states, provinces, and countries i have visited (updated/corrected)
Canadian and other non-US readers might not realize that Kansas City is in the state of Missouri. There is also a small, less famous Kansas City in Kansas, just over…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of May 5, 2025
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of May 5, 2025 from Wise Law on Twitter:Ontario looking to fast-track judicial appointments, add more judges to courtsPeace Bridge duty-free…
BC NDP fails people suffering from opioid use disorder
Discarded drug use paraphernalia on the streets of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Photo by Ted McGrath/Flickr. Late last year the British Columbia NDP narrowly defeated the Conservatives i...
Chris Hedges: Trumpland
“Trumpland USA.” Illustration by Mr. Fish. The Christian fascists and oligarchs gleefully handing Donald Trump his sharpie and executive orders are not making war on the deep state, ...
May the Fourth be with you, Justin Trudeau
I will miss the Star Wars socks:Trudeau ran for the leadership at just the right time, in 2013, when the Liberal Party was flailing and failing. And he left at…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Jason Hickel discusses how capitalism is fundamentally in conflict with the idea of democracy - and how increasing democratic control over the economy…
day 6: kansas city: the negro leagues baseball museum is great but has problems
Yesterday we took our time in the morning, then headed back out to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, housed in the same building as the American Jazz Museum. What was…
in which a 32-year-old desire is fulfilled: we eat at stroud’s
In 1993 I read a story in the New York Times: a father and his young daughter ate at Stroud's, a Kansas City institution, known for pan-fried chicken, large portions,…
Carney’s Promise
Mark Carney has raised people's expectations of what is possible when it comes to nation-building. One of his preeminent promises is the rapid building of much-needed housing. Possibilities abound, and…
WTF Canada? We Needed to do Better!
The Canadian federal election is over and the counting has finally finished. The Liberals under Mark Carney got 168 seats, four short of a majority. That’s disappointing because it weakens…
Here We Go Again On Electoral Reform
Inevitably, following an election as unusual and dramatic as this one, Canadian political discourse will focus on electoral reform and the perceived unfairness of the results, of the Trudeau promise…
day 5: kansas city: the american jazz museum is a real treat
Yesterday we were up early, packed up the car, and drove to Kansas City. The STL Airbnb was lovely; the host and I left each other outstanding reviews.Driving and billboardsThe…
Weekend funny stuff: Let’s bring Stanley home! Let’s laugh at Trump! Plus some other good posts, and Animal Crackers
Go, Canada, Go! when it comes to the nhl playoffs i would like to simply say, “play ball”— Jon Bois (@jonbois.bsky.social) April 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM you don’t get…
Naheed Nenshi, relaxed and confident, rips into Danielle Smith’s flirtation with Alberta separatism
Looking relaxed and confident, Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi ripped into Premier Danielle Smith’s flirtation with separatism yesterday at the Opposition party’s annual convention. “Alberta’s New Democrats will always, always,…
A Saturday Evening Reflection
Spoiler Alert: It doesn't reflect well on Don T.Recommend this Post
My latest: the question Canadian Jews ask
RE’IM, ISRAEL – When you come to this quiet place – where the death cult called Hamas raped, mutilated, beheaded, burnt, slaughtered, and shot 364 young people on the morning…
day 4: st. louis: barbecue in soulard and downtown baseball
STL City FlagYesterday was a really fun day. We hung around in the morning, mostly making plans, then headed into the downtown to Soulard, a historic neighbourhood that is part…
Beach, Tel Aviv
Getting the hang of the gouache stuff.