The Lighter Side of Hill Work
When I started working for him, Scott Simms was the elected chair of the Atlantic Liberal Caucus, and, as the biggest regional caucus in the emaciated 2011 National Liberal Caucus,…
Choosing death in a society that doesn’t support life
If assisted dying is extended and thoroughly normalized, writes John Clarke, the right to choose may be transmogrified into an ugly way to reduce costs and dispose of those who…
Guest Post: Israeli weapons manufacturers will soon be using Alberta as a testing ground to market their latest weapons
Former journalist Todd Pruner, the author of this guest post (Photo: Todd Pruner). Since Oct. 7, 2023, the news from Gaza, and from the Occupied West Bank, has grown more…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Multidirectional cat.
The Rise of the New Fascists and Their Threat to Democracy
I wonder if this was how my father felt in England, watching the rise of fascism in Europe in the 1920s and ’30s. By the time of my father’s 20th…
Racing toward danger
MIT’s Dr. Peter S. Park and academics associated with the Center for AI Safety examined deception by Artificial Intelligence. They conclude that increased capabilities of AI pose a serious risk…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Oliver Milman discusses a new study showing that the costs of a climate breakdown roughly approximate what it would take to fight…
Abortion And A Rogue Supreme Court
In the United States, abortion will be on the ballot this year. Jennifer Rubin argues that the Supreme Court should also be on the ballot: This year, abortion remains a…
My latest: when the tortured are (falsely) called torturers
Benjamin Netanyahu is not an extremely likeable person. In Israel, where this writer met with many people earlier this month, Israel’s Prime Minister was reviled across the ideological spectrum, from…
Legal Tweet of the Day: May 21, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: At Trump Trial, Tensions Rise in Courtroom After Cohen Completes Testimony #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/4dxmtpfv – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
PREFACE On scientific knowledge
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Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of May 21, 2024
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of May 21, 2024
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of May 21, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter: Trump trial nears final phase with key witness: confidant-turned-nemesis Michael Cohen Three…
polarization is not the problem. the problem is fascism.
Art by Maaike Hartjes"The problem today is that society is so polarized. We need to come together and find common ground."I hear and read this a lot these days. In…
polarization is not the problem. the problem is fascism.
Art by Maaike Hartjes “The problem today is that society is so polarized. We need to come together and find common ground.” I hear and read this a lot these…
On the Importance of Hobbies
I taught grade 10 Careers for a bit. I changed it completely from how it was typically taught, though, which was largely one Myers-Briggs-type test after another. Kids in other…
On the Importance of Hobbies
I taught grade 10 Careers for a bit. I changed it completely from how it was typically taught, though, which was largely one Myers-Briggs-type test after another. Kids in other…
A day in the life
I was planning to write about the dangers of unregulated artificial intelligence, but ChatGPT told me that AI is not inherently dangerous. So I’ll leave that subject for another day.…
Danielle Smith thinks there are too many managers at AHS? Pay attention! Now she says it needs ‘thousands’
Since well before her return to politics, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has carped constantly about how there were too many managers at Alberta Health Services. Calgary Sun political columnist Rick…
Plague Update: I’m Not Disabled, But I Expect To Be Someday
For someone who has literally died, I’m in good health. My short bout with death a decade ago left its mark, and a computer in my chest, but overall I…