Thursday, August 25, 2022

Is "winningest" a real word?

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I still cringe when I hear news presenters use the word "winningest". Maybe I shouldn't; maybe it's just the Englishman in...

Ontario healthcare - crisis, what crisis?

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Pretty much everyone agrees that Ontario's healthcare system is officially "in crisis:". The phrase is used by everyone from n...
Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Trump-backed GOP candidate loses primary, but insists she "won"

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See what Donald Trump hath wrought.  The Trump-backed far-right candidate for a Florida GOP primary lost to the more moderate incumbent . Bu...

The heatwave / drought in China may be the worst EVER anywhere

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Recently, we have become used to news reports and pictures of extreme weather, drought conditions and record-breaking heatwaves in Europe, t...
Sunday, August 21, 2022

Longtermism, a bizarre philosophy with some very influential adherents

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You may or many not have come across a philosophical belief called "longtermism" , a quasi-religious belief promulgated by the lik...

California is paying big money for people to dig up their lawns

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In a typically forward-thinking move, California is paying people to rip up their lawns . And they are paying quite big money for it, from a...
Saturday, August 20, 2022

New Supreme Court of Canada nominee is young. But how young?

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Yesterday,  Michelle O'Bonsawin became the first Indigenous judge to be nominated for the Supreme Court of Canada . This is a big deal I...
Friday, August 19, 2022

The Inflation Reduction Act is a mixed blessing for the environment

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The USA's long-awaited Inflation Reduction Act finally got passed , after worries that it would flounder on the floor of the finely-bala...