Defeat The Fascists! Unite The People Now!
The anti-authoritarian grassroots left and right are uniting – at last, as I’ve been urging for decades; and which is absolutely necessary, if we are to halt and reverse our…
Musings on Grammar, Usage and Garner’s
Be honest with me: how serious are you about the serial comma? Do you wade into discussions on language forums and social media brandishing citations from your favourite authorities? Do…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: When should I make a Will?
The best time to time to prepare your Last Will is “right now.” The end product is only half the benefit. You also benefit from taking stock of all your…
A Sinking Ship On Fire: The Dismal State Of A Civilization (sic) In Slow Motion Collapse
(Written this morning as an open letter to a fine independent journalist) Patrick, I found you on 21st Century Wire and was very impressed. Before I listen to this TNT…
The Hot Model
Enjoy yourself. It’s later than you think! Sabine Hossenfelder, physicist and science communicator, posted this 20 minute video: “I wasn’t worried about climate change. Now I am.” She describes the…
Danielle Smith says she cares deeply about transgender Albertans, then unveils grotesquely harsh, othering policy
Of all the clownish, bizarre, and cynical policies of the United Conservative Party, surely the most grotesque we have seen so far was today’s launch on social media by Premier…
Which Country will be the First to Restore its Monarchy in the 21st Century?
Since the end of decolonization in the 1960s the number of monarchies in the world hasn’t changed all that much. While the expectation of modernists has been for the slow…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – David Michaels, Emily Spieler and Gregory Wagner examine how negligent pandemic policies (even when COVID-19 wasn’t being treated as a matter of general…
Legal Tweet of the Day: January 31, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: York University Jewish student organization feels ‘targeted’ after teaching toolkit circulates #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews http://tinyurl.com/43pv3f4e – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Trump And The World
Where Donald Trump goes, chaos follows. With that in mind, Max Boot speculates what foreign policy would be like in a second Trump term: Every president but one since Franklin…
A Brief Attempt at University
In 1998, on the advice of my school guidance counsellor, my parents sent me on a 22-day Canadian Outward Bound Wilderness School course in northern Ontario. It consisted of an…
Actors are getting organized after being locked out of commercial work in Canada
SAG-AFTRA National Vice President, Los Angeles, Michelle Hurd (centre) at an ACTRA rally in Toronto, August 25, 2023. Photo courtesy ACTRA National/Facebook. In May 2023, the Writers Guild of America…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cushioned cat.
My latest: Hamas’ friends
“Temporarily paused.” That’s what the Trudeau government said it has done with funding it gives to UNRWA, the United Nations agency that supposedly helps Palestinians – but, it is alleged,…
A clarifying moment: Canada and the ICJ ruling on genocide in Gaza
The Peace Palace, seat of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands. The court is the principal judicial body of the United Nations. Photo by the United Nations/Flickr.…
Good News For Staples
Not sure it is the best for Ontario taxpayers, though. If you have been following the news here in Ontario, you will know that the government, in its deep wisdom,…
Legal Tweet of the Day: January 30, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: ‘Desperation borrowing’ due to low incomes fuels payday-style lenders: debt counsellor #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews http://tinyurl.com/mv5se8ss – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Colin Carlson discusses why we should be treating the climate crisis as a health emergency (while also recognizing that such a thing…
Ottawa shrugs off ICJ genocide verdict while cutting funds to Palestinian refugees
Health center operated by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the southern Gaza Strip. UNRWA was established by the General…
Socialism, Capitalism, Corporatism, & The Future Of Humanity: Ideology vs Reality
A few thoughts on the recent, very thoughtful and interesting discourse and debate, between Professors Brookes and Wolff, linked in the video below: To Professor Wolff:Bravo – brilliant crystalization. To…