Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Donal Gill and Isaac Peltz discuss the need to strengthen Canada's democracy against a descent into nihilistic populism like the one looming in the…
Republicans
NDP Leadership Candidates and the Monarchy: Yves Engler
Source: Yves Engler's Campaign Page The NDP leadership race is going to be a long one with it not set toconclude until 2026. Even so thereare two candidates alreadydeclared. As…
Very Depressing; Very Strange: American Pedocon Theory
To people who aren’t in the MAGA cult, it’s been very worrying that tens of millions of Americans are willing to overlook the Orange Menance’s convictions for fraud, and his…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Amanda Marcotte writes that Joni Ernst's latest pro-death messaging is just another example of the Republican war on empathy and human decency. And…
US Corrupt Much?
Yale profs are leaving for Canada, and probably elsewhere too. They see the writing on the wall, the US is in a steep decline this decade, and we don’t yet…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Paul Krugman examines the regressiveness and cruelty of the Republicans' planned budget which imposes massive costs on those who already have the least…
2025 Federal Election Leaves NDP with a Mixed Bag of Survivors
To say the recently concluded federal election was bad for theNew Democratic Party is like saying the Hindenburg had aminor accident. The NDP has suffered their single worstresult ever. The…
Republicans Leaving Canadian Federal Politics (by choice or otherwise)
There is a federal election underway and I wanted to take a second to look at what this means for the monarchy. While the monarchy is not directly effected by…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Michael Harriot writes that the U.S. is past the point of being able to talk about mere threats to democracy, and needs instead…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Tim Snyder calls out the coup in progress as unelected lackeys take over major elements of the U.S.' government, while Jamelle Bouie rightly makes…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your new year.- Michael Mann and Peter Hotez write about the combined threat posed by climate change, pandemics and an anti-science message which makes it far…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Michael Scherer and Josh Dawsey document the dark-money false flag operation used by Republicans and their wealthy owners to depress Democratic turnout. And Justin…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your Saskatchewan election day reading. And if you haven't voted yet, now's the time! (Update: Also, ReginaPosterBoy's summary of the Sask Party's track record (via Cathie) is…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- William Ripple et al. provide an update on the state of the Earth based on 2024 data, and warn that we're continuing to…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Joelle Gergis offers a reminder that we're running out of time to avert a climate calamity - and that the only reasonable goal…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Annika Stechemesser et al. study the effectiveness of various countries' climate policies - and find that while carbon pricing is a necessary element in…
A 30-Year-Old Warning About Rising Fascism
Convicted felon and insurrection supporter Donald Trump claimed in a media conference after his trial that, because the justice system works, Americans are “living in a fascist state.” It’s not…
CBC News Delusional About Republican Election Respect
Why is CBC News carrying water for the GOP? "Both main presidential candidates sent out fundraising emails after the verdict. One thing the Biden message, and Trump's, had in common:…
Monday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your week. – Leslie Sattler discusses new research showing that carbon concentrations are continuing to increase by record amounts. David King writes about the immediate and…
Why are we less polarized than the U.S.?
Witnessing the current state of affairs in our great neighbour to the south, the word polarization leaps to the tongue. In a previous post I suggested what we call polarization…