Why Russia’s Crimea is different from America’s Iraq
Today President Obama said America’s invasion of Iraq is nothing compared to Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Coffin makers agree. In 2003 the United States invaded Iraq, a stable country, claiming…
politics
The ethics of politics via Aristotle
Politics, Aristotle wrote in the Nicomachean Ethics, is the “master science of the good.” The good of which he wrote is the greater good, the “highest good” that benefits the…
Bill 4 opens BC parks to industry
Raft Cove Provincial Park (Photo: BC Gov Photo/Flickr). Read this March 25th article in the Vancouver Observer about Bill 4: the Park Amendment Act, passed. The Act changes the management…
Reflections on Chartres Cathedral, the death of civilization and the deification of the banal
Thinking of Chartres Cathedral, I ask myself, what, if anything, have we built in the past eight centuries, that compares to this? The iPad, computers, cell phones, the internet? Are…
ConCalls: Satire and Analysis Becomes Reality in #RoboCon
Ever wonder why Elec Canada didn't raid CPC hq. On robocalls? I know I do. See ipolitics @HarrisAuthor #cdnpoli— Michael Harris (@HarrisAuthor) March 24, 2014 In early March 2012, I…
Button collection!
In lieu of posting actual content, check out my button collection! Been actively collecting them since the 2006 federal leadership, my oldest button is a Harry Jackman for Rosedale button,…
Button collection!
In lieu of posting actual content, check out my button collection! Been actively collecting them since the 2006 federal leadership, my oldest button is a Harry Jackman for Rosedale button,…
Button collection!
In lieu of posting actual content, check out my button collection! Been actively collecting them since the 2006 federal leadership, my oldest button is a Harry Jackman for Rosedale button,…
Button collection!
In lieu of posting actual content, check out my button collection! Been actively collecting them since the 2006 federal leadership, my oldest button is a Harry Jackman for Rosedale button,…
Time to fold the Progressive Conservatives of Alberta.
It’s over. When a party is on its third leader in three years, offends both conservative and liberal wings of its party, and its message offends Albertans so much that…
We Need An Election
It’s time for a federal election. They want to change fundamental Canadian rights, and oppose laws in our Constitution that they didn’t get a mandate for in their crooked 2011…
Marois: It’s not a priority for me to break up the country…right now.
So Pauline Marois wants to focus on issues other than a referendum on breaking up Canada. “It’s not a priority for Quebecers at the moment and it’s not my priority…
Marois: It’s not a priority for me to break up the country…right now.
So Pauline Marois wants to focus on issues other than a referendum on breaking up Canada. “It’s not a priority for Quebecers at the moment and it’s not my priority…
What We Know: We’re Screwed
Addressing the issues of climate change is an issue for policymakers and leaders. It’s important they’re informed by the most accurate data. – Katharine Hayhoe, Atmospheric Scientist, Professor, and director…
campaigns to support
Do you have five extra minutes? Could you help out some good causes? What about an hour? The following are a number of things people could do from their homes.…
REPEAT AFTER ME!
REPEAT AFTER ME: The composition of the Supreme Court of Canada is constitutionally protected, and the Harper government™ attempt to change the Supreme Court of Canada Act through an omnibus…
ConCalls: The Important Question of #RoboCon #elxnfraud
Ask why no by-elections were triggered by Elections Canada following the finding of a coordinated nation-wide election fraud scheme detected in 247 ridings. What could possibly more serious during an…
Success Defeated Alison Redford
Alison Redford was defeated because her party is too successful. And there's proof.In politics there wouldn't be many opportunities to test such a theory; to really know if it was…
Success Defeated Alison Redford
Alison Redford was defeated because her party is too successful. And there’s proof. In politics there wouldn’t be many opportunities to test such a theory; to really know if it…
Success Defeated Alison Redford
Alison Redford was defeated because her party is too successful. And there's proof.In politics there wouldn't be many opportunities to test such a theory; to really know if it was…