Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – The Globe and Mail’s editorial board discusses the reality that the end of the age of oil is near no matter how…
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Wherein We Learn That Cryptocurrency Is About to Repeat History
According to this article, Cryptocurrency market volatility is because they are “free”. The upshot of the argument being made here is that because the “worth” of a cryptocurrency is entirely…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Murray Mandryk discusses how COVID-19 has highlighted and exacerbated existing inequality in Saskatchewan. And Aaron Wherry points out that Canada shouldn’t treat its…
Musical interlude
The Glorious Sons – Daylight
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – John Michael McGrath makes the case for optimism about our potential to avoid further waves of COVID as long as COVID-19 vaccinations overtake…
Who Asks "Why?"
Every time there’s a conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians, all we hear is ‘why?’ It’s easier to affix blame if you can truncate the event. Pick a convenient start…
A Skeptical View Of Cryptocurrencies
Recently, I have seen a lot of discussion on Twitter about cryptocurrencies, and their validity. The arguments basically boil down to proponents arguing that this technology is the future of…
In the Runup to What Could Be Another Roe v. Wade Showdown, Another Iron Curtain Descends on Reproductive Rights in America
A couple of days ago we learned that the governor of Mississippi had signed into law a blanket prohibition against abortion after 15 weeks. Not to be outdone, the governor…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Bruce Arthurt warns against letting up in our effort to fight COVID-19 just when a substantial victory is in sight. And Stephen Reicher,…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Top cats.
The Rise of America’s Authoritarian Right
This ought to be a bit chilling. Almost half of Republicans would willingly ditch democracy. So finds CBS News-YouGov polling conducted in mid-May. The survey asked Republicans a series of…
Where Was All the Outrage When Houthi Civilians Were Being Slaughtered?
The US and Canada back Israel. The US and Canada also back Saudi Arabia. When Israel lowers the lumber on Gaza Palestinians we take to the streets in protest. Who…
Faint Praise
The Globe editorial board is practically giddy at the prospect that Canada is edging ahead of the United States on Covid-19 vaccinations. While this is the sort of thing that…
Exorcising the Ghost of Pinochet
The Chilean people are ready to ditch the constitution imposed on them by former strongman/murderer, general Augusto Pinochet. 2/3rds of the seats in the General Assembly are going to the…
Consuming Earth
We are coming to realize that mankind is reaching our limits, albeit belatedly. That old line about giving 110 per cent is now about taking 150 per cent. That’s precisely…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Tonda MacCharles reports on David Naylor’s justified call for an inquiry into Canada’s pandemic response. And Peter Walker’s report on the rapid…
What Future?
My mother was fond of reminding her sons that the road to Hell was paved with good intentions. Let’s not allow the climate crisis become that road to Hell. Biden…
Is This Madness to You?
I came across an article yesterday about some guy in Texas whose pet tiger got out. Fortunately it was just a cub, still temporarily docile, and was quickly recovered before…
I Despise Netanyahu. That Doesn’t Make Me an Anti-Semite.
I hate terrorism. I hated the it when Assad ordered barrel bombs dropped on civilians in Aleppo. I hated it it when ISIS savagely overran the center of Iraq to…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Both Apoorva Mandavilli and Sara Mojtehedzadeh highlight how a failure to ensure air quality in workplaces to limit aerosol transmission has been one…