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Aug
31
Who Let the Rhinos out
August 31, 2007 | 3 Comments
Brilliant.
Absolutely brilliant!
No, seriously, this is the real world of blogging.
RHI: 160, CON 69, LIB 41, BQ 19, NDP 17, GRN 2
Not just a win, a majority.
Let loose the rhinos of change!
To quote Alan quoting some TV character, I for one welcome our new horned overlords.
Aug
31
Israel and the left loonies
August 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Irshad Manji writes a pretty hardcore piece in The Australian which Terry Glavin cites in his post banging away at John Pilger.
She quotes Edward Said:
Even the eminence grise of Palestinian nationalism, the late Edward Said, stated flat out that “Israel is not South Africa”. How could it be when an Israeli publisher translated Said’s […]
Aug
30
via SDA
At a Vancouver Sikh temple, a group of devotees were in unison – “we did not come to Canada to fight”.
“No way.. I brought my sons here so they did not have to join the national draft,” said a South Korean businessman.
The prevailing attitude is that joining the Canadian military meansfighting and going to […]
Aug
28
Strange sites on the net
August 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment
I have been looking around at various government initiatives undertaken to promote research and development. I ran across the Zhongguancun Science Park at the site of a Hong Kong investment bank. Of course I’d never heard of it. But it certainly gives a sense of the scope of the Chinese push into science, research and […]
Aug
27
Last Week of Summer
August 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment
I always feel the snap of Fall around the 15th of August when the nights cool down and the days begin to end early. But years of school imprinted the idea that the last week of Summer is the week before Labour Day. It is also the real end of the year in many ways. […]
Aug
20
Now, shoot the other foot
August 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Misha Glenny writes about the drug war in the Washington Post,
The trade in illegal narcotics begets violence, poverty and tragedy. And wherever I went around the world, gangsters, cops, victims, academics and politicians delivered the same message: The war on drugs is the underlying cause of the misery. Everywhere, that is, except Washington, where a […]
Aug
15
Yo, Osama
August 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Where traditional society remains entrenched in China’s most backward regions, Islam also is expanding. At the edge of the Gobi Desert and on China’s western border with Central Asia, Islam claims perhaps 30 million adherents. If Christianity is the liquidator of traditional society, I have argued in the past, Islam is its defender against the […]
Aug
15
Smartie Pants
August 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment
I ran across Going Private at Tech Central Station.
The sheer intelligence of the blogger illuminates the page. It is not easy stuff. Instead it is about as good as an engaged intellectual can get. This rift on an essay on Being There gives a flavour.
This, in itself, would not be so concerning if not […]
Aug
15
Fire tune
August 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment
If you run Firefox you need to try Firetune. It tweaks your browser and it really does make it go very much faster.
Get it free here.
Aug
12
It would appear that Beauchamp has the ability to make calls, but no desire to speak any further with the media at this time, including The New Republic. confederate yankee
Deadman walking.