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Covid: A Collision of Historical and Scientific Illiteracy
Covid: A Collision of Historical and Scientific Illiteracy It’s been a year since I’ve written anything for this blog. The reason, frankly, is that I have been at a loss for words. What has happened to human society in the last two years has been, for anyone with an understanding of history, beyond belief. Of […]
Gov’t Can’t Be Trusted With Cellphone Tracking Amid Pandemic: Former Ontario Privacy Commissioner
A cell tower in rural Ontario in a file photo. (The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick) Gov’t Can’t Be Trusted With Cellphone Tracking Amid Pandemic: Former Ontario Privacy Commissioner Ontario’s former privacy commissioner is sounding the alarm about the government’s tracking of cellphone data to inform policy, after it was revealed recently that a federal agency has […]
What to Do About a Government That’s Always Watching Us
What to Do About a Government That’s Always Watching Us Two University of Maryland professors recently announced they developed a software program called “Geneva” that can protect people from the pervasive surveillance of their online activities by repressive governments like the People’s Republic of China. This will help Chinese citizens, but it is no solution […]
The Great Unwashed – We The People Are Seen as They Problem
The Great Unwashed – We The People Are Seen as They Problem When the people rise up against the tyranny of government, suddenly this is being fueled by populism that must be terminated. It was John Kerry at Davos who was “warning of the dangers of economic populism,” and added that politicians, like Trump, should not listen […]
What It Means To Be Human
What It Means To Be Human William-Adolphe Bouguereau Whisperings of Love 1889 What’s the difference between Julian Assange being robbed of his freedom for 12 years and you being robbed of yours for two? From a legal point of view, very little. Because both are based on, “justified by”, no existing laws. They are based on people […]
Loyalty – Family or Government?
Loyalty – Family or Government? America’s sweetheart, Dr. Fauci, would like to divide families this holiday season by urging people to ensure their relatives and friends are vaccinated. Fauci said only vaccinated groups should gather so that “vaccinated people can feel comfortable.” So tell your grandfather with the pacemaker to stay home alone this Christmas. Perhaps tell […]
Printing and Borrowing Always Ends Badly
Printing and Borrowing Always Ends Badly As more countries copy the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy without the global demand of the US dollar, financing trade and fiscal deficits printing a weakening currency, nations become more dependent on the US dollar. Neither domestic nor international citizens demand local currency, and governments continue to build large fiscal and trade […]
On Fossil Fuel Subsidies, the Facts Matter
On Fossil Fuel Subsidies, the Facts Matter The BC Green leader responds to the energy minister’s Tyee op-ed on provincial subsidies. LNG Canada’s marine terminal under construction. Photo via LNG Canada. In his Tyee op-ed on Monday titled “Let’s Talk Fossil Fuel Subsidies in BC,” Bruce Ralston, the provincial minister for energy, mines and low-carbon innovation, […]
Our $29 Trillion Deficit, Interest Rates, Inflation, And Debt
Our $29 Trillion Deficit, Interest Rates, Inflation, And Debt The emergence and acceptance of Modern Monetary Theory has turned our economic system upside down. Skeptics of its substance and sustainability have been brushed aside temporarily but expect the MMT experiment to collapse and end in ruin. To us that believe in old school economics, […]
The Biden Crackdown on Thought Crimes
The Biden Crackdown on Thought Crimes The Biden administration is seeking to radically narrow the boundaries of respectable American political thought. The administration has repeatedly issued statements and reports that could automatically castigate citizens who distrust the federal government. We may eventually learn that the new Biden guidelines spurred a vast increase in federal surveillance and […]
Degrowth–the promising climate change strategy no politician wants to handle
Degrowth – the promising climate change strategy no politician wants to handle?
“We’ll Never Give Up” – Protests Erupt Across World Over Gov’t COVID Tyranny
“We’ll Never Give Up” – Protests Erupt Across World Over Gov’t COVID Tyranny AP News calls them “far-right,” but tens of thousands of freedom-loving people marched against new tyrannical public health measures, such as partial and full lockdowns and health passports and mandatory vaccinations, across Europe. Demonstrations against new virus restrictions were observed in Austria, […]
Austria Rises Up – Resistance is NOT Futile
Austria Rises Up – Resistance is NOT Futile The police and army are rising up against the government in Austria. What we need is a good old fashion military coup dragging these politicians out in some countries to put the fear of revolution in the rest of them. That is how even a Political Contagion […]
Satirical video slices and dices deceit of governments’ “Net-Zero by 2050” COP-26 pledges
Satirical video slices and dices deceit of governments’ “Net-Zero by 2050” COP-26 pledges Fact is, say scientists, that “Net-Zero by 2050” really means we’re “net-fucked by 2050.” — CAUTION: Readers may find the word “fucked” in this piece offensive. Personally, I find the reference to “government deceit” far more disturbing. “The latest satirical video from The […]
