Thoughts on Education
This is not intended to be a comprehensive treatise on education but some thoughts on certain aspects of the education system. It is written within the context of the Ontario…
Public grocery stores—a good idea, or not?
Government-run grocery stores have become an item among progressives lately. Inspired perhaps by the new... The post Public grocery stores—a good idea, or not? first appeared on Views from the…
The Unknowable and Inevitable Mourning
I’m curious about the intersection of psychology, philosophy, and spirituality, and the more I read, the more closely they all appear to intertwine until they’re sometimes indistinguishable. Buddhism overlaps with…
Today’s News: Watching the Dunning-Kruger Effect in real time. Plus an Epstein-gate Update
The Dunning-Kruger effect is when incompetent people do not have enough knowledge to know that they are incompetent, nor do they recognize competency in others. They don’t know what they…
Danielle Smith launches tax-funded propaganda blitz to pump fall referendum drive
What we do know is that the United Conservative Party Government led by Premier Danielle Smith yesterday launched a propaganda blitz that will use all Albertans’ tax contributions to persuade…
Thursday Night Cat Blogging
Curled-up cat.
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Samantha Hancox-Li writes about the need to build a new woke political movement that actively fights against the forces of reaction rather than…
Palantir, Part 2.0
Palantir, as discussed by Dean Blundell. The post Palantir, Part 2.0 first appeared on Excited Delirium.
From Canada’s Industrial Heartland
While I hardly expect that Ontario should garner much sympathy from the rest of Canada, every so often I can't help but write about our poor state of politics. Led…
Today’s News: Thinking about Canada beyond CUSMA. Plus some Canada Good News
I think Canada needs to understand that the CUSMA negotiations are likely doomed. Trump no longer has the mental capacity to handle "the art of the deal" - as Iran…
Yup, that UCP gerrymandering scheme is just a plan to cheat … and, thanks, Naheed Nenshi, for the shout-out!
Many thanks to Naheed Nenshi for his shout out in the Alberta Legislature Tuesday. Mind you, the NDP Opposition Leader was kind of complaining about me, but as Oscar Wilde…
When men were men and women were women
One hindrance to cleaning up that which George Carlin called "God damn stuff" is that you find things that need your full and immediate attention. This relic from 1950 is…
Does Housing First literally save money?
Housing First refers to the provision of deeply subsidized permanent housing, combined with social work support, to a person who has experienced long-term homelessness. It’s often claimed that this approach…
Your City Could Improve Thanks to World War Oil
The American/Israel bombing of Iran and the subsequent closing of the Strait of Hormuz has sent shockwaves around the world, particularly to places that consume fossil fuels. Indeed, the energy…
Vijay Prashad’s Iran
Vishay Prashad’s Iran: A Response to CounterPunch’s Declaration “Six Non-Negotiable Terms from International Scholars…to End the U.S. War on Iran,” and to the Political Framework That Made It Possible We…
‘Taxpayers,’ ‘Taxeaters,’ and Tax Equity
There is a fascinating phenomenon where people who live paycheque-to-paycheque, surviving on the trickled-down table scraps of unrestrained capitalism, get wildly upset when the obscenely wealthy are asked to pay…
Today’s News: Renewing CUSMA without losing our minds or our souls
Its getting real now, isn't it. I mean Canada's attempt to renew CUSMA so we don't lose our minds or our souls doing it, so Trump will get a win…
UCP bulls ahead with scheme to dump bi-partisan electoral boundaries report and cook up a friendlier riding map
Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government isn’t even trying to fake it any more. They bulled ahead in the Legislature yesterday with a scheme to dump the report of the Electoral…
The UN’s contentious motion on slavery
Earlier this month the United Nations passed Resolution A/80/L.48: Commemoration of the abolition of slavery... The post The UN’s contentious motion on slavery first appeared on Views from the Beltline.