I dread elections for several reasons, but the main sore point for me is that I end up having to watch old people slander me for a month and a half. Every election, pundits joyously proclaim that my generation isn’t interested in politics, and they cite all sorts of wonderful studies and crow about their [...]
Dear Michael, I am upset to hear that you are calling the rape allegations against Julian Assange hooey. While it may be that governments are taking advantage of the claims to discredit him, it is unfair to the women involved in the case to write them off completely, assume that they are lying, or state [...]
BOOM! Frum busts in with a haymaker! First Barbara Bush, and now this. David Frum is Canada’s most conservative dude, and even he is raggin’ on Palin. Via Daily Dish.
If you’re planning on visiting Iraq any time, soon, here are some places in Iraq to avoid. I’ll save you the trouble of looking through it all: you should avoid all of them.
Dear Angela Merkel, I kinda liked you. You were from the East, a single woman, an underdog in German politics. You were an outsider. Then you had a little trouble with some Turks. Apparently there were a few German citizens that did a little terrorizing in Pakistan. And now, suddenly, you’ve decided that after only [...]
I’m starting a list of quotes from Stephen Harper (and other Conservatives) that are based on the cynical, GOP-style tactic of demonizing all things intelligent. With the attack on the census and the gun registry in full swing, this government is adopting a style of electioneering that is growing more and more similar to our [...]