Is it time to cleanse yourself of the ‘news’?
I am currently reading an epic book called Humankind (subtitled A Hopeful History) by a Dutch historian and thinker named Rutger Bregman. OK, I realize that sounds incredibly boring, but…
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Sask Party Breaks Federal Election Law
The despicable election attack ads the SaskParty Saskatchewan Government ran to help the federal Conservative Party circumvent federal election spending limits, were not legal. Further, the SaskParty is partly funded…
Oil workers at the centre—getting transition priorities right
“They will not be left behind.” So said Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan at a news conference this week. The “they” he was referring to are workers in the oil…
Why The Covid Vaccine Should Be Mandatory
Let’s stop dancing around this topic: the Covid-19 vaccine should be mandatory. The post Why The Covid Vaccine Should Be Mandatory first appeared on Excited Delirium.
What It’s Like To Lose The Last Elevator
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Doing Politics Differently, To The Extreme
When I go on the radio or TV and do my pundit thing, there’s something I say a lot (maybe too much) in many different ways that can’t seem to…
Is Facebook killing people?
President Joe Biden missed his goal of 70 percent of Americans vaccinated against Covid by July 4th. Some cities are now urging even vaccinated residents to resume mask-wearing, and in…
Covid Journal, July 20, 2021
Me boycotting the Olympics won’t make much of an impact on the absurd double-standard of pushing ahead with organized sports, but I’m going to do it anyways, I encourage you…
Whither the Greens?
I have been a supporter of social democracy since the days of the CCF and Tommy Douglas. I have, however, often offered support to the Liberals and occasionally to the…
Buddhism: Surface & Depth; Or, Big Mind & Baby Minds
Buddhist meditation and mindfulness are very popular now, and have become mainstream. Hospitals, churches and secular classes are now offering meditation and mindfulness training and practice. That is a good…
Talking the Unofficial Start to #Elxn44 on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We discussed what has become the unofficial start to…
Oh, Baby! Female names for 2020 are U’nique
When last we met – if you can call one person writing and another reading an actual meeting – I was discussing the more intriguing and downright weird names Albertans…
Who To Trust: The Short Answer
Who to trust? That is always a perennial question, and particularly now, when not only government, corporations, politicians and corporate and state media have repeatedly been shown to have lied,…
Taking Charge of Your Own Health, Happiness & Well-Being
It is difficult to be peaceful or happy when you are not well. Health is important. We need to take responsibility for our own health and well-being, not live as…
No Truth
Manitoba’s new Minister really put his foot in his mouth. The leader of the Official Opposition put him in his place. Here's the exchange between @WabKinew and Dr. Alan Lagimodiere,…
Doing Politics Differently, In the Worst Way
I love to write this blog, it’s something I enjoy and it’s something I’m so glad I was able to bring back into my life after a decade on the…
Reflections on the good life – Simplify, simplify
What brings true happiness? A healthy lifestyle; a positive attitude, outlook and philosophy; a simple life close to nature; meaningful work; time spent in solitude and stillness, reconnecting with yourself;…
Big Brother Is Watching You – and Yes, It Matters
I talked to my boy in the car this past weekend about what to do when he drives, if he has any problems; and he talked to me about the…
Reclaiming Democracy In Canada – And Around The World
In the 1960s, there was a cultural awakening which spread rapidly around the world, and Chomsky is right in calling it both a cultural awakening, and also, an outbreak of…