That central banks underestimated the rebound of inflation commensurate with the start of a new long wave of economic activity is not surprising in light of Nicolai Kondratiev's observation that capitalist economies exhibit a wave phenomenon of between 45 and 60 years. The last wave announced itself around 1950 (if you look at GDP data). There was a significant period of "super inflation" before the economy settled into a long term period of equilibrium of gradually uptrendng inflation that peaked in the hyper inflation crisis of 1980.

Poilievre's sloganeering of "Bring It Home" and "Common Sense" is nothing more than a regurgitation of the reactionary sentiments of the global rise of populist conservatism that are based on old forms of racism that see philosophical viewpoints as arising out of "soil and blood" "These historical narratives using the nineteenth-century concept of degeneration to argue that simple, original, pure forms of philosophy gradually changed into more complex, degenerate forms, identifying complexity with decadence.

"Anti-Globalism" is a handy leitmotif in the the song and dance of the populist right-wing. says that in simple words, globalism is: "The attitude or policy of placing the interests of the entire world above those of individual nations."Dr.Google This would seem consistent with the claims of rightists that climate change is a hoax, or at least the concerns founding the call to radically reduce CO2 emissions are overly alarmist, and that the Paris Accords and "Zero 2050" objectives should be abandoned.

Totalitarian regimes cannot countenance dissent. It is an ontological impossibility, so even "thought crimes" are prosecuted with extreme prejudice. Nicolai Kondratiev, to whom I often refer, was a Russian economist who observed long waves of economic activity in capitalist economies that last 45 to 60 years and then repeat.

Judge Morley's decision condemning the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act reflects the biases of one man. The next step is the Federal Court of Appeal where no less than three judges will review the case. If it elects to hear a further appeal, nine judges of the Supreme Court of Canada will render a judgment.

Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) had a first hand view of the rise of fascism. He said, fascism tends towards an aestheticization of politics, in the sense of a spectacle in which it allows the masses to express themselves without seeing their rights recognized, and without affecting the relations of ownership which the proletarian masses aim to eliminate:

"(Nieztche)...urged us to become free spirits – existentially flexible subjects who can devote ourselves to causes without rigidity, tolerating life’s uncertainties and frustrations, seeing ourselves as multiple, and finding grounds for self-affirmation. To do this, we would need to stop experiencing ambiguity and uncertainty as a threat; we would need to stop projecting our personal failings and dissatisfactions outward.

Taking a walk in our neighbourhood in Saskatoon. It's 4 degrees and there is not a flake of snow on the ground...delightful, but concerning at the same time. We are three years into a drought that is not unanticipated in the La Niña weather cycle, but it was supposed to have gone neutral last spring as it advances into the El Niño pattern that typically brings a surplus of precipitation to grain growers. It's late.

The drought in Saskatchewan has persisted for three years, and it begs the question whether global warming may make it a permanent and worsening phenomenon. Next spring will be the tell, and this is why: "The cold (La Nina) phase of the ENSO cycle over the
equatorial Pacific and its continuing presence appears to be the most important precursor for a drought occurrence.

The mythology of the West is founded on the spirit of individualism and a concomitant community which was quickly dominated by the frontier extractor's paycheque. Nevertheless, the myth persists with all of its glorious accoutrements, so it is not surprising that the son of Saskatchewan's former premier, Colter Wall, has made a successful career as a Country and Western performer...hat and all.

Absolute questions land in the arena of philosophizing. Political ones are social and reduce to a question of whether man is inherently good or bad. If he is good, then maximizing his freedom is to be preferred. Conservatives like Leo Strauss (think of the Neo-cons of Bush Jr.'s administration), or Eric Vogelin (philosophical guru of Stephen Harper and the acolytes of his International democratic Union), think that liberalism in its modern form...

The yield curve has been inverted since July 2022. This traditionally has been regarded as a predictor of recession, but the economy keeps humming along. In fact today's jobs report from Canada and the U.S. surprised on the upside, suggesting a strong economy. Paradoxes like this are consistent with pivot points in history when the crises of systemic extremes resolve. We are coming out of a prolonged global deflationary depression that announced itself with the financial breakdown in 2008.

‘Situation is not ideal’ "A generational hydrological drought is occurring in rivers in southern Alberta, resulting in water levels rivaling the lowest seen in 50 years, the activation of a county’s emergency operations and a warning from the province." producer.com/news/situation… The Bow River flows through the Town of Canmore where is splits into several courses, but many of them are now dry.

Danielle Smith seems keen on pushing Alberta towards a hydrogen economy. cbc.ca/news/canada/ca… Scott Moe should pay attention. Japan has over 300,000 fuel cell furnaces installed in homes. They produce heat AND electricity. They use natural gas, but their CO2 emissions are less than half than what gas fired electrical plants emit, and they are hydrogen ready.

Christianity is a proselytizing faith that sees politics akin. Christo-nationalism is increasingly the defining core of conservatism. #skpoli In classical Italian thought, history gives way to circularity and the end of epochs see the rise of previously reified forms. That our current age will be superseded by the rise of religion as the controlling metaphor of our lives would not be out of consideration.

This chart has been circulating today in the Saskatchewan Twittersphere, for the precipitous drop by the province's graphical indicator. The same phenomenon can be seen in the aggregated population of the United States. #skpoli A view of the state-by-state statistics would be helpful to explain the deviance in trend shown by Quebec, a province that his been no less affected by the economic and health perturbations of the last decade.

This chart has been circulating today in the Saskatchewan Twittersphere, for the precipitous drop on in the provinces graphical indicator. The same phenomenon can be seen in the aggregated population of the United States. #skpoli A view of the state-bystate statistics would be helpful to explain the deviance in trend shown by Quebec, a province that his been no less affected by the economic and health perturbations of the last decade.

The anti-vaxxers on Twitter jumped all over this headline as evidence of the elites killing millions of citizens with mRNA Covid vaccines. The article explains that in Britain and France, Covid deaths are reported to archives in a timely manner and that rise in "unexpected" deaths corresponded with their Covid infection rate. In Canada, the provinces have a lag in reporting Covid mortality.

In Machiavelli's Discourses On Livy, he reviews all the things that can imperil a state, be it a principate or a republic. He considers the history of the classical world, mainly Rome but also of the city states of ancient Greece that too had their ages of ascendence and decline, and juxtaposes this past with his contemporaneous view of Italian politics in the 16th century. He died in 1527.

In Machiavelli's Discourses On Livy, he reviews all the things that can imperil a state, be it a principate or a republic. He considers the history of the classical world, mainly Rome but also of the city states of ancient Greece that too had their ages of ascendence and decline, and juxtaposes this past with his contemporaneous view of Italian politics in the 16th century. He died in 1527.

At what point does the cost of making repairs caused by catastrophic weather events surpass the cost of changing systems. Science informs us that burning as little hydrocarbon as possible is the best policy. It's the "as possible" that is the difficult part. I don't think leaping to high cost nuclear fission as the means to produce electricity is the best idea, but that's what the government of Saskatchewan wants to do. Their overriding interest is to maintain a monopoly on the production and sale of electricity and...