A great deal of ink has been devoted over the last few days to the leaked nude photos of young female celebrities. I’m not going to devote a great deal of time here to discussing how the leak is related to rape culture. That has been covered very well elsewhere. Suffice it to say, for…
Elections offer a chance to improve government transparency and accountability
It is a good time to be a political junkie. I’m a dual (US/Canadian) citizen and the next three years will feature almost constant elections. 2014 will bring local elections here in Oshawa, Ontario as well as Congressional elections in the US. 2015 will bring federal elections in Canada and 2016 will bring the US…
More Evidence That the US and UK Knew Iraq Had No WMDs
Before the US launched it’s attack on Iraq, despite the largest international anti-war demonstration in history, most people suspected that there were no WMD’s (weapons of mass destruction) and that there was no connection to Al Queda. Now, 10 years after the war started we know a great deal more than we did. We know…
More Evidence That the US and UK Knew Iraq Had No WMDs
Before the US launched it’s attack on Iraq, despite the largest international anti-war demonstration in history, most people suspected that there were no WMD’s (weapons of mass destruction) and that there was no connection to Al Queda. Now, 10 years after the war started we know a great deal more than we did. We know…