As I said in a recent post, this is the kind of place I'd like to see Donald Trump end up in one day.Just slightly smaller, and without those hot pinups of Putin.So I was amazed to hear that Trump has started to talk like a gangster, as if he
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Politics and its Discontents: A Tonic For The Soul
Those who read this blog with any regularity would most likely describe me as an inveterate cynic. Indeed, it has become my default position. Nonetheless, when I see goodness and positive resolve in the world, my heart can still be touched, although not overwhelmed. The massive anti-gun protests that swept
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: May They Inspire Us All
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Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: And The United States Considers Itself A Civilized Country?
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Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Enough To Warm A Cynic’s Heart
No matter how bleak and pessimistic I may sometimes feel about my species, something always comes along to lighten my heart: May they thrive, and may their momentum be unstoppable. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Student Passion Versus NRA Polish
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Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Who Speaks For The People?
The NRA’s Dana Loesch? Or Parkland student Delaney Tarr? You decide. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Dying Cause
As a reasonably rational individual, I no longer look upon the ongoing cascade of gun massacres in the United States with either horror or sadness; the only real emotion I have left for that country is profound disgust. How else can it be viewed when it puts some mythically-infused Second
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Crowdsourcing, Anyone?
Like millions of people around the world, I have been deeply impressed and moved by the passionate conviction with which young people, spearheaded by the survivors of the horrific shootings in Parkland, Florida, are organizing and demonstrating to bring some sanity to the gun laws of the United States. Their
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Ugly American
I’ll let the oleaginous Republican Senator Ted Cruz stand in for the rest of his ilk: NEW VIDEO: “Ted Cruz’s Top 10 Tips on Being a Hooker for the NRA” pic.twitter.com/dYXBj2kisj — Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) February 16, 2018 Recommend this Post
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: It Wasn’t Just a Crazed Kid with an Assault Rifle At that Parkdale High School Yesterday. He had Company, America’s "Bought and Paid For" Congress.
I watched Lawrence O’Donnell interview a father whose 15-year old daughter was at the Parkdale, Florida high school where 17 people, mainly students, were gunned down yesterday. The man’s daughter had not been harmed but he was visibly upset by the event and what she had gone through as she
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Truly Alien Nation
This weekend we celebrate with family and friends our Canadian Thanksgiving. As is the custom, we reflect upon the things for which we are grateful, and duly give thanks for them. This day, I am particularly thankful for what I am not – a resident of the United States. The
Continue readingLeft Over: BDS is no BS – They Call the State “Pariah”
Jewish groups condemn Green Party for supporting Israeli boycott policy Leader Elizabeth May ‘disappointed’ by party’s vote at its national convention The Canadian Press Posted: Aug 08, 2016 10:09 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 08, 2016 10:09 AM ET World … Continue reading →
Politics and its Discontents: "They’re Coming": A Paranoid NRA Interpretation of The Orlando Massacre
A little something to disturb your Father’s Day celebrations: In the wake of the massacre at Pulse night club in Orlando, National Rifle Association (NRA) Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre argued on Sunday that American families should arm themse…
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Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Home Of Free Speech?
Guess it depends on what you have to say: A journalism professor at the University of Kansas was placed on indefinite administrative leave Friday after he Tweeted about the Navy Yard shooting, saying “blood is on the hands of the #NRA. Next time, let it be YOUR sons and daughters.”
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Guns Don’t Kill People – Video Games Do: Pretzel Logic From Fox
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Continue readingThe Scott Ross: The Undemocratic Elected Senate & The Democratic Appointed One
90% of Americans support universal background checks for guns yet on Wednesday the American Senate struck down that legislation. That’s not very democratic, is it? Those in Canada who fervently cling to the idea that voting will make our Senate democratic almost completely ignore the problems that come with it,
Continue reading350 or bust: Schindler’s Pissed, And Other News
I’m back in the saddle, after a relaxing and rejuvenating vacation, which included almost no access to the internet for 2 whole weeks. Four of us piled into a clean diesel VW Golf wagon and made the pilgrimage from our home in northwestern Ontario to the coast of Florida –
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