Emergent Leaders in the Classroom
“The kindest person in the room is often the smartest” The Emergent Leader I have a trait I’m not always proud of but seems to be inescapable: I am a…
My latest: we don’t need that kind of education
“We don’t need no education.” It’s ironic, and telling, that the author of that 1979 Pink Floyd lyric was Roger Waters. Waters is a musician, but he is also one…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – David Macdonald highlights yet another record-breaking year of Canadian CEO income compared to the pay of the average worker. – Lisa Young’s…
Israel’s genocide betrays the Holocaust
“Never Again and Again and Again.” Illustration by Mr. Fish. Israel’s lebensraum master plan for Gaza, borrowed from the Nazi’s depopulation of Jewish ghettos, is clear. Destroy infrastructure, medical facilities…
Legal Tweet of the Day: January 2, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: These are the big changes coming to Ontario law in 2024 #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews http://tinyurl.com/yr6pkmdx – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Engineered Stone Banned Down Under
If you don’t work in one of the building trades then you might not know about engineered stone, but you have definitely seen it and probably touched it. It’s a…
Did They Get The Memo?
Paul Krugman writes that the news is remarkably good: You may have heard about the good economic news. Labor force participation — the share of adults in today’s work force…
Musings on the Post-Xmas Days
I am glad to have reached the first week in January of 2024 without telling a lot of people to simply fuck off and leave me alone during the past…
As French embassy closes in Niger, West Africa charts a new course
French embassy in Niger. Relations between the two countries have broken down since a July coup d’état overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum. Photo courtesy France24. Over the past few years, numerous…
Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of January 2, 2024
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of January 2, 2024
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of January 2, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter: Toronto police investigating aggressive exchange at Eaton Centre protest | CTV News…
Bernie, #PodSaveJon, and the Rest of Us
On Thursday, Bernie Sanders tweeted about having Covid, and this happened: Favreau got slammed for this comment, and explained his intentions on Friday, “Just to follow up: the brand of…
Are They Pestering You?
One of the things I learned early in running elections is to work closely with your fundraisers. Money is not always the solution but it sure helps. I should not…
Review: The Banshees of Inisherin
I had expected comedy. Maybe not laugh-aloud, rib-splitting stuff. Not slapstick and pratfalls. But humour of the British sort. Oscar-Wilde-ish witty dialogue. Banter like that from Fry and Laurie. Joycean…
When An Argument Starts From A False Premise …
This essay came up on my Twitter feed this morning. Titled "In Defence of Gender", it's a lengthy piece of writing which attempts to justify taking a "both sides" approach…
When An Argument Starts From A False Premise …
This essay came up on my Twitter feed this morning. Titled “In Defence of Gender“, it’s a lengthy piece of writing which attempts to justify taking a “both sides” approach…
Covid is Finally a Concern!
Maria Van Kerkhove, of the World Health Organization, is worried about Covid. If she’s worried, then the shit has really hit the fan. Van Kerkhove is well known to have…
2024 Begins – But Where Will It End?
And Patrick Corrigan offers this apt and incisive cartoon to help us usher in the new year. While the threats to democracy are world-wide, three former Trump staffers warn the…
Films and Shows of 2023: Speed Reviews
This year was another Covid mess so a great time for watching movies and shows from a variety of streaming services. These are in no particular order, and this is…
Ready to Rumble in 2024?
Canadians can take our antagonisms out of social media this year and work towards an election for real. Mr. Poilievre certainly wants one. The conservatives just spent so much trying…