Retired Gurkha soldiers changing the face of security services in Britain
An interesting article at the BBC website details how many retired Gurkha soldiers have found civilian careers in security a good follow-up to their military service: It has been suggested that some...
View ArticleNFL week 10 results
It seems appropriate that an ugly weekend should end in an ugly loss at Lambeau Field. My only consolation is, um, well, I’m sure there’s something there to take consolation from. I now have a...
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Vikings show no life in loss to Packers
This was an ugly game. It will turn up on Wikipedia as the definitive video illustration for both “ugly” and “futile”. Unlike the last match-up between the Vikings and Packers at the Metrodome, there...
View ArticleSalman Rushdie: Facebook is run by morons
There’s this chap on Facebook called Ahmed Rushdie. He’s a tad unhappy with Facebook over their naming policies: Facebook has upset Salman Rushdie after the company initially refused to let the...
View ArticleThe Occupy movement: the height of 21st century civilization?
Natalie Rothschild takes issue with a fellow journalist’s characterization of the Occupy movement: A late October edition of the New Yorker carried a ‘postcard’ piece on Occupy Wall Street (OWS). On...
View ArticleStephen Gordon: One does not simply end supply management
Stephen Gordon in the Globe and Mail‘s Economy Lab on the economically indefensible Canadian anomaly known as “supply management”: The best way to get a rise out of Canadian economists is to ask us...
View ArticleIdiotic British defence decision is USMC’s gain
Lewis Page explains why the USMC is getting a lovely windfall from Britain’s crack-brained decision to get out of the aircraft carrier business: Blighty’s famous force of Harrier jump-jets,...
View ArticleDon’t expect China to save your economy
Jon, my former virtual landlord, sent along this link which should pour cold water on the notion that China will step in to save the economies of other countries: China’s economy has a reputation for...
View ArticleThe gender wage gap won’t go away
Kay Hymowitz explains that even with the best will in the world, the wage gap — often referred to as the 75-cents-on-the-dollar phenomenon — between men and women will persist: Let’s begin by unpacking...
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The (sad) tale of the tape
Tom Pelissero has the task of going through the tape of Monday night’s game against the Packers, doing the stats and assessing the play of the team. It’s not a happy job: Here’s the tale of the tape...
View ArticleWill Penn State cancel its football program?
Given that they generated $50 million in profits from a $70 million revenue stream, the “smart money” is betting against: If the Allegations Are True, Penn State Should End Its Football Program: Next...
View ArticleStop the attempt to nationalize the internet (for the US government)
If you don’t already associate SOPA with evil, Michael Geist explains why you should: The U.S. Congress is currently embroiled in a heated debated over the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), proposed...
View ArticleSnapshots from Greece
Brendan O’Neill has a few snippets from Athens: ‘Prime ministers should be chosen by us, not Angela Merkel,’ says the taxi driver taking me to the Acropolis. Taxi drivers here love talking politics,...
View ArticleUpdating 1984 to 2011: tweetcrime replaces thoughtcrime
Patrick Hayes in the Independent: Who’s afraid of the English Defence League (EDL) clicktivists? Well the police for a start, who decided to undertake a mass pre-emptive arrest of 179 EDL supporters,...
View ArticleThings not to say in a job interview
Should your resumé somehow get through the gauntlet of the HR queue (and here are some tips to help you there), you may be able to get an interview. Interviews are tough, and intentionally so:...
View ArticleCan someone do to Gingrich what Dan Savage did to Santorum?
I was pretty sure that the GOP had gotten rid of Newt Gingrich back in the 1990s in the same way you’d scrape dog poop off the sole of your shoe, but through some totally inconceivable twist of fate,...
View ArticleA topic that sends the Guardian off into deep social conservative waters
Of the various British papers I link to on a regular basis, the Guardian is the most liberal. It can generally be depended upon to come down on the liberal side of any question except for one: … on the...
View ArticleEU panel spends three years to determine that water cannot be sold as a...
Ah, Brussels! What would we do without you and your panels of experts on quiet news days? Brussels prompted a flood of abuse this week by apparently banning bottled water vendors from promoting their...
View ArticleAn antidote to the “OMG! China will eat our lunches” meme
For those inclined to worry overmuch about the rise of China as a world power (as opposed to merely as an economic competitor): The real importance of this story does not, however, have much to do with...
View ArticleJourneyQuest virtues: Compassion, Honour, and Courage
Original season episode 1 here. Related posts: JourneyQuest, Episode 1 The Guild Season 4 Episode 1 The Guild, Season 4 Episode 5
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