Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Paul Abela writes that the continual concentration of wealth is patently unsustainable. Alex Himelfarb discusses how neoliberalism has laid the groundwork for the…
The hobby horse
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Neoliberalism made Trump possible
Excerpt from Breaking Free of Neoliberalism: Canada’s Challenge A good deal of punditry has gone around in circles on the question of how someone like Donald Trump could become president…
Legal News Post of the Day: October 3, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Doug Ford pledges to hike speed limits on all 400-series highways ‘where it is safe to do so’ #law #legal #legalnews via @CTVNews https://t.co/bEs8gBZWbs - Garry J. Wise, Toronto…
Dear Marlaina (Danielle)
So, you say you want to “depoliticize” the debate over your proposed horrors you wish to inflict on Alberta’s transgender youth?The answer to that is “drop the legislation”. Do not…
Ontario Wills and Estates #LawFact of the Day: Public Policy and your Last Will
A last will cannot have provisions that run contrary to public policy.For instance, a will cannot discriminate against a family member because of their…Religionmarital status, orsexual orientationIt cannot encourage people…
Boris Kagarlitsky: Obituary for Fredric Jameson (1934-2024)
Marxist sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky is currently in a Russian prison for speaking out against the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In support of his release, the Boris Kagarlitsky International...
The collapse of voter turnout in Saskatchewan
Photo by Peter Pelisek/Flickr While we were waiting for the writ to be dropped for the Saskatchewan election, scheduled for October 28, I’ve been thinking about what it is that…
We’ve solved the housing crisis before. We can do it again
Toronto’s Regent Park in 1968, Canada’s oldest social-housing project. Photo by Graham Bezant/Toronto Star. A government report on the national “housing price spiral” expre...
Busy busy busy! Here’s some stuff about Trudeau, the Jack Smith report, the US election, the Russia-Ukraine War
I have a feeling that things are going to just be crazy for the next five weeks. Tonight I am reading about a whole bunch of things -- the pressure…
When we see red tape in Alberta, we cut it, right? Fuhgeddaboudit! No booze in Alberta grocery stores!
When it comes to wrecking public health care and undermining public education, Alberta’s United Conservative Party is prepared to act boldly in pursuit of its ideological goals. But what about…
Wednesday Night Cat Blogging
Collapsed cat.
Zoomer: talking about October 7
Here. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAop564SRip/?igsh=MWRxdmJmbzNwc28ybg==
Electoral Victory Of Deplorables
I do believe Brittlestar has divined the mystery of why undesirables proliferate and prosper in public office:Recommend this Post
Location location location
Maybe it is zoned Business. But there are no nearby residents with money. And nowhere to buy bread and milk. Any residential was long ago
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Daron Acemoglu highlights the dangers of a new gilded age - particularly as increasingly large concentrations of wealth are taken for merit or wisdom.…
Legal News Post of the Day: October 2, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Ontario man shocked when engine not covered under warranty due to 'over revving' #law #legal #legalnews via @CTVNews https://t.co/PiVGTsGYFH - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
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