Korea: How Wars Can Start Between Countries Whose Leaders Don’t Want War
It is generally assumed that when a great war breaks out, at least one of the parties to the conflict wanted it. That assumption can be wildly wrong. None of…
What has my country come to?
Wikileaks’ release of US Embassy cables is hitting some Canadians harder than others. On November 30, Tom Flanagan, a political and strategic adviser to Prime Minister Harper, said, on national…
Neoliberalism and Work in the Home
The following is an article by me originally published in the December 2010 print edition of Linchpin. It has also been published online at Linchpin.ca and at Z-Net.Neoliberalism and Work…
hold my hand, performance by Montreal artist Jessica McCorrmack
ottawa craigslist ; personals ; missed connections hold my hand (City Hall Art Gallery) Date: 2010-11-30, 11:59AM EST Reply To This Post December, Saturday 4 & Sunday 5 I invite…
John Reilly: Shut down the native industry and spend the money on natives
Former judge, John Reilly wrote a book: Writing Bad Medicine: A Judge’s Struggle for Justice in a First Nations Community and he say’s if he had the power he would…
John Reilly: Shut down the native industry and spend the money on natives
Former judge, John Reilly wrote a book: Writing Bad Medicine: A Judge’s Struggle for Justice in a First Nations Community and he say’s if he had the power he would…
John Reilly: Shut down the native industry and spend the money on natives
Former judge, John Reilly wrote a book: Writing Bad Medicine: A Judge’s Struggle for Justice in a First Nations Community and he say’s if he had the power he would…
John Reilly: Shut down the native industry and spend the money on natives
Former judge, John Reilly wrote a book: Writing Bad Medicine: A Judge’s Struggle for Justice in a First Nations Community and he say’s if he had the power he would…
Wikileaks: Misanthropy and the Spectre of Scrutiny
Amid the bluster surrounding the public release of 278 of 251,287 secret and confidential USG diplomatic cables by Wikileaks as of Monday November 29th; more telling as to the behaviour…
Oped in Macleans on Wikileaks
I have an opinion piece in Macleans on Wikileaks. In short, I think we need to think carefully about whether we really want Wikileaks to make our national security decisions…
China’s changing frontier?
(Holy hell, new content on the blog! What's it been, like a decade?)Two data points from the last week or so. First, this long article in Tehelka about China's military…
China’s changing frontier?
(Holy hell, new content on the blog! What’s it been, like a decade?) Two data points from the last week or so. First, this long article in Tehelka about China’s…
China’s changing frontier?
(Holy hell, new content on the blog! What's it been, like a decade?)Two data points from the last week or so. First, this long article in Tehelka about China's military…
China’s changing frontier?
(Holy hell, new content on the blog! What’s it been, like a decade?) Two data points from the last week or so. First, this long article in Tehelka about China’s…
Open Letter to Canoe.ca
To Whom it May Concern, The problem I have is, while perusing your website, I was reading an article about a high school hostage situation, and the largest graphic on…
The Future
Canada's new Governor General David Johnston aims a C7 assault rifle at the perception that the Monarchy is archaic and ridiculous. For the next while it will be all about…
Alberta Health Services Works – Part II
Last week, I commented on how Alberta Health Services works in how it has served its function for government. Today, I argue that Alberta Health Services actually works in so…
Nietzsche and The Great Recession
Great post by Brad DeLong:Think of that when you consider this: The U.S. unemployment rate is stubbornly high, yet aid from a federal government that can borrow at unbelievably good…
Faretheewell to the Prime Minister of Newfoundland
So Danny Williams the premier of Newfoundland and Labrodour for the past ten years is stepping down because he feels he’s been there long enough and its time to move…
Wake Up: Arbitrary Rule is All Around Us
We live in a dangerous, disordered time. The flashing signs are there to warn us that, both at home and abroad, those who are at the helm of the socio-political…