Maybe Newspapers Don’t Have to Fail (Even If Some Really Should)
Except that is for the National Post. It needs to be put out of its misery. Adios, Paul Godfrey and take Black with you, preferably before the power is cut…
The Mound of Sound
A Government Stymied by Cognitive Dissonance
Peter Lowry (Babel-on-the-Bay) posts that some sort of donnybrook that pits Liberal caucus petro-pols against their fellow environnmental backers is underway. To me it seems like they’re debating whether to…
Now That’s It’s Over for Another Year
Today is a stat holiday, Remembrance Day, and the malls are sure to be swamped with those getting a head start on their holiday shopping. I posted nothing on Remembrance…
Banned in Britain
British grocer, Iceland, released its Christmas ad/video. Iceland said it would remove palm oil from all of its own-brand foods, the first UK supermarket (a grocery store chain) to do…
Michael Harris’ Swan Song.
Pundit Michael Harris has told his readers he’s leaving iPolitics – but not before giving a well deserved shot to Tony Clement and his former boss, Andrew Scheer. Harris asks…
Climate Change on a Rampage
Five dead so far, all found burned to death inside their cars as they failed to escape California’s killer wildfires. The 30,000 population city of Paradise, northeast of San Francisco…
Michael Cohen Pleaded Guilty to Campaign Finance Offences. He Had an Accomplice.
What’s sauce for the goose, that is to say former Trump fixer Michael Cohen, is probably sauce for the gander and, in this case, that’s Donald J. Trump. According to…
National Populism is "Unstoppable" – The Guardian
Bad news, democracy fans. National populism may be in your future and it may have less to do with globalization, inequality, or migration than you imagine. Think tribal. The left…
A Tax on Meat?
If implementing a simple (and laughably modest) carbon tax can become a threat to national unity* how then would we ever levy a similar tax on red meat? Climate change…
What Happens When We Take Democracy for Granted?
Canadians take our democracy for granted. Most rarely think of it at all. We were born into it and we assume it will be with us forever. History shows that’s…
Benghazi
It won’t be long before congressional Republicans start complaining about witch hunts by House Democrats investigating corruption within the White House and the Republican ranks. Trump has already threatened to…
And So It Begins. Sessions Resigns.
Trump’s attorney general, Jeff Beauregard Sessions, has announced his resignation. That didn’t take long. Now it remains to be seen how long it will take Trump to fire deputy a.g.,…
Monbiot Clashes with Attenborough
Nature documentary maker, Sir David Attenborough, gave an interview to The Guardian recently in which he chided environmentalists for emphasizing the dire predicament we’re now in, calling it a “turn…
Republicans and Dead Hookers
One winner in yesterday’s elections, a Republican stalwart, will never take the office to which he’s been elected. He is Nevada brothel owner, Dennis Hof. He was the people’s choice…
Tony Clement, Dirty Pictures? Eeeewww!
Dirty Tony. Bad Tony, bad. He thought he was sending his personal man smut to a consenting adult female. He sent explicit photos and a video. Now Tony Clement has…
Trudeau Pushed this Woman to a Premature Death
Justin Trudeau was instrumental in causing Audrey Parker’s premature death. Parker was terminally ill with stage-four breast cancer that had spread to her bones and, finally, to her brain. Trudeau…
What Will We See Tomorrow, America’s Face or Her Back?
It’s unwise to read too much into an American mid-term election. Democrats imagine if they can reclaim the House of Representatives it will mean no end of trouble for Trump…
Macron Wants New European Army to Defend EU Against Russia, China, and America
French president Emmanuel Macron is calling for a new European army capable of defending the EU from authoritarian threats such as Russia, China and, yes, the United States of America.…
You Elected Doug Ford. Don’t Criticize Electoral Reform.
I’ve got plenty of arguments for finally getting rid of FPTP, first past the post, voting. Here are four: Stephen Harper, Christy Clark, Justin Trudeau and, now, Ontario’s Doug Ford.…
Bill Maher’s Most Important Ever "New Rule"
Just set aside your contempt, ridicule reservations about Bill Maher and listen to his Friday “new rules” closer.