The Disaffected Lib

It's hard to tell what's going on in our minds but the cognitive dissonance displayed by our political leaders on climate change has...

This Associated Press  report from the Houston Chronicle , lays it out about as well as it could be said. The world still isn't close ...

Hilarious.  In Washington State, 3 grandmothers hit the bong for the very first time.  They're so precious.  Now, pass the chocolate chi...

We don't need to let the Ukraine plunge us back into cold war.  There is a way out.   A duel . The head of east Ukraine’s separat...

Glaciologist Jason Box of the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland is trying to wake up the world to just what's actually happenin...

Protecteur Being Towed Home Mr. Harper.  It's probably not a brilliant idea to get into Vlad Putin's face when you've left ...

There's much to be learned by exploring the type of persons our prime minister seeks out; the gaggle of fixers, hustlers, punks, poc...

I hope Michael Sona gets a frail, elderly cellmate.  He's not the sort who would do well sharing with some guy named "Bubba....

It's one thing when an outfit like RubberMaid gets bought out, packed up and moved overseas.  It's another thing when what have ...

David Cameron is adding his voice to the chorus warning that we're nearing the brink of another global economic meltdown.  The British p...

US Defense Secretary, Chuck Hagel, put it bluntly.  " No other mission we have is more important. " The mission Hagel was refe...

Hosting a G20 summit is supposed to be prestigious.  You get the leaders of the world's largest economies to come to your country, to ...

"Get Out of Ukraine."   "Get Back in Your Closet, Tubby." His supposedly  blunt message to Vladimir Putin reveals...

When it comes to Cold War II, we're limited to snippets of information; an incident here and there, accusations and counter-accusati...

They're now buying elections as efficiently as they once had to settle for buying politicians (or judges) and they're buying their w...

The CO2 emissions deal reached this week by the presidents of the US and China is a positive step, no doubt about that.  It's also f...

The International Energy Agency has released its latest World Energy Outlook and it paints a pretty grim picture of our future . The a...

Ah, Pravda, the legendary propaganda agency of the Soviet Union, is back at it, merrily thrashing about in its favourite Cold War wading p...

A group of Australians gathered on Bondi Beach to bury their heads in the sand in protest of their prime minister's fossil fuel fetis...

There's always been a seedy undercurrent to New Orleans - everything from street hustlers to corrupt politicians.  It's part of ...