Matt Austman

  • Getting all a’Twitter about the Facebook problem

    Alright people, admit it. We’ve slipped at some point or another.

  • Environmental realism could be the solution to climate change

    According to British-Canadian geopolitical expert Gwynne Dyer’s latest book, Climate Wars, two degrees Celsius is the maximum “safe level” to which global temperatures can rise compared to pre-industrial times without ensuring catastrophic climate change consequences.

  • Negotiations on climate change must include more than governments

    Another international climate change conference, another failure. The trend is holding steady, and the willingness to counteract global climate change seems to be at an ultimate standstill.

  • ’Tis the season for conspicuous consumption

    Last Christmas, I witnessed a random but inspiring political protest at the Polo Park mall. It happened on Dec. 23, the busiest shopping day of the year.

  • It’s the economy, stupid

    Karl Marx. Maybe there should be three Xs after his name, because I’m sure I’ve lost (or gained) a lot of readers already.

  • Crucifying Lahey is a dead end

    Earlier this month yet another Catholic Church sex scandal made the headlines. This time it concerned Bishop Raymond Lahey.

  • Riding apathy all the way to the ambassador’s office

    My God, we didn’t have much of a summer this year. It practically rained the entire time! And I froze my ass off for the rest of it, or sweated my mood to sour when it got too hot.

  • Flu shot season in the Holy Land

    With United States President Barack Obama overseeing talks last week between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, the idea of a two-state solution to the conflict is becoming increasingly possible. Obama has expressed a strong commitment to achieving such a goal and has been successful on getting the two sides to talk about it.

  • Arrogance is bliss

    Until this past week, Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff needed to become more arrogant.

  • The king of what? Pedophile jokes?

    Just in case you haven’t heard, a pretty famous celebrity died recently. Practically born into the spotlight, Michael Jackson was the good weird as he rose to fame. Different, talented, sexy and marketable, he declared himself the King of Pop to the world after the commercial ground making accomplishments of Off The Wall, Bad and Thriller.

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