Piling on Manafort. New York State’s Turn at Bat.
Paul Manafort has been on something of a roll. He got just 47 months imprisonment for his first batch of convictions. Today the judge bumped that up to a total…
The Mound of Sound
Brexit Deal Defeated
Theresa May’s Brexit deal has gone down in flames, 242 yeas, 391 nays. The prime minister announced there’ll be a vote tomorrow on a “hard Brexit” – to leave at…
Our Rubbished World
Two stories today, both of them grim. Air pollution, a quiet killer. PM 2.5, small particulate matter that people inhale and then becomes embedded in lung tissue. We’ve all seen…
"Orchids of Asia" – Trump’s Latest Scandal?
Heather Digby Parton writes of a new sex scandal that could embroil Donald Trump in a “new wave of sleaze and corruption.” It has seemed odd from the very beginning…
Can Theresa May Herd Westminster’s Cats. It’s Her Last Best Chance.
Theresa May has reached a “joint, legally binding agreement” with the European Union intended to quell dissent over Brexit in the House of Commons. The focus is on the Northern…
Forget J W-R. What If We Had an AOC in Government?
She’s something of a darling to Canadian progressives. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the brash young woman out to shake up the moribund Democrats and take down Trump and his Repugs. She’s out…
I Admit It. I Don’t Much Care.
It has been very slightly amusing to watch Trudeau’s acolytes and Trudeau’s adversaries rally to support or rally to unseat this prime minister. Now this may be the worst thing…
Life in a Graceless State
The Economist has launched a new series, “How to fix democracy.” In the opener, Cass Sunstein, of Harvard law school, considers the rise of the age of political savagery. DEMOCRACIES…
Big Scandal – In a Very Small Pond
Oh to see ourselves as others see us. Ask a Washington reporter what he makes of this SNC-Lavalin “scandal.” Why, he goes positively weak at the knees – not. I…
Averting Climate Breakdown Won’t Be Easy. It Will Be Hard. But We Still Have a Choice.
Think of it as a question of how much – or how little – you want to live. Allow me to explain. Those who’ve been around computers for two or…
Danneau’s Brilliant Idea – The Rubbish Tip for All of Them
Every now and then someone will come up with a really fresh idea that simply grabs the imagination and won’t let go. Someone just like Danneau who, in a comment…
That’s Refreshing
Britain’s Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has interjected a bit of badly needed perspective to this era of non-stop political bloodletting. The business of government is governance in service to the…
Jean Chretien, Senior Statesman
Okay, Jean. You know what your guy, the fellow who proclaims himself in the context of working in your government, is doing. Your choice, Jean. Either you repudiate this guy…
Marg Whittles Chuckles Down to Size
After this week, Liberals need something to pierce the gloom. Here’s Marg Delahunty at your service.
Let’s See, What’s on the Liberal Menu Today?
The special today is a shit sandwich served on stale bread with a side of runny hyperbole. Not my sort of thing but Liberals obviously have a taste for it.…
Manafort Gets – Almost Off
Team Mueller was hoping that Paul Manafort would get many years in jail, as in the “rest of his natural life.” 47 months, that’s it.
About that Prosecution Service Tweet
The Public Prosecution Service of Canada fired a shot across Justin Trudeau’s bow when it took to twitter today. Prosecutorial independence is key to our mandate. Our prosecutors must be…
Amazon’s New Best Seller
The Mueller Report is already an Amazon best seller, even if there’s still no sign of it. Trump stooge, Alan Dershowitz, is writing an introduction to the report that Amazon…
Just So We’re Clear
Trudeau acolytes are fond of depicting the Lavalin fiasco as something a couple of former employees did in far off Libya a long time ago and those miscreants left SNC-L…
With Malice Aforethought
“Malice aforethought” – the intention to cause death or grievous harm that transforms unlawful killing into outright murder. Enter Triton, “the world’s most murderous malware.” It’s out and it’s spreading.…