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Today we commemorate the life and actions of the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. He saw injustice, and did something about it. He recognized the value of civil society, and insisted on strict non-violence. He endured the hate, the threats, the violence, the smears, and pressed on...

This could go in a lot of different directions, and have all kinds of implications. I hope we're ready for some of the things that could happen, and flexible enough to deal with the unexpected. But this guy being dead is a good thing. He wrought only death and misery in the world. "What'd...

The one thing I never hear much about as the oil-swallowers and the oil-spitters rant and rave at each other is the cognitive dissonance-inducing fact that oil companies are far, far the largest investors in green energy reasearch and application. So, yeah. Oil-swallowers, your beloved...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/11/11/donald-trump-jr-book-talk-ucla-derailed-by-far-right-protesters/

OK, which jersey do I wear next Sunday? Chick (traditional pattern) or DD (wheat pattern)? Cast your ballot this week! Make your voice heard!

Here's a note on something I'm not sure Canadians fully understand. Some of you do, and I'm not talking down to you. I'm trying to help those not fully up on how the U.S. government works to understand a little better. In your system, the PM is effectively the chief executive. I know, I...

The basis for impeachment is laid out in the Constitution. "The President, Vice President and all Civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors." United States Constitution...

Both houses of the Virginia legislature flipped to majority Democratic (the governor is a Democrat). A Democratic challenger beat the incumbent Republican governor of Kentucky. The incumbent Republican governor of Mississippi retained his seat. Read it how you will.

The (formerly) undefeated New England Patriots.

No Brexit. BoreJo and Blackshirt are liars.

Sorry, Trump haters, but this is obviously true. It seems obvious to me that a president can't be indicted while he is in office. Think about it for a second. Let's say the candidate of your dreams (Biden, Harris, Buttigieg, whomever) gets elected. What's to stop the mouth-breathing District...

Got off to an exciting start. Nationals 5-4 Astros. Tense moment as the Nationals' reliever got the third out in the 8th, stranding 3 Astros. The Nats were doing the "baby shark" gestures. Funny! Baseball has more room for silliness than most sports.

What is it you are hoping for out of the election? If Scheer or Bernier win, what measures do you want them to take?

As the search for the perfect, gender-neutral pronoun continues, Merriam-Webster has announced they'll include "they" as a third-person singular pronoun. I love all the "xe," "er," "himr," and other made-up pronouns! We've had the generic third person (and first-person) pronoun all along...

‘UVA has ruined us’: Health system sues thousands of patients, seizing paychecks and putting liens on homes By Jay Hancock and Elizabeth Lucas, September 9 Heather Waldron and John Hawley are losing their four-bedroom house in the hills above Blacksburg, Va. A teenage daughter, one of their...

American police warned former army reservist in Manitoba likely crossed border By Staff The Canadian Press...

Okey-dokey. The U.S. national debt is now around 22 trillion dollars. Trump said he could eliminate the entire debt over the course of eight years. Since he's been in office, with both chambers of Congress under the control of his party for two years of that time, he has increased the...

If you saw clips of the Cincinnati rally, it's pretty clear Donny Dodger is very popular with the left. . . . . . side of the random-distribution curve.

"Withdrawn" nomination for DNI because pathological liars hate being one-upped.

"For the uninitiated, here are the some of the main features of the racial narrative Fox and other conservative outlets weave: - Actual racial discrimination against African Americans and other minorities is largely a thing of the past. - The most common victims of racial discrimination today...