Who are the Trump voters? Peter Blaikie October 18, 2020 810 That’s My View Peter Blaikie From the moment he walked down the escalator in Trump Tower, with Melania by his side, it seemed inconceivable to me that the Americans would be so self-destructive as to ele...
How to calm your anxiety amidst the outdoor grocery store line and prison-like home sentence Jeboah Miranda May 27, 2020 811 First of all, let’s just admit that this situation…well…kinda… just sucks. There, we said it. Now that we got that out of the way, we can talk about our reality, the new one where we stand outside of our grocer...
Captain Crozier Relieved of Command after Pleading for the Health of his Crew Peter Blaikie April 9, 2020 842 With the almost suffocating quantity of coronavirus news, the story of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, the nuclear aircraft carrier and its commander, Captain Brett Crozier, may be beneath your radar. It should be ...
While the United States suffers, the President is derelict Peter Blaikie April 3, 2020 1213 Many of you will remember the opening lines of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities – “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”. Although, at least for the moment, the worst of times aptly describe...
Weakening Democracy in the full light of day Peter Blaikie March 17, 2020 1075 The Washington Post uses the slogan Democracy Dies in Darkness. Given the fact that, in many of the world’s most democratic countries, and to varying degrees, democracy is in retreat, a more appropriate slogan ...
Government incentives could propel us all to do the Right Things linda.hammerschmid February 21, 2020 1001 Ask the Hammer Sure we already get to deduct contributions to RRSPs, and those who pay spousal support, that ded...
Are the Democrats ready to win in 2020? Peter Blaikie February 20, 2020 940 That’s My View Karl Rove, the Republican strategist and Svengali, who master-minded the two presidential victories of George W. Bush, once stated, “To win in politics, you must successfully attack your oppon...
The Disrupter as President Peter Blaikie July 15, 2019 1096 That's My View Peter Blaikie Napoleon is said to have remarked, “In politics, absurdity is not a handicap”. So it seems with Donald Trump. In Hamlet, Polonius, the chief counselor (and sycophant) to t...
The Government tries to destroy a good man Peter Blaikie June 21, 2019 714 Peter Blaikie As a general rule, I don’t comment on political affairs in Canada. However, as we are only a few months away from a federal election, and as the Liberal government’s treatment of Vice-Admiral ...
Are we carrying bans too far? linda.hammerschmid November 26, 2018 1141 Ask the Hammer I’ll be honest. About the only thing I think should be banned are assault rifles – automatic/semi -automatic/non-automatic – all of them. I’ll also confess that many years ago (many) in th...
