Leftist Voices

Is this why the NDP lost? > the party has also had a history of alienating leftist voices I haven’t been involved enough with the party over the years to have alienated any leftists. Quite the contrary, it has seems to me to be the ultra leftists who have been alienating the rest. And these…

Carbon Pricing

Hellscape

I actually made money on what has been misleadingly called the ‘carbon tax’. Specifically, I received more money in carbon pricing rebates than I paid in carbon pricing for energy purchases. This reflects, unsurprisingly, my values: I drive a hybrid car, I use a high-efficiency furnace, and I keep plastics in my home to a…

Media Bias

Biased media bias chart

Responding to Doug Johnson. One of the main results of the relentless propaganda to which U.S.-based viewers are subject is the skewing of what is called the ‘Overton window’, that is, the understanding of what counts as ‘left’ and ‘right’ discourse. This skew is reflected in ‘The Media Bias Chart’. The idea that Forbes, ABC,…