Author Archives: susanonthesoapbox

Banning Alex Jones & InfoWars: Social Media Grows Up

Posted on August 12, 2018

This just in from the better-late-than-never department. Last week Apple, Facebook, YouTube and Spotify “deplatformed” Alex Jones’ InfoWars from their platforms and pages.  It took them years to acknowledge that InfoWars violated their terms of service and it was time … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Justice, Culture, Social Media | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

Money or Mission? A Simple Test of Policy

Posted on August 5, 2018

In a discussion about politics in America, Michael Lewis, the author of The Big Short and Moneyball, said the rift isn’t between Republicans and Democrats, it’s between the people who are in it for the mission and the people who … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Politics and Government | Tagged , , , | 22 Comments

The Art of Civil Discourse (or why your comment didn’t get published)

Posted on July 29, 2018

Commentators on The Soapbox are generally a well-behaved lot, however Ms Soapbox has noticed an uptick in off the wall comments lately and would like to review why some Soapbox comments are published and others die on the wrong side … Continue reading →

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Fildebrandt’s Freedom Conservative Party: Joke or Threat?

Posted on July 22, 2018

It is said that Jason Kenney is a shrewd politician but recently he made a mistake that might prove fatal. We didn’t catch it at first, what with Kenney going into whack-a-mole mode smacking down one bozo eruption after another, … Continue reading →

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Girls Just Want to Have Fun…at the Calgary Stampede

Posted on July 15, 2018

“When the working day is done.  Oh girls, they wanna have fun.”—Cyndi Lauper After a rough few weeks Ms Soapbox and her family dug out their cowboy hats, found some denim shirts and went stampeding. Ms Soapbox decided to retrace … Continue reading →

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Overheard at Rachel’s Cocktail Party

Posted on July 8, 2018

It was packed, absolutely packed, at Rachel Notley’s cocktail party at Hotel Arts in Calgary last Wednesday. The event was billed as an evening of cocktails and conversation with Rachel Notley and her caucus.   Tickets were available with a minimum … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrations, Politics and Government | Tagged , , , | 47 Comments

My Mom and Canada Day

Posted on July 2, 2018

I’ve always had a tough time remembering my mom’s birthday. Mom was born a couple of days after Canada Day and I was usually off in La La Land celebrating the end of school, moving, or doing lord knows what … Continue reading →

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