As the pendulum swings.
There can be a pendulum effect in politics. It means that for every aberration noted in one election there is often an equal and opposite reaction in the next election.…
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Is Donald Trump Medically Fit To Remain In Office?
It was like the happy part of a nightmare, if you know what I mean. Brief but welcome. As I watched Donald Trump set fire to the Middle East. Just…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Joseph Stiglitz writes about the need to learn from past mistakes in order to build a sustainable economy for the future: To…
Will Bizarro Trump Start a War This Week?
You don't have to be a psychiatrist to know that Donald Trump is slowly cracking up. Or a political scientist to know that he has never been so dangerous.Mike Flynn's…
The Return of Stuff Happens, week 46: Trump loses it.
I swear I didn’t want to write another word about Donald Trump. But some weeks – almost any week, in fact – he’s inescapable. So, with apologies, here we go…
Did Donald Trump Just Convict Himself?
Even though Donald Trump must be feeling terribly betrayed by Mike Flynn's decision to cooperate with Bob Mueller, and sing like a canary.As he should, because as I said earlier…
Michael Flynn and the Unravelling of Donald Trump
Two days after Donald Trump was elected president, Barack Obama warned him not to hire Michael Flynn for any national security job. But Trump didn't listen to him, he made…
Why Sarah is the perfect press patsy.
Her name is Sarah Huckabee Sanders and she is President Trump’s White House press secretary. Watching her in action, you get the feeling that she is something of a female…
The Whiny Man Baby President Goes After Theresa May
With a skin as thin as Donald Trump’s it is not surprising that the Great Orange Bloat took to twitter to fire back at Theresa May for her stiff rebuke…
New column day
Here, on how the spin behind the Trump administration’s push for a massive tax giveaway to the rich has no basis in economic reality – and how Canada shouldn’t be…
Has Donald Trump Gone Stark Raving Mad?
We've always known that Donald Trump is a virulent racist, and that strange and dirty things swirl around in his head.And in the last few days he has been teetering…
Donald Trump’s Sad and Scary Thanksgiving
As you probably know, yesterday Americans celebrated their Thanksgiving or Turkey Day. And sadly, there was at first glance, very little to give thanks for this year.Although the biggest turkey…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Larry Elliott interviews Joseph Stiglitz about the rise of Donald Trump and other demagogues in the wake of public anger over inequality and…
Writing Off NAFTA.
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is still on the operating table. While it appears that the gurus at Canada’s banks are giving poor odds, that seems to be…
Is ‘compassionate belt tightening’ in Alberta just another sign of our worldwide neoliberal derangement?
PHOTOS: The hopeful, celebratory crowd in front of the Alberta Legislature on May 24, 2015, as Premier Rachel Notley and her NDP Government were sworn in. Below: UBC geographer Dr.…
Donald Trump’s Deeply Disturbing Twitter Weekend
Even by Donald Trump's insanely low standards, his behaviour on Twitter in the last 48 hours couldn't be more deranged and deeply disturbing.Firing out tweets in every direction as if…
Is Donald Trump Losing His Marbles Again?
It's really good to know that the U.S. nuclear commander says he would resist an illegal order from Donald Trump.The US armed forces could refuse an order from the President…
The Great War on Christmas Is With Us Again
Uh oh, don't look now, but it seems that the Great War on Christmas has begun.And not in the United States where Donald Trump has vowed to save Christmas from…
Samantha Bee on the Homophobic Pervert Roy Moore
As I'm sure you know, Roy Moore is a disgusting creature, more hog than human, for many reasons. He's a dirty old man who had to be banned from a…