Jackassery in Alberta
Alberta Conservatives recently demanded that inappropriate books be removed from schools. The order specified that students should not be exposed to sexual content. Among other things, there was to be…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Couched cat.
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Dan Kennedy weighs in on the effect of two-tiered pricing which effectively freezes the working class out of mass culture. Vass Bednar discusses…
Epstein’s Ghost and the Many Sides of Conspiracism [ThreeWayFight]
The Trump administration’s botched handling of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal put conspiracy theories back in the headlines. It has also highlighted that assessing conspiracy theories’ political meaning and significance can…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates September 2, 2025
Click here for the latest compilation of every other week updates. NYC ABC, along with several other individuals and prisoner support crews, now send hard copies to all political prisoners…
Today’s News: Our peaceful time is over
The peace and quiet was great while it lasted.Canada has been enjoying a mostly-Poilievre-free summer. But its over now. Already we're getting inarticulate and inaccurate Poilievre blasts about how awful…
Mastodon and Bluesky
I don’t blog as often as I once did. That will change now and then. For now, I’m mostly posting on Bluesky, but that might switch to Mastodon at any…
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.