When communities and the “Reporters’ Gallery Yonder” wither, the roots of democracy die.
Canadian democracy in decline: An essay (7 min read) “All politics is local." – Tip O'Neill I remember the day, November 27, 2017. A Monday morning. The sky was blue, the coffee fresh, my adrenalin flowing. I said to my computer, “Today’s the day.” For two years, I’d been writing a column in the daily newspaper, Northumberland Today––as a volunteer––and Read more...
How does Trump con 72 million voters?
He gives them 'hope' in a swamp of meaninglessness (3 min read) "Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool." – Voltaire Trumpism is a religion, a belief, a cult of hope, no different than any religion (at least the few thousand outside the one we believe). Of course, worldwide, billions of people don't 'buy' the Trump-con Read more...
A must-read – in case you missed it
Canadian anthropologist pens brilliant denouement of America (15 minute read) In Rolling Stone, Wade Davis, who holds the Leadership Chair in Cultures and Ecosystems at Risk at the University of British Columbia, captures the moment we are living through and observes America from our not-so-secure perch north of the 49th parallel. We wanted this article to be read as Read more...
One picture is worth a 1000 words …
but one psycho-neurotic isn't worth one vote, let alone 60 million (25% of eligible voters)! (3 min read) Bravo to the Toronto Star and cartoonist Michael De Adder for an image that says what hundreds-of-millions of regular, hard working, common sense people all know, and want to shout from the roof tops: "Get this neurotic, unstable idiot out of Read more...
You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear …
or resurrect the best of conservative principles by writing historical fiction ... but Conrad Black gave it the good old college, elitist, sycophantic, felon's try (6 min read) I got to page 31 but had to stop. I tried, I really did. But had to avoid hyperemesis (I'm trying to mirror Black's abundant vocabulary). Hyperemesis (noun): unrelenting vomiting. Actually, Read more...
Watch their feet, not their mouth …
as governments whistle past the graveyard of the smallest of small businesses (3 min read) Canadians: Forward this to your MP, MPP and MLA (see links at end of article) and every small business owner you know. The daily talks from the federal and provincial governments are overly burdensome and their actions neglectfully incremental, as week after week slips Read more...