Your periodic reminder that a cow cannot add a single atom of carbon to the atmosphere that wasn't previously removed from the atmosphere by a plant. So, cows cannot increase atmospheric CO2, they merely recycle CO2. It's not a new source of carbon. And without cows, bacteria

yes, but... I'm pretty sure there's also a correlation between decreasing leg room and decreasing civility.

During the French Revolution, the Reign of Terror was carried out by the Committee for Public Safety to "protect the republic from its enemies." "Liberté, égalité, fraternité" quickly morphed into a dictatorship by committee under the guise of "safety". "Safety" is a dangerous

Fun fact: Most westerners who call themselves “liberals” are only liberal in a social sense, not on a political or economic one. Politically, they are authoritarians. Economically, they are interventionists.

My latest article used STRAWBERRIES to explain the concept of MEASUREMENT INVARIANCE. I've had a hard time getting people to understand this with other examples, but I think this could be the example that sticks. Link below.

Is the evolution of machinery driven by consumer preference, industry self-interest, or both? I'm not a fan of "high tech" machines. I want something that is simple, easy to repair, practical, built for longevity, and prioritizes mechanical systems over software and electronics.

Grokipedia isn't doing much better than Wikipedia on climate change, unfortunately.

The 50-year mortgage does nothing to increase housing supply, but will inevitably increase housing demand. House prices will thus be driven higher. Much higher. 50 years to pay back the bank in order to finally own your own home at age 70+ is not "liberty", it's a form of

So, Bovaer was "safe and effective"... until it wasn't. Yet "the Scienz™️" was so "clear" that Denmark had already mandated it for certain farmers' cattle. 😡

Socialism is the belief that theft is okay as long as the govt does the stealing on your behalf.

Socialism gains ground because a lot of people believe they will be the beneficiaries of socialist redistribution and not the ones paying for someone's else's privileges.

When an MP crosses the floor to join a different party, it is impossible for him to represent his voters in Parliament since he was only voted into office based on party affiliation in the first place. Because in Canada, most people vote purely based on party, most don't know

Free markets attract people & money, socialism makes them want to leave. When former free market economies start erecting barriers to discourage people & money from leaving, that's a pretty good sign that socialist ideas have displaced the free market. https://t.co/XgZl59LGFp

A nation that cannot even fix the simple little problems that everyone agrees on (like the idiotic practice of changing the clocks twice a year) is incapable of solving the big problems. 🕓

Considering the amount of debt that has accumulated in Western countries, the most likely path ahead is massive inflation. No politician is going to want to destroy their career by imposing fiscal discipline on a society that has become addicted to loose monetary policies.

if it requires strategic voting to stop a communist from getting elected, you've already lost the battle because it means nearly 50% of the voting public has already embraced communist ideals. The culture war begins at home.

New Peer-reviewed: "Changes in female cancer diagnostic billing rates over the Covid-19 period in the Ontario Health Insurance Plan" "The initial response to Covid-19 in Ontario included suspension of cancer screening programs and deferral of diagnostic procedures and many

Your average Canadian has no idea how much their free expression rights have been stripped away in the name of making election campaigns “fair.” if you can’t publicly express your own political opinions on your own property then what good is freedom of speech? I hope he sues.

based on the kinds of things that trend on social media, I'm going to guess that The National Enquirer and Weekly World News were far more profitable with their UFO stories and sensationalist celebrity gossip than reputable mainstream news outlets ever were. It would also help

Left and Right may be locked in a culture war, but what they both agree on is that govt should be more active in shaping societal outcomes (a k.a. suppressing "evil" and working for the "greater good"). They just disagree about what's "good" and what's "evil". Whichever side