Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Peter Eavis points out how U.S. CEOs are only seeing their exorbitant pay soar even further due to Donald Trump’s tax giveaways.…
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Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – CBC examines the obscene corporate subsidies doled out by Canadian governments – with Alberta ranking as the worst offender even as it also…
Review: We Can Do Better
A short, accessible, measured, and methodical book that lays out what the author describes as a "reconstructed historical materialism" – th...
Review: The Lost History of Liberalism
This is an academic history of liberalism, in the form of what it calls a "conceptual history" – that...
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Teaser Trailer!!!
Finally!! It has been out for a little while, but I am excited to share it and some impressions nonetheless! Without further ado, here is the teaser trailer: (Courtesy the…
Call to Action: Petition to Convince Uber to pay London drivers at least minimum wage and holiday pay
Dear Friends, I just signed the campaign: Keep Uber’s drivers and passengers safe Can you help me with this please by adding your own signature? Every name that is added…
Trudeau fails to renounce KKK!
The evidence is at the top right:
Donald Trump Winning the Battle but Losing the War?
Yesterday, the Toronto Star posted an article aptly titled "Why Donald Trump is a Historically Weak Candidate", which, unsurprisingly, explains why he may win the battle of the Republican Primaries,…
On Rebel Media: What Decade are they Living in? The 20’s???
I was recently watching John Oliver clips on Youtube and few clips from Rebel Media popped up. I had heard of Rebel Media and vaguely had an idea that they…
John Oliver Calls out Trump (Drumpf)…Bazinga!!!
Well, many have tried to get different mud to stick on Donald Trump for the last several months. Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Ben Carson couldn't do it.…
Daniel Bryan Set to Retire
It is with a heavy heart that I report to you, dear reader, that Daniel Bryan's sports entertainment career as an active wrestler is over. Pwinsider.com is reporting that Bryan…
Henry Rollins: Big Think
Hello dear reader! I just came across some Henry Rollins (incredible musician, actor, lyricist, public speaker and punk god!!) Big Think videos on Youtube and wanted to share them. They…
"Actually, it’s about ethics in galactic domination"
No wonder MRAs and the manosphere hate Force Awakens so much - Kylo Ren is an embodiment of Gamergate and the MRA. Geek male identity has been reduced to Kylo…
A few interesting statistics
The election result in the end probably showed that strategic voting in most ridings was unnecessary or, indeed, count-productive. But I take some pleasure in the following statistics: my post…
VOTE!!!
In a tight election that will greatly alter the face of Canada, it is important that everyone eligible to vote goes out and does it. If you are afraid that…
What were they thinking?
Pundits are puzzled by the decision of the Fords to associate themselves with a controversial and reviled figure. The damage to the Ford brand could be significant. The Ford brothers…
Some useful "word power" books
Here are some books that I've come across recently that might be useful for those who want to build their knowledge of word-power and etymologies: Norman Lewis, Word Power Made…
Strategic voting in Nipissing—Timiskaming: vote Liberal
The riding of Nipissing—Timiskaming was one of the closest in the country in 2011. The Conservative Jay Aspin defeated the Liberal Anthony Rota by a mere 18 votes. The NDP…
Strategic voting in Perth-Wellington: vote Liberal
If polls are to be believed, the Liberals are dominating in Ontario. Grenier's poll tracker projects the Liberal support in Ontario at 43% and the Conservatives down to 31%: Ontario…