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United States

Trump to the rescue of the white race

Dec 9, 2025

It hasn’t been very well hidden but, in any case, it is now out in the open. The Trump administration espouses the Great Replacement Theory.…

United States

U.S. Congress shows some grit

Dec 4, 2025

As we watch American civilization crumble day by day, we cannot help but wonder what happened to the legendary checks and balances designed into its…

Foreign affairs

More money for guns, for butter … not so much

Dec 2, 2025

Canada has been accused by its allies of being a slacker when it comes to defence spending—and with some justification. As a member of the…

International

Pandering to Putin

Nov 27, 2025

The recent proposal for a peace deal worked out between the U.S. and Russia has attracted a range of reactions. Putin was quite pleased with…

Social science

Inequality and kids’ brains

Nov 24, 2025

Inequality is much more than a moral issue. The evidence accumulates that inequality does a range of damages to a society, and to all members…

Politics

Ashton’s promise—an idea whose time has come?

Nov 21, 2025

As a long time member of the NDP I watch the current leadership race with interest. There is an interesting and challenging group of candidates…

Environment International

Tropical forests forever

Nov 16, 2025

Good things are happening at this year’s UN Climate Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil. These annual conferences, named for the number of years the meeting…

Alberta Economics

The “oil” sands—an artificial market

Nov 13, 2025

I believe in free markets—in their place. That place is when they best serve the public good. And most of the time they do just…

Environment Industry

Disciplining the greenwashers

Nov 10, 2025

Last year Ottawa passed a bill (Bill C-59) that contained a modest amendment to the Competition Act requiring companies to provide evidence to back up their…

Climate change

Is LNG dirtier than coal?

Nov 5, 2025

We all know, do we not, that natural gas is at least the short term answer to global warming? With half the greenhouse gas emissions…

Alberta Human rights

Alberta teachers’ strike—it’s war!

Oct 31, 2025

On Tuesday the Alberta government introduced the Back to School Act to end a strike by the province’s 51,000 teachers now in it its fourth…

Alberta

Invite Alberta to leave?

Oct 29, 2025

The above question might seem odd for an Albertan, particularly one who loves his country. But if one is also deeply concerned about global warming,…

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    March 16, 2025
  • The hypocrisy of exporting fossil fuel emissions
    November 29, 2024
  • What is the real price of your hamburger?
    September 23, 2024
  • Premier Smith and the fascist hatemonger
    August 27, 2024
  • Sweden—a model economy
    August 15, 2024
  • The most important history lesson
    March 23, 2024
  • Terrorism—weapon of the oppressed?
    October 9, 2023
  • Are we on a path to sustainability?
    May 7, 2023
  • Conservatives and the CBC
    March 2, 2023
  • Dismissing the low taxes myth
    February 26, 2023
  • The “racialized” fallacy … or how to (or not to) compare ethnic groups
    March 9, 2022
  • How races differ
    May 21, 2021

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