It is high time to realize that it is not wise to continue indulging irrational, ideology-driven, religious-driven, science-rejecting, mendacious, folks by allowing them to spew their bullshit without being called…
(The following was inspired by Deepak Chopra's quackery-laden and hypocritically self-serving review of Richard Dawkins' book, The Magic of Reality. Enjoy).I find myself saddened - yet also outraged - by…
I've begun a series of video-essays on YouTube (my channel is here) titled "Welcome to our Semi-Dark Age". The first episode is now up (in three parts, due to time…
Yet another war, another election campaign (Canada), Christian fundamentalists posing as Conservatives doing everything they can to impose their religious views and beliefs (Canada and USA), so-called liberals/progressive/democrats cowering or…
Still insanely busy, but I just can't remain silent on the current electoral campaign ... I mean, the ongoing electoral campaign that began months ago (you know, before everyone actually…
Back there last Saturday, I wrote the following:As we applaud our Tunisian and Egyptian brothers and sisters, let us keep firmly in mind that it is they whom are bravely…
First Tunisia and now Egypt. One can only rejoice at seeing people taking their aspirations for civil rights and freedoms into their own hands, courageously claiming these justly as their…
Just in case it has not yet sunk in how incompetent are Harper and his Harpies in matters of governance and responsible budgetary spending: 1- They spent some $2 millions…
Here is the authoritarian mind in action: 1- At the request of a city Chief of police, in anticipation for an international summit in said city where peaceful protesters and…
Item 1 (emphasis added):Climate change: Rising waters threaten North Carolina The sea that sculpted North Carolina's coast, from its arc of barrier islands to the vast, nurturing sounds, is reshaping…
I stand against censorship - period. You don't like the nature of a show on a specific TV channel? Change the damn channel. You don't like the lyrics of a…
(Updated below) "It's only rhetoric meant to energize the base". How often have we been hearing this excuse, this self-serving justification to diminish the terrible impact that words and symbols…
The future: truly, the undiscovered country, the final frontier. And still we will be facing up against our own demons. Thus I give you Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier:…
Well, it looks like 2011 will be as bad as 2010, with regards to my professional life (among other things). (Yes, my mother died last June, but I don't expect…
... when your elected government begs Big Business interests to help them write and/or kill bills:Back there, Transport Minister John Baird (yes - this same John Baird) was caught privately…
The following struck me as the very essence of the (now past) first decade of the 21st century, in effect constituting at the same time a resounding call that will…
Nothing to say except - I wish you all happy holidays, folks! And for your enjoyment - here's Rush: Keep on rockin' - and party responsibly, eh?
Read it and weep, folks (emphasis added): Canada’s little-known spy agency comes out into the open At a time when most government agencies are cutting and slashing, a little-known spy…
... and all that jazz. Enjoy yourselves with family and friends. Party hard, but responsibly, eh? In the meantime, a little food for thought, to which I say "hear, hear!":…
As I wrote previously, a democratic society - whether breathing through a parliamentary system or a republic one - can only bring about and sustain the commonwealth of its citizens…
