, Stephen Harper pronounced himself confidant that Greece was on the road to a full economic recovery.…
The Mound of Sound
Collective Bargaining Has No Place in Harperland
Our Furious Leader has served notice that strikes will not be permitted in his country, Harperland. Finance minister and dutiful leprechaun Flaherty has announced his master's government is preparing legislation…
"40 Second Boyd" or F-35 – More Bureaucracy Than Technology
The late Colonel John "40 Second" Boyd would have a thing or three hundred to say about the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, and not one of them good. Boyd was…
A Founding Father Denounces Today’s Warfare State
Of all the enemies of true liberty, war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. War is the parent of…
He Died Like a Pilot
I think the world would be far better off if we demanded that every candidate for political office held a valid pilot licence. Why? Because time and again, pilots demonstrate…
"Global Warming" Is Out, "Global Weirding" Is In
Global warming used to be mainly a battleground for atmospherics science debates. Today the oceanographers and hydrologists are moving way up the prestige ladder because, as we're finding out pretty…
Kansas Throws In the Towel, Harvests Whatever Wheat It Can
The combines are early onto the wheat fields of Kansas this year. Accounts suggest they're trying to salvage whatever they can from this year's crop in regions hard hit by…
Florida – Global Warming’s Punching Bag
What's a "perfect storm" Florida-style? That's easy, a property market collapse, a Tea Bagger governor and the onset of the ravages of climate change. That's a real Trifecta. Florida, like…
John Bolton Slams Uppity World
Rightwing nutjob Stephen Harper, er, John Bolton, has slammed the United Nations and its membership of irrelevant countries, a.k.a. "the world", for having the audacity to grant political recognition to…
Montel – Has Gone to Pot
TV yak show host and pitchman Montel Williams is hawking medical marijuana. Williams has gone into partnership in an outfit known as the Albatin Wellness Cooperative in Sacramento. Williams has…
Let the Batshit Craziness Begin
It's official. Michelle Bachmann is seeking the Republican presidential nomination for 2012.
Arms Race Update – India Urged to Deploy ICBMs
The head of India's Air Force is urging his country to build and deploy intercontinental ballistic missiles of up to 10,000 km. range. Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik says getting…
First It Was the US, Then Iceland, Ireland and Greece. Is China Next?
America's prophet of fiscal doom, Nouriel Roubini, is warning that China now faces a "meaningful probability" of a hard economic landing. Roubini came to prominence by warning of the US…
They’re Bandits. They’re Supposed to Make Out Like Bandits.
The Pentagon and the Iraqi government are giving up trying to locate $6.6 billion in greenbacks that went missing in the chaos after the American conquest of Iraq. Their conclusion…
What Does the F-35 Mean for Canada?
Stevie Harper's insistence on saddling Canada with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has enormous significance for our country's military and diplomatic future. Forget the business about defending Canada's vast northern…
A Look Into the Dark Recesses of Steve Harper’s Mind
Over at Grist.com there's a discussion about Canada's (Stevie Harper's) abandonment of Kyoto. One commenter posted the following 2002 letter our Ruler sent to his then - and now -…
Angela Merkel’s Fossil Fuel Fondness
In the immediate wake of the Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdown, German Chancellor Angela Merkel sprung into action, rescinding her decision to extend the operation of her own country's nuclear…
Iraq – Let the Butchery Resume
In case you hadn't noticed, Iraq is back to square one. The Maliki government is widely regarded as the most corrupt in recent memory - corrupt, brutal and murderous. Disaffected…
Really, Wouldn’t Legalizing Pot Be Better?
America has a huge drug problem - a prescription drug problem. And it's one that's flourishing in the Republican heartland. The Guardian tracked down a Kentucky guy, Chad, who drove…
A New Weather Phenom – a Heat Burst
Imagine. The sun has long gone down. It's a warm evening, about 85F. Then, within 20-minutes, the temperature shoots up almost 20 degrees to 102F. WTF? Exactly.This happened in Wichita,…