About my ma the spy for a Mother's Day evening, and also about Leo XIV, or Auld Red Socks, as any old pope was affectionately known in my household. A vaguely aetheist "cradle Catholic" viewpoint: therealstory.substack.com/p/about-my-m...

If I were an American, especially an American Democrat, I'd be very careful about the simplicity of the received wisdom about the federal election result in Canada. Very careful. therealstory.substack.com/p/are-we-get...

No, I’m not saying you should just spoil your ballot. It's just that the Liberals don't deserve another four years and the Conservatives don't deserve to win at the polls. And none of us deserves Mad King Donald's provocations and mayhem. therealstory.substack.com/p/are-we-com...

Sleepy Don wore his blue flannel pajamas and embarrassed America…again.

First post on Bluesky. In the Catholic calendar, today was the Sunday of Divine Mercy. There are perhaps 30,000 Filipino Catholics in Vancouver. We need to figure out how to close our arms around them all. therealstory.substack.com/p/how-things...

Manufacturing employs 11m, tourism 12m. #richkid #amateur