Inequality Study in Countries of the World Fails to Show Its Continuing Rise
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Plan B: Tell Trump to Get Stuffed.
Watching a Canadian cabinet minister being interviewed on the weekend was almost painful. Despite the goading of the interviewer, he refused to say exactly what he thought of the stance…
Oped on the governance of AI in the Globe and Mail
Mike Ananny and I have an oped in the Globe and Mail on the ethics and governance of AI. We wrote it in response to the Federal government’s recent funding…
Rats!
Susanonthesoapbox is under the weather. Stay tuned.
The Return of Stuff Happens, week 15: O’Leary out; the return of softwood lumber
Just as Conservatives across the country were about to begin voting for their next leader, one of the front runners threw a wrench into the works. Kevin O’Leary, the bombastic…
The Return of Stuff Happens, week 14: Trump casts his lizard eyes on Canada; I solve the Toronto housing crisis
This week in Donald Trump Land: Remember last week, when Donald Trump sent an “armada” (actually just an aircraft carrier) towards North Korea as a warning to the maniac kingdom?…
Do As We Say, Not As We Litigate
The SaskParty’s Premier Brad Wall is a spectacular, passionate hypocrite. Listen to the emotion in his voice in the video clip at SARM below. @TheStarPhoenix "“Is it reasonable for the…
SaskParty Runs a Corrupt Province
Hey @SaskParty, you want to at least do your corruption on the down-low from here on out? Brown paper bags.https://t.co/F0GrC01qk8 #skpoli — John Klein (@JohnKleinRegina) April 20, 2017 Is it…
France’s Left Presidential Candidate Melenchon Rising Rapidly in Polls
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Germany’s Left Must Find a New Strategy to Stop the Rise of the Right
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Happy Easter!
We will have plenty of time in the coming weeks to talk about the miserable state of the world (it’s getting pretty scary out there, isn’t it?) but today I…
The Return of Stuff Happens, week 13: Dumb, dumber, dumbest
Remember last week, when Pepsi was eviscerated for its incredibly tone-deaf ‘Pepsi brings world peace’ ad? Ah, such innocent times. This week, United Airlines made the Pepsi debacle look no…
Still More Hawaiian Sights
The 3rd day of driving, we headed toward the old Dole Plantation. After climbing a hill on the freeway, the Leaf’s battery was a little depleted especially since we started…
Pot-Induced Delusions
Governments and organizations all over Canada have pot-induced delusions. We know that there’s a growing likelihood that marijuana will be legalized. What’s less likely is how it can be monetized.…
United Breaks Faces
@Limericking United was breaking guitarsStill not among corporate starsThey bloodied manHe's no longer a fanof their work. He'd rather take cars. — Saskboy (@saskboy) April 11, 2017 United became famous…
Regina’s Latest Viral Hit Song
Beep, Beep, I’m a Sheep. “Beep, beep, I’m a sheep,” are the prominent lyrics for Regina resident Todd Bryanton’s — also known on YouTube as LilDeuceDeuce — newest composition. It…
The Return of Stuff Happens, week 12: BULLETIN: Trump does right thing; world reacts with shock
I guess it was bound to happen — Donald Trump actually did the right thing this week. I never thought we would see the day, but as the saying goes,…
Disturbing Police Malpractice Uncovered
Everything about this case is disturbing, most definitely the shooting death of Dunphy. Ironically, Dunphy had invited the officer into his house. (The officer, Joe Smyth, showed up unannounced at…
Making Provincial Policy Based on Toronto Issues Is A MISTAKE
It looks like the Wynne government is going to make a disastrous mistake with respect to easing house restriction requirements laid out in the past. This would be a mistake.…