On the Hydraulic Thesis
The Hydraulic Thesis is related to the interplay between the rise of states in certain societies and the production of large scale irrigation and other 'hydraulic' systems that increase per…
history
70 years ago today
For the history buffs out there, this is one of Churchill's very memorable speeches selected in Brad DeLong's liveblog of today in World War II: "Winston Churchill Liveblogs World War…
Hi, I am Jack, and I am a recovering socialist
Canadian New Democratic Party (NDP) held in Vancouver its fiftieth national congress since its foundation. It is presently Canada’s official opposition in the House of Commons, and arguably one of…
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
There are so many societies in which the elite made decisions that were good for themselves in the short run and ruined themselves and societies in the long run…. Similarly,…
Battlefield Earth
Vancouver is Canada’s latest battlefield. I don’t think Regina’s population would easily riot, not even over the Riders. We’ve come to accept losing the Grey Cup pretty well, and when…
My On Trek To Washington trip!
I will be going to Washington next week I hope to keep you posted on my voyage. You may recall the title of this post it comes from the famous…
history repeats itself as toronto censors subversive messages in public art
Did the City of Toronto paint over a mural because a figure in it resembled Stephen Harper? Or was the mural eradicated because it bears an anti-capitalist message? Or perhaps…
books on books, part 3: reading matters: what the research reveals about reading, libraries and community
Nobody reads anymore, or nobody reads anything worth reading. At least that's what we're supposed to believe. These days everyone is too busy playing video games, watching YouTube and texting.…
Should We Keep The Royals?
The Royals are coming to Canada this summer. With the comments from people like Amir Khadir saying that the Royals are Parasite's. It may bring to Question on the Issue…
why i support the canadian union of postal workers and why you should, too
Earlier today, we put a sticker on our mailbox. It's meant to be a message for our letter carrier, to show support for her cause. The Canadian Union of Postal…
Molly’sBlog 2011-05-29 16:54:00
PERSONAL:THEN AND NOW:As part of the cleanup that never ends I recently came across a series of old publications ie the 'Discussion Bulletin' published by Frank Girard down Michegan way.…
Israel Borders Over The Years (Part 3)
Now that we know some of the History of Israel it's time to shed some lights on some rumors. First Israeli Borders hadn't grown tremendously recently In fact compared to…
Israel Borders Over The Years (Part 2)
After the 1967 war Israel was faced with many wars. Including the Yom Kippur war which was when Israel's Neighbors declared war on Israel on the Jewish fast day. Israel…
Isreal Borders Over the years (part 1)
To understand the problem in the middle east one must understand how Israel was created in the first place. First the Truth about Israel is that there were Jews living…
Marxism and the Continued Cold-War Rhetoric of the Right. . . . .
Am I the only one who is amazed by the Conservatives who condemn fairly mainstream centrists and mild leftists with epithets such as "Marxist" and "Communist" because they are vaguely…
Witnessing The Nearing End Of The Modern Experiment In Democracy
As I wrote previously, a democratic society - whether breathing through a parliamentary system or a republic one - can only bring about and sustain the commonwealth of its citizens…
How Libertarians brought America big religion and bigger lawsuits…
(originally written Nov 2; posted Nov 16) It looks like the Democrats are going to get clobbered in next week’s tomorrow’s today’s US elections. Economic malaise tends to do this…
Fun Facts About the Census
I must confess, one of the reasons why I am so engrossed in the issue of the long-form census is that I am a genealogist. And not just as a…