A nation in a state of stasis.
A nation in stasis is a state that can neither move forward nor back as the forces in play remain equal and opposed. And this is the State of the…
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How Donald Trump’s Inauguration Turned Into A Nightmare
Donald Trump's inauguration was supposed to be a magic moment that would mark his arrival on the word stage.A glittering affair fuelled by millions of dollars in corporate donations.But instead…
Lies, hyperbole and alt truths.
What has happened to politics? And what has happened to the decency that it used to have? We all know that U.S. president Donald Trump creates his own truths but…
Donald Trump and the Orange Mystery of the White House
As soon as he stepped out of Air Force One at the Palm Beach International airport, Donald Trump couldn't hold back his joy.After more than a month in freezing grey…
Ellen Page Takes On The Anti-Gay Bigots
It's hard to believe that it has been four years already, since the Canadian actress and producer Ellen Page came out at a gay right's conference in Las Vegas. And…
Politics in anxious times.
If prime minister Justin Trudeau had his druthers, he would not want an election this year. It is simply bad timing. Canadians are anxious. It is not any one thing.…
Is American Democracy Fucked ?
So is the American political system completely dysfunctional. I suppose the easy answer is to say they elected Trump so case closed, but of course it is much more complicated…
Donald Trump and the Bad Numbers Game
Donald Trump likes to say that he's really good at numbers. You know, the best.Just like he says he knows more about science than the scientists. But whatever he says…
Donald Trump, the Joker, and the Toddler Pageant
Donald Trump remember what happened yesterday for a long long time, maybe even forever. For by the time the day was over, he must have felt he was trapped in…
Donald Trump’s Roger Stone Nightmare
It's not hard to imagine how Donald Trump must be feeling like today. It couldn't be easier.All you have to do is read this hysterical tweet: This is what he…
John McCallum is no diplomat.
Canada’s ambassador to China never was a diplomat. He is a politician. Maybe he has always been too much of a neoliberal to my taste but he finally did what…
The Wonderful Humbling of Donald Trump
The U.S. government shutdown has now being going on for more than a month, with no end in sight.Almost a million government workers are struggling to make ends meet, with…
Wishy-washy on the Wall.
It is beginning to look like there is some daylight between president Donald Trump and a faction of his Republican followers. It happened last Saturday during Trump’s speech to save…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Penney Kome writes about the importance of treating poverty as a social disease rather than a purely individual circumstance. And Jackie Esmonde…
Trump can: You can’t.
Social media are a trap just waiting for the unwary politician. While I have tested some of the major social media apps, I try to stay away from them like…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Damian Carrington reports on new research showing that it’s possible to stop climate change in its tracks – but only by beginning to…
Blown off by Jason Kenney’s UCP last fall, former Wildrose MLA Rick Strankman heads for the Independent benches
When this blog’s entirely fictional Vegas oddsmaker Jimmy “The Geek” Porcospino celebrated the first birthday of the United Conservative Party last summer by setting the next year’s resignation odds for…
Everything you always wanted to know about Rand Paul and the Shouldice Hernia Hospital * but were afraid to ask
I’m sorry to report, Canada, that Rand Paul, the nutty libertarian son of the crazy uncle of the American Right, isn’t the only politician to stumble into a controversy for…
Mr. Trump as a savant?
The other day, reading something from a forgettable writer, I started out laughing at the presentation of U.S. president Donald Trump as a savant. Please understand that a savant is…
Don’t send a boy…
Maybe if they draw pictures for us, we might understand why prime minister Justin Trudeau would ask U.S. president Donald Trump to help with Canada’s current problems in China. Talk…