Covid 19 and the "Evolutionary Mismatch"
A fascinating article in the journal, Lancet Planetary Health, explores while some societies are relatively successful in dampening the spread of a contagion such as Covid while others fare much…
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The Consensus Builds – In Crisis Canada Cannot Afford to be Dependent On "The Market"
Canada is paying for a failure that goes back through every federal government since Mulroney including Chretien, Martin, Harper and Trudeau – the lot. As we’ve done on so many…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Linda Geddes discusses the problem with people approaching COVID-19 restrictions based on the question of what’s permitted (or worse yet what they…
Biden Democrats Feeling Fat and Sassy. Why?
According to the New York Times, the Democrats are flush with cash and hope it’s a sign they can hold on to the House in the mid-terms. It seems the…
For Those Keeping Score
On Saturday, Britain logged 600,000 Covid-19 vaccinations. 600,000 – one day. Just Saturday. Since vaccines first became available about six weeks ago, Canada has administered 954,000 doses. That’s all in.…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Jerusalem Demsas discusses the strong popular support for affordable social housing even as governments continually fail to provide it. Daphne Bramham rightly asks…
There’s an Idea! Let’s Make Our Own Vaccines.
Dr. Alan Bernstein, head of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, says Canada needs something we haven’t had since Mulroney allowed Connaught Labs to be sold off. He wants Canada…
Musical interlude
Joywave – Doubt
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Andrew Nikiforuk writes about the even greater urgency to get to COVID zero as more dangerous strains of the virus spread in Canada.…
Trump Unmasked?
It has become popular in some circles to dismiss all the evidence that Donald Trump was, perhaps unwittingly, in service to the Kremlin. These types seem to overlook how much…
Public Confidence in Trudeau is Flagging
The longer the Covid vaccine fiasco drags on the worse it becomes for Justin Trudeau. Mr. Trudeau has been long on assurances, the more vague the better, but falls far…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Ciara Nugent writes about Amsterdam’s embrace of doughnut economics focused on finding the sweet spot which accounts for human well-being and environmental…
Isn’t This How Most of Us Feel Today When Someone Mentions Climate Change?
I’ve struggled to put my finger on how people respond when the subject of climate change comes up. This excerpt from a piece in Pro Publica captures the dilemma we…
And Trump Will Still Get Off the Hook
The US Department of Homeland Security issued a domestic terrorism warning today. The warning specified a growing risk of attacks by “ideologically-motivated violent extremists” agitated about President Biden’s election and…
You Can Forget About an Early Election.
Canada may have to wait six months longer for Covid vaccines than America or Europe. What we were told was “a few weeks” lag is now looking like a disaster…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – George Monbiot writes about the COVID disinformation which is so dangerous as to need to be suppressed. Maggie Keresteci, Nili Kaplan-Myrth and Naheed…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Toying cats.
Oh, Those Poor Deluded Fools. They’re Not to Blame.
There’s a growing effort underway in the ranks of America’s left to excuse the sins of Trump’s legion of useful idiots. It’s not their fault. They’re to be pitied, not…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Simon Enoch traces the COVID-19 spending that’s taken place in Saskatchewan – finding that most of the support has come from the…
America’s Original Sin – Conspiracy Theory
Conspiracy theories propelled Donald Trump to power but it’s been the stuff of American politics since the 1776 Revolution. The United States of America was founded on a conspiracy theory.…