Boycott America! Jan 20th, 2005 Not One Damn Dime Day – Jan 20, 2005 National Movement Since most of our religious leaders do not speak out against the war in Iraq, since our political leaders don’t have the moral courage to oppose it, Inauguration Day, Thursday, January 20th, 2005 is “Not One Damn Dime Day” […] More »

(Update: a more attentive reader pointed out that it was Rufus, not Hawksley, who backed out). Ok, so the CBC is ready to go through this again. Someone has to get the complaining started, so it might as well be me. Here are the panelists and the book they are promoting. Molly Johnson: Beautiful Losers […] More »

Battling over balance sheets is not constructive; it does not lead to progress. It should be avoided so as not to distract the provincial and federal governments from focusing on what really matters — ensuring that the federation works for its constituent parts. This entails working in partnership to address the economic and social challenges […] More »

Here’s an interesting story from the NYTimes today, documenting a small, yet culturally important freedom that will be soon lost in North America, all for the sake of “fighting terrorism.” NYC’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is looking at approving a new statute banning photography on or around the New York subway system. Chances are, I suppose, […] More »

Okay, here’s a bit of a lesson for the left. Sometimes calling an ass “an ass” actually has some sort of effect, even in today’s political environment of “say whatever you want and we’ll still do whatever we please.” The big news today from US media is the dumping of bow-tied Tucker Carlson from CNN’s […] More »

Over the holidays, I blazed through Blink, the new mega-seller from Malcolm Gladwell. I didn’t really like it, but who am I to criticise a dude who charges US$40 000 for a business lecture? But everyone knows what a bunch of suckers business people are for the Next! Hot! Idea!. Remember Dow 36000? Over at […] More »

The new blog by Gary Becker and Richard Posner is one of the smartest things on the net. Two guys with enormous brains writing mini-essays at each other on the major issues of the day. This week, it is catastrophic risk. The main question they adress: In the case of low-risk/high-loss disasters, is it better […] More »

Is there an award for most bizarre tsunami coverage theme music? The Tsumi? I nominate Andy Barrie and the increasingly weird folks at Metro Morning in Toronto. This morning, I cleared the snow from my faithful Corolla and climbed in to the sound of gentle surf on a beach somewhere. Andy Barrie was doing his […] More »

Does anyone have any idea what has happened to Andrew Coyne’s blog? The thing has been moribund for a long while. At least the link still works, unlike the link to the National Post’s editorial board blog, which now sends you straight to the main Canada.com page. Was Coyne told to stop blogging? Maybe they […] More »

NATION SEEKS WEB EDITOR The Nation seeks a full-time web editor with progressive politics, boundless energy and a strong commitment to help amplify the influence and scope of the magazine’s online presence. The web editor will work closely with magazine editors as well as business staffers in developing the site. Major responsibilities include planning, creating […] More »

Assume we ought to be sending aid for tsunami victims. Who is the “we” that should be doing the donating? 1. Private individuals donating out of their own pockets. 2. Corporations donating goods, services, and cash. 3. Governments. The first is entirely unproblematic. There has been a lot of press about how generous corporations have […] More »