As the BBC reports, Mugabe’s Back. He’s now the sole remaining candidate in the presidential run-off on Friday and can do nothing but win an overwhelming majority.
Perhaps it was these compelling posters and not his tyrannical strong arm tactics that brought him marked his resurgence. Or, maybe it was the murder. Yeah, probably the [...]
“All good things are possible” 06.24.08
Barry Cooper’s no friend of science, law, or the value of my degree. 05.02.08
Friends of Science, an anti-global warming advocacy group with controversial ties to the University of Calgary, is back in the news. A new audit by the University (pdf) accuses both Friends of Science (FoS) and folksy, CanWestGlobal (National Post, Calgary Herald) columnist Barry Cooper of potentially criminal wrongdoing and fraud.
DeSmogBlog writes:
A University of Calgary [...]
Barack Obollywood 04.16.08
I absolutely adore the internet. Elections were so boring and serious without.
With an election imminent in Canada, the federal Liberals would likely be better served by a Bollywood-themed viral campaign than anything else they’re planning/not-planning-at-all. It’ll fare much better than the Mugabe-themed campaign that the Tories now aspire to. Electoral law be damned, I [...]
The Immorality of Voting 03.08.08
During the lead-up to the Alberta General Election I strongly cautioned those around me from getting too caught up in the rather ridiculous process. There is little about elections that are democratic and responsive; rarely, if ever, do they produce the results society is seeking. Rarely, if ever, are the elections fair. And rarely, if [...]
Lessig to run for U.S. Congress? 02.20.08
Lawrence Lessig, founder of Creative Commons, board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Professor and founder of the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School is considering running for Congress.
The passing of representative Tom Lantos in the California 12th, a Facebook group, and DraftLessig.org have encouraged him to do so.
For the [...]
Links 00002 01.09.08
A New American Holy War [Newsweek]: “The skirmish pits Huckabee against Romney in a story of hardball politics and high-minded history, of shadowy slurs and noble principles.”
Wired on the human brain’s unused sensory capacity “Figure out how to change the sensory data you want — the electromagnetic fields, the ultrasound, the infrared — into something [...]
People and Power: Ukranian Democracy and New Hampshire Primaries 01.09.08
With the U.S. primary season just getting started, and an Alberta election destined for us soon, this documentary series by AlJazeera English is especially fascinating.
This selection, Part One (below) and Two (here), looks at electoral observers during the Ukranian election. With accusations on the left now of Diebold vote-rigging with Hillary’s upset in the New [...]
Long-Tail Politics 12.31.07
2008’s first Newsweek offers:
[The Long Tail] is now playing a part in our politics, where Paul’s recent rise reflects the same dynamics. In 1988 his libertarian message—reduce government at home, resist military meddling abroad, restore the gold standard—went unheard. Today, it’s spreading quickly online and connecting activists across the country, a few people at [...]
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