Murder most foul
A few days ago, fifty-year-old Brian Thompson was gunned down on a street in midtown Manhattan. Thompson was not an unimportant man. He was a senior executive of United Health…
John
My girlfriend Paula Christison had been over, and we’d been studying, then watching something on the little black and white TV we had. My Carleton roommate, Lee G. Hill, was…
Saturday Photo: Better Late Than Never
First snow much later than usual. But lovely, all the same even though people seem to be doing a lot of slipping and sliding. Takes a couple of days of…
The role of the pro-Israel lobby
Photo by Alastair Humphreys/Flickr Toward the end of October, the fervently pro-Israel B’nai Brith Canada issued a “Seven-Point Plan to Combat Antisemitism” claiming that anti-Jewish sentiment h...
Big news from Syria tonight
The Syrian rebels are winning.The Washington Post provides this timeline article: The shocking speed of Syria’s rebel advance against Assad: A visual timeline Videos, photos and maps show how Syrian…
Ten Ways to Fix American Democracy
American democracy (such as it is) suffered a blow last month with the election of clownish demagogue Donald Trump. But that is no reason to wallow in despair. A country’s…
Chat GPT wouldn’t lie to me, would it?
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of my unexpected ascension to the lofty heights of provincial power as outlined here a couple of weeks back, my son Blake thought…
my latest: Saturday people, Sunday people
On Google, the listing for the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne, Australia, now says: “Temporarily closed.” But that’s not quite true, is it? It’s closed for good. At 4:10 a.m.…
With Apologies To Dr. Seuss
The Heart Of This Grinch Would Not Grow, No, Not Even An InchH/t MoudakisRecommend this Post
Mali’s arrest of Barrick employees shows continued push for sovereignty in West Africa
The Malian government under Colonel Assimi Goïta, pictured here, is demanding Resolute Mining and Barrick Gold pay hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes and fines. In the past few…
Guest Post: Alberta’s UCP wants to pave paradise and put up an all-season resort
Now that the fall session of the Alberta Legislature is over and the United Conservative Party is celebrating its success pushing through major parts of its radical agenda, a number…
Price-gouging, policy-corrupting ripoff machines
More and more of the Canadian economy is dominated by a handful of huge companies that control what we buy, how we work, and which other businesses can or can’t…
Musical interlude
Royksopp - I Had This Thing
Invitation declined
A candidate for the People’s Party of Canada asked if I would join his podcast for a discussion of government functions. Having no interest in promoting or assisting that party,…
the reaction to a murder: this is why we must protect and expand public health care
Discussion and debate about health care is a staple in Canadian politics and the culture at large. The adjective most often applied to the system is used so frequently, it…
Today’s News: Trump is shooting himself in the foot
Once again, Trump is shooting himself in the foot. I think that he and his minions thought it would be terribly ballsey to make a whole bunch of controversial nominations…
Legal News Post of the Day: December 6, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: 'Insulting': Intimate partner violence study cut short as Ontario eyes early election #law #legal #legalnews via @CTVNews https://t.co/x07TzGYUsuhttps - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Oliver Milman examines how insurance rates in the U.S. are pricing in climate risks - and pushing insurance out of reach for people facing…