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I’m generally not one to make Tragedy Of The Commons type arguments, largely because they tend to be used by right-wingers to justify private ownership of just about everything (although often neglecting the fact that government ownership often allows the … Continue reading →

    So often we get an urge to do something outrageous, but the civil impulse, not to mention an instinctive need to keep a low profile, holds us in check. And yet, when we do risk approbation, it often … Continue reading →

This is a particularly odious example of bureaucratic head-up-the-ass syndrome: In 2010, the President of the World Bank committed an additional $750 million to basic education over the five subsequent years, with a focus on countries struggling to meet the … Continue reading →

  Just a quick notice: some damned bot tried to hijack my comments section and I was getting tons of spam comments that I had to moderate. Each comment was sending me a notification email which got a little unwieldy … Continue reading →

I’m thinking it might be time to get another tattoo. I know tats have become cliché, especially among the under 30-set, but this isn’t some kind of creaking old hipster yearning for bygone days. I have one tat that I … Continue reading →

  Bear with me; I’ve got a few technical points to make and I’m going to try to do so without being too pedantic. Recently there’s a lot of doomsday talk in the media; the environment and the economy especially … Continue reading →

Oh, my poor neglected blog; this is what happens when a writer (or a blogger) tries to get a real life. The results are predictable: The writing sucks or vanishes and the real life doesn’t work either. Being a writer … Continue reading →

Despite the recent Occupy protests, I’m concerned that democracy in Canada is in trouble. Evidence for this is in each election we have recently experienced, and there have been plenty lately. Every time we are called to the polls the … Continue reading →

  One of the things I’ve noticed over the years is the way that my own experience seems so much less significant than it once was. I suppose that we all feel that way as we age. When we are … Continue reading →