One Good Man
Recently I have despaired that there was such a creature as a wise Republican. But I took note this morning of a piece by Charles Fried in The Daily Beast.…
Recently I have despaired that there was such a creature as a wise Republican. But I took note this morning of a piece by Charles Fried in The Daily Beast.…
Tim Hudak wants to be the next Premier of Ontario, desperately so by all appearances. Canada is caught up in something of a Conservative wave right now, and Hudak looks…
I have been reluctant to condemn the credit-rating agencies for sovereign downgrades because it seems like shooting the messenger. As the bond markets have noticed, a few European countries have…
It's crunch time for America. China is getting tired of picking up America's bar tab and has put the US on notice that the days of cheap booze may soon…
Inspired by this story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/08/07/harper-latin-america-tour.html
“In the past few months we have encountered many difficulties in organizing the exhibitions, usually connected to interventions of the Canadian Government or institutions under Canadian governmental control. We continued…
Just in case you didn't get that the first time around. This is a point the Democrats (and progressive media/bloggers need to hammer) for the next few weeks. But they…
Not much political commentary this past few weeks, but I've been taking some astrophotos. This time the summer Milky Way, a close neighbour, and a stellar nursery.
Flaherty warns global troubles could affect CanadaRemember when Stephen Harper said that a Canadian election was a threat to our economic recovery? We knew it was nonsense at the time…
Simon Fraser University v. Noble, 2011 BCCA 334 deals with the death of a party to litigation and mootness. Professor David Noble was involved in freedom of information litigation with…
Holy prayerpalooza Batman !!! I see that brother Rick Perry, the Governator of Texas, did gather his flock around him and pray for the salvation of these United States.Father, our…
Paul Hawken
The "Government In Waiting" is off to a slow start. The parliamentary session has not even begun for the fall, and already the major issue isn't any oversight of the…
it was full and layered, coming at the topic from a lot of different angles bringing to bear the experiences (and perspectives) of many different feminists rather than a limited…
by matttbastard Michael Tomasky: The Boston Globe ran a chart last Sunday that I’d buy billboard space to reproduce in every decent-size city in America, if I were running the…
Ezra Levant has come up with another moronic idea; he thinks if the tar sands are presented in a positive way then the public will accept it more. I think…
Lots of talk about Obama's approval rating, some analysis comparing him to Carter, it looks bad, but brightens considerable when taken out of isolation. Yes, if you confine yourself to…
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Tom Mills challenges the Cons to show any job creation whatsoever as a result of their non-stop corporate tax slashing:The thing is, if corporate…