Here’s a link to the Supreme Court’s reference on same-sex marriage. Much palaver today about it, the emerging consensus seems to be that, as a decision, it was well-crafted, facing up to the Court’s responsibility to defend the Constitution while avoiding forcing the government’s hand. (Though Jeffrey Simpson disagrees — he cut-and-pasted the same column […] More »
Greetings all. I’ve spent the better part of the last two days with my new computer from Big Computer Company, trying to strip all the nagware and change all the settings from something other than “infantilising.” But, it isn’t like I’m a computer genius or anything, so I need some help. Is there any relatively […] More »
Did anyone see the Jon Stewart interview with Paul O’Neill, former Treasury Secretary in the Bush administration? The man was such a straight shooter! How did that ever get on television? I’m going to Google him right now. UPDATE: Further to Mr. O’Neill (for a man of this virtue certainly deserves take an honourific on […] More »
All sorts of fascinating potential fallout from the Jeremy Hinzman refugee claim, currently being decided upon by the Immigration and Refugee Board. To begin, the board has rather abruptly decided it will hear no arguments based on the logic that the US invasion of Iraq was illegal. I’d like to hear the reasoning behind that […] More »
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Seems Naomi Klein has caused something of a ruckus in the UK with her column in The Guardian on Nov. 26 calling the US government to task for creating a hero out of a soldier photographed for the Los Angeles Times. The column prompted a letter from the American ambassador to the UK demanding a […] More »
“In the year 2014, The New York Times has gone offline. The Fourth Estate’s fortunes have waned. What happened to the news? And what is EPIC?” Evolving Personalized Information Construct More »
Anyone who knows how the federal government perceives its role regarding national unity won’t find this article from the Ottawa Sun surprising. Here’s the lede: The heritage minister is set to scrap or overhaul a federal Canada Day program that has doled out the lion’s share of its cash to Quebec. A breakdown of the […] More »
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The smart folks over at the Educational Policy Institute have just released a new study comparing the US and Canada on student assistance. The report looks at absolute and relative levels of cost in each of the 50 US states and 10 Canadian provinces as well as the amount of student assistance provided in each […] More »
From Freepress.net, word that CBS and NBC have refused to air TV spots for the United Church of Christ, citing it’s all-inclusive messaging as “too controversial”. Seems the UCC’s message of brotherly love is extended to all people regardless of race, age, ability, economic circumstance, and, ahem, sexual orientation. This explanation from CBS brass is […] More »