Knee Surgery, 10
Back when the surgeon offered me an unexpected date in August instead of the expected December to February, I thought to myself it would be better to get it done…
About Free Speech and That Nurse In BC
So, apparently Pierre Poilievre thinks that a certain nurse's comments about transgender people are an example of "free speech and free thought". Let's talk about that for a moment. Ms.…
About Free Speech and That Nurse In BC
So, apparently Pierre Poilievre thinks that a certain nurse's comments about transgender people are an example of "free speech and free thought". Let's talk about that for a moment. Ms.…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your Labour Day reading.- Alec Rhodes studies the immense lifetime returns on a unionized career. David Dayen exposes how anti-union firms are encouraging unscrupulous employers to engage…
How to Build an Intelligent Online Answer Machine
Ever since Facebook and Amazon people have become lazier, or perhaps more accurately addicted to convenience over all else, including ethics or accuracy. When it comes to information we used…
How to Build an Intelligent Online Answer Machine
Ever since Facebook and Amazon people have become lazier, or perhaps more accurately addicted to convenience over all else, including ethics or accuracy. When it comes to information we used…
Alberta celebrates Labour Day on the brink of a major labour dispute with the province’s teachers
Happy Labour Day! Starting tomorrow, with the Labour Day holiday behind us and another school year about to commence, Alberta news coverage will be “laser focused,” as our government likes…
Historical Influences in Gaming: Emperor of the Fading Suns
I've been meaning to do an articleon games that have a tendency tolead people to monarchism (whichwill end up being a list of ParadoxStudio games) but in the meantimeI wanted…
American Succession
Should Trump die in office, it is not entirely clear that the 25th amendment will be followed when the rest of the constitution is already being ignored. There is, after…
Sunday Funday: Lots of TrumpWatch, plus Newsom’s Canada plane, other funny stuff and Animal Crackers
Time for my Sunday column and I've been looking forward to sharing all the TrumpWatch posts this week. "TrumpWatch" is what I call posts about the world's most anticipated event,…
Oh Canada, where art thou?
The flag of the International Criminal Court at The Hague. Photo by Tony Webster/Wikimedia Commons. A long time ago “It was an extraordinary moment,” remembered Stephen Lewis, Canada’s ambassad...
Sometimes “the people” are wrong
Donald J. Trump represents the worst of his country—the archetype of the ugly American. I... The post Sometimes “the people” are wrong first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Africa’s New Revolutions
The Alliance of Sahel States (French: Alliance des États du Sahel), or AES is a confederation formed between Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, located in the Sahel region of Africa.…
Doug Ford’s hot air is not good governance! We just don’t have any good alternatives…
Is there any major policy area Doug Ford's PC government in Ontario is actually managing well? The health care sector? Nope. It's a disaster getting worse every year, hallway medicine…
Doug Ford’s hot air is not good governance! We just don’t have any good alternatives…
Is there any major policy area Doug Ford's PC government in Ontario is actually managing well? The health care sector? Nope. It's a disaster getting worse every year, hallway medicine…
Mohamad Fakih doesn’t belong in the Order of Canada
No one would really care about Mohamad Fakih, if it were not for that little enamel pin on his lapel, and the letters – “C.M.” – he always seems to…
Sketchies
A collection of loose ideas from #ldnont during the slow dog-days of August. We don’t find any humour in guns and bullets.
Notes from the American Resistance: Hanging on by their fingernails
I realized today how prescient our Canadian leaders have been. Months ago, both Trudeau and Carney told us that Trump has turned the United States into an unworthy and untrustworthy…