Tag Archives: politics

The True North, Strong and (Not So) Free

Last week, the Boston Globe reported a story about Ontario’s thought police: “A 16-year-old boy whose hero is Stephen King spent his birthday, Christmas, and New Year’s Day alone behind bars after writing a horror story for his drama class, in which the protagonist — a troubled teenager ‘at the brink of insanity’ — plots […]

This Is Slightly Disturbing

According to this report from the Toronto Star, the Ontario government is considering (and has been for a long time) collecting fingerprints or retinal scans for their new “smart” cards. I’m absolutely certain this is not a good idea. For what it’s worth, George Radwanski, the Canadian government’s privacy commissioner, apparently doesn’t like them either: […]

The “Petticoat Mafia” Of Benham, Kentucky

The AP (via the Dallas Morning News) asks the question, “What happens when the garden club takes over the government of a Kentucky coal town?” The answer turns out to be a great story about a particularly different approach to government, one involving bake sales, concerts and a thrift shop instead of more usual, and […]

Red Tape, Street Kids, And A Bakery

This article from the Christian Science Monitor makes me angry. A group of homeless kids in Mexico City are trying to open their own bakery, but can’t get a business permit from the city. They’ve got donated equipment, donated cash for the flour and so on, and a local baker who is willing to teach […]

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