Category Archives: Politics

The War on Drugs

I came across an article today showing a video of a SWAT team raiding a family home in Missouri. I can’t describe how sick, frustrated and generally horrible this made me feel. How can these “peace officers” literally break in … Continue reading

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Irony

My friend Toronto Mike wrote up an entry on Obama’s victory in tonight’s election and while I was reading it I noticed a pretty interesting ad banner next to his post (click the link for the full version): Hmmm… Am … Continue reading

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If Americans knew some Iranian history

Robert Naiman posted a link to a great video about early American-Iranian relations. Check out the short article here.

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The Denial Machine

I watched a really interesting episode of the Fifth Estate last night, titled the Denial Machine. It profiled the stance of both the US and Canadian governments on the issue of global warming. I’ve only recently started taking more of … Continue reading

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