Yeah, They’re There. No, We Don’t Know What They Are.
That sums up the blockbuster report on “unidentified aerial phenomenon” that have been seen, tracked and recorded zipping through US airspace. The US government has said it has no explanation…
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"Failed" – It Sounds Better than "Defeated"
Former Afghan warlord turned president turned pundit in exile, Hamid Karzai, complains that the US and her allies “failed” Afghanistan and are leaving the country “in total disgrace.” At least…
Musical interlude
Tracey Thorn – Dancefloor
Tipping Points – Closer Than We Imagine?
You don’t hear much talk anymore about positive feedback loops, tipping points or runaway global warming. Those things don’t fit into the current narrative of our governments, especially the major…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – ABC News reports on the risk that the Delta COVID-19 variant can be spread through “fleeting” exposure rather than prolonged proximity. Daniel Boffey…
Government in Action or Government Inaction
A 12-story condo in Miami suffered a partial collapse. Four residents died. 51 others remain unaccounted for. Some estimates have the missing at 159. Who knew? Who could have known?…
On Transgender Athletic Performance
There is an enormous amount of noise being made about the alleged advantage that transgender women have in athletics. First, let me start off by saying that the topic of…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Bryan Eneas reports on the discovery of 751 unmarked graves near a single residential school in Saskatchewan. And Samantha Beattie reports on…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Zania Stamataki warns that we can’t afford to treat vaccines as a magic bullet against the dangers of the coronavirus when public health…
It’s Hot Even Where It’s Supposed To Be Not
For most of my considerable life heatwaves were not associated with the far north. Over the past few years that has changed even to the point of wildfires spreading high…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Water cats.
Of Course It’s Dysfunctional, Junior. You Wouldn’t Have It Any Other Way.
Yeah, Sure. Building the case for an early election, prime minister Trudeau today complained that parliament is afflicted by “toxicity” and “obstruction.” Hard to tell what he’s complaining about. Toxicity…
On Bill C-6 – Conversion Therapy
Bill C-6's next step is on to the Senate once the House of Commons holds a third reading vote. I expect the usual suspects like Senator Plett will do their…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – The Canadian Press reports on new Leger polling showing that over two-thirds of Canadians want to see COVID-19 protections remain in place…
Monday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to start your week. – Josh Taylor reports on contact tracing which has revealed that “fleeting contact” can be enough to result in the spread of the COVID-19…
Can Joe Biden Finally Bury Milt Friedman?
American economist, Milt Friedman, captured the somewhat limited imaginations of Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan and our own Brian Mulroney and they, in turn, ushered in the era of free market…
Let’s Talk A Bit About "Gender Ideology"
Over at The Economist, we have a somewhat simplistic article blathering away about how there's a backlash happening against "Gender Ideology". I'm not going to dissect the article in detail,…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – As Jason Kenney and Scott Moe rush to slash public health protections including mask mandates, Gavin Leech et al. study how important…
The Picture of Madness
The New Normal The American southwest has a problem that most residents prefer to avoid. The region is getting pistol-whipped by climate change, a deadly combination of severe heatwaves and…
Bercow Defects to Labour
As former Speaker of the British House of Commons, John Bercow became a celebrity on both sides of the Atlantic. First elected to represent the riding of Buckingham in 1997,…