Posts from the ‘politics’ category

The Problem With the Healthcare Debate

With all the debate going on in the US about ‘Obamacare’ and health reform it is hard for Americans to not make comparisons to other systems.…

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And They’re Off!!! Fall Election Expected

Yesterday, Michael Ignatieff stood in front his caucus and declared that Liberal support for the reigning Conservative government has come to an end; it was time…

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Birthers: Even The Joker Isn’t This Crazy

If your like me then you’re always trying to keep your finger on the political pulse. However, you probably aren’t one of those people (I live…

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The Underdog Tactics of Internet Politics (WTF?)

Check this site out that I got forwarded recently through a couple of political contacts. Republicans For Ignatieff So my first response to this site is…

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BBC James Reynolds: Final Thoughts on China

James Reynolds, the BBC reporter stationed in Beijing, has finished his three year term. He wrote a final post on his blog “to take you through…

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What’s The Beef With The Calgary Stampede?

So recently feathers have been ruffled people have been causing a ruckus around an ad attempted to be published in the two major Calgary papers. The…

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Statistical Analysis of Iran’s Election Data, Fraud Likely Occurred

From the Washington Post (link – Go read it): Each of these two tests provides strong evidence that the numbers released by Iran’s Ministry of the…

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Obama and the Bottomless Bailout…

If ‘bailout’ was the word of 2008 then word of 2009 is shaping up to be ‘mistake’. Or perhaps ‘regret’ depending on your political affiliation. As…

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Tweeting a Revolution: Day 4

Remember that peaceful protest that was advertised yesterday? Today I woke up to reports that hundreds of thousands had gathered in Tehran and that the crowd…

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Tweeting a Coup: Day 3

It has been a hectic last 24 hours in Iran and in the blogosphere. Because everything is so chaotic, I’ve decided to post key developments that…

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