Culling the Herd?
Lead story in this morning’s New York Times. Reaching ‘Herd Immunity’ is Unlikely in the U.S. Yes, you can lead a horse to Pfizer but… Early in the pandemic, when…
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How Is This Even Possible?
The morning update from Angus Reid seemed so predictable. Erin O’Toole’s decision to defy party delegates and accept that climate change is real is causing a stir, even if it…
And, Your Point Is?
In rightwing politics (and among evangelical pastors), “family values” can have a wide range of meanings. Ditto for former People’s Party of Canada candidate, Regina’s Trevor Wowk. A Saskatchewan man…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – A group of doctors and scientists offers an open letter calling for a strategy of maximum COVID-19 suppression. – Matt Gurney writes about…
Welcome to the Second Cold War
Veteran cold warrior, Henry Kissinger, looks to China and sees storm clouds on the horizon. The U.S. and China are entering a cold war, says Hank, but it won’t be…
Raising the Bar
Pandemic, check. Climate change, check. Infrastructure, check. Tax reform, check. For most of the Liberal government’s time in office they’ve had something of a free ride. Trump set the bar…
Musical interlude
Filo & Peri feat. Audrey Gallagher – This Night (Max Graham Remix)
Single Dose Vaccines Leave You Vulnerable to Variants
Our government’s failure to source Covid vaccines may leave Canadians in for a grim surprise. Most Canadians who have been vaccinated are told they’ll have to wait for four months…
We Don’t Want to Know.
Nobody wanted to know. That might be a fitting epitaph for the human species. They didn’t want to know. This blog used to have almost daily posts on the climate…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Miquel Oliu-Barton, Bary Pradelski, Philippe Aghion, Patrick Artus, Ilona Kickbusch, Jeffrey Lazarus, Devi Sridhar and Samantha Vanderslott examine how strategies aimed at eradicating…
Those Who Play with Covid Fire Deserve the Consequences
It can be infuriating to read of these scofflaws who organize Covid parties or anti-mask rallies that, like moths to a flame, draw the village idiots to gather and expose…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Andrew Nikiforuk calls for us to learn from over a year’s worth of experience with COVID-19 and guard against aerosol spread to…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Jason Warick reports on how the lack of enforcement of public health rules has emboldened anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers to impose their disregard for…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Illuminated cats.
"Equitable Climate Resilience" – What?
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency is teaming up with cities in 11 states to map “heat equity.” Extreme heat kills more Americans than any other weather event, but not…
A Reporter Under Siege Writes from India’s Charnel House
Three things emerge from Jeffrey Gettleman’s report from New Delhi – fear, desperation and helplessness. Crematories are so full of bodies, it’s as if a war just happened. Fires burn…
Canada’s Coal Hypocrisy
It’s called the Powering Past Coal Alliance and it’s led by the UK and Canada. Well done us. Except that it’s just more greenwash. Paul Schreiber, the author of the…
Human Rights Watch Accuses Israel of the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution
One reason I jettisoned my affiliation with the Liberal Party was when I realized there wasn’t much liberal left in it. Nothing made this so apparent as the Liberals fulsome…
Isn’t it Time to Cry "Uncle"? If Not Now, Then When?
I don’t believe there’s a snowball’s chance in hell of something of this enormity happening any time soon. That doesn’t mean it shouldn’t. Covid-19 has brought us face first into…
Pushing Back. The Greek War on Migration.
We’re entering an era of mass migration. There are several triggers – conflicts, climate change, food insecurity, alone or in combination. These migrations sometimes pit desperate people, struggling to survive,…