Don’t Blame R2P: A Rebuttal to Margaret Wente
Sometimes I appreciate Margaret Wente’s contrarianism, sometimes it really blinds her. Her piece last weekend on R2P and Libya was wildly off the mark, replacing critique with a somewhat bizarre…
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Oped in G&M on Election Debates
Rudyard Griffiths and I have a piece out today on how and why our election debates are flawed, and what can be done about it. We have a lot of…
LOTR on Queen’s Pro Bono Radio
This was inspired by lawiscool.com’s previous post about LOTR as property law. We tried to break down different methods of possession and discussed who we thought was the true lord…
International Intervention in Libya
By David Olevson and Ekaterina Perchenok With the conflict in Libya and throughout the Middle East escalating every day, we must keep conscious of the inherent bias of our news…
Foreign correspondents in an age of Twitter
My friend Mike Ananny and I have been chatting lately about the changing role of the foreign correspondent. As the evolving democratic movements in the Middle East have shown, the…
Of Patriarchy and Paradox.
So, um, Happy New Year, kids. We at bastard.logic are proud to kick off 2011 with the debut of our newest co-blogger, Amy Lauren, whom you’ll no doubt be seeing…
Reasonable caps for reasonable prices?
Usage based billing. It is a term that most Canadians had probably never even heard of until quite recently. I had, but that is because I handle most of the…
It’s been two months, and still no documents…
Some background: On April 27 last year, the speaker of the House of Commons, Peter Milliken, ruled that the government had to comply with an Order from the parliamentary defense…
LIVE BLOG: Kitchener Open Mike Event
Real Canadian Politics is happy to be Live Blogging this event live from Bingemans Conference Centre in Kitchener, Ontario. Unfortunately, I have a hockey game at 2:00pm this afternoon so…
A new model for public policy debate?
Rudyard Griffiths and I wrote the below for the Guardian the week after the Munk Debates, and I forgot to post. I have worked on the debates for a couple…
I’m Dreaming of a Drenched Christmas
I’m dreaming of a drenched Christmas Just like the ones I used to know Where the sidewalks glisten, and children listen To hear rain-gear squeak below I’m dreaming of a…
Top Five Posts of 2010
As 2010 draws to a close, I look back at all the blog posts in the first year of Carbon49. Judged by the highest view counts, here are the top…
The Future is Full of Moderate Possibilities
So it sounds like Iggy is building up the courage to strike out on his own and risk sending the country to an election in the spring. Well I say,…
The First Annual Holiday FFriend Shout Out
Cross-posted to Computationally Thinking This is the time of year when we all make a little effort to send a gift to our family and close friends. Other friends get…
RIP Bruce McDonald, Progressive Blogger
Just heard the devastating news about the recent untimely passing of Bruce McDonald of Canuck Attitude. Brucie was a mensch, pure and simple. The fact that his passion and warmth…
Montreal Massacre: “Remember, then organize.”
by matttbastard Record snowfall may have forced the cancellation of local commemorative events, but the memories of December 6th, 1989 remain fresh, regardless of where we wrestle with them. Though…
Carole James Resigns
Ding dong the bitch is gone! I always liked BC NDP Leader Carole James’ resume. I liked her less than I liked her resume. She sounded like exactly the kind…
Oped in Macleans on Wikileaks
I have an opinion piece in Macleans on Wikileaks. In short, I think we need to think carefully about whether we really want Wikileaks to make our national security decisions…
Dear Afghanistan, we’re not going anywhere yet!
The Conservative Government has finally unveiled the plan for our troops in Afghanistan, and surprise, surprise… we aren’t going anywhere. Canadian troops will no longer be used in active combat…
Do we deserve to be Canadians?
Voting is a concept that many people just don’t understand anymore. At one time, it was regarded as an honour and privilege to vote. Now, most people regard it as a…