Believing is Seeing
“He who permits himself to tell a lie once,” wrote Thomas Jefferson (in a letter to his nephew, Peter Carr, from Paris, France, 1785), “finds it much easier to do…
HSBC Chief Economist Warns of Youth Uprising Across Europe
Stephen King (no, not that Stephen King), HSBC Chief Economist sees the same conditions emerging in today’s Europe that triggered the 1831 peasants’ uprising against the British aristocracy. In King’s…
Existential email question
If an email is deleted but is still available on the server, was it ever really deleted in the first place? Too bad that Ann Cavoukian didn’t retrieve emails from…
Pandering to the Impotent
‘Men’s rights’ group behind sexual assault posters Posters mimic well-known ‘Don’t be that guy’ campaign against sexual assault CBC News Posted: Jul 10, 2013 6:59 PM MT Last Updated: Jul…
6231…Does Wal Mart Hate Dogs?
The one in Kemptville, Ontario, a town about 30 minutes south of Parliament Hill, seems too. Or to. The Cornwall Free News offers the news that “Reports from CBC allege…
6230…Senator Sarah Palin
It could happen. Gawker.com reports that the former Governor of Alaska told Sean Hannity on his WABC and national radio show that “…she was considering a run against Alaskan Senator…
Hey America, Wake up and Smell the Methane
This week, I watched the premiere of Josh Fox’s documentary film, Gasland II. Very troubling. The story line confirms that America has lost its moorings and has veered off in…
New column day
Here, on how the Cons’ abuse of supporters’ donations can only stoke cynicism about the value of participating in politics – but how the limited number of people currently involved…
July 11: journalistic scumbags..
…that’s a lower category than presstitutes. 1. A reader has informed me that Dr. Cleary, our Chief Medical Officer whose advice those twits in Federicton ignored when she warned about…
Political peccadilloes please public.
A news story the other day said that researchers were surprised to learn that voters are not turned off by the more personal and seamier side of political news. It…
On glibertarianism
One of the more obvious points of convergence in political thought over the past 70-80 years is the greater appreciation of systemic complexity – the recognition that different decisions by…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, July 11, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, July 11, 2013: Single Fathers on Rise Allow Google, Microsoft to disclose national security order data: rights…
Ontario: 6.1 fewer hours of care per hospital patient
The real costs for the average hospital acute care patient are declining. As noted yesterday this is true for both Ontario and Canada, based on data just released from the…
Star Readers Opine On Harper’s Self-Reported Ignorance (I Didn’t Do It) And Mike Duffy’s Avarice
Some days, all I have to do is open my newspaper for my blog post. Today is one of those days. Enjoy. Harper kept public in dark, July 6 When…
Christy Clark……WINNER
And that's how it's done folks.
Christy Clark……WINNER
And that’s how it’s done folks.
Christy Clark……WINNER
And that's how it's done folks.
Christy Clark……WINNER
And that’s how it’s done folks.
Back To The 19th Century
This week Stephen Harper indicated once again that he wants to return this country and its citizens to the19th century. Bob Hepburn writes in the Toronto Star: The latest slap…
The 0.01% Oppose Renewable Energy Because You Can’t Suck Rents From It
It doesn’t get much more naked than this (AP): A political group founded by billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch wants Georgia’s utility regulators to reject a plan requiring Southern…