Feb 24, 20164 min read
“WEALTHIEST”
An interesting study came out the other day. It was an internal government research report comparing wealth accumulation trends by...
Feb 5, 20164 min read
STITCHES FOR PAPER-CUTS
Wow, this Valizedeh shit just won’t stop. In case you don’t know, Daryush Valizadeh (aka “Roosh”) is an American writer known (but mostly...
Jan 14, 20165 min read
SO MUCH HOT AIR
Downplaying the Islamic State shows not only our lack of courage and compassion but also our failure to learn from the past. I think of...
Dec 20, 20152 min read
I BELIEVE YOU
If you told me, clearly and specifically, that you went to Hawaii to swim with the dolphins and turtles I would say you had swimming or...
Nov 10, 20155 min read
THIS IS NOT THAT
Racism is a very serious allegation and we should be very harsh in our condemnation of acts of racism – even more so than we are today....
Jun 4, 20159 min read
THE GREATEST CANADIAN
Tommy Douglas is widely considered one of the greatest ever Canadians. The story most of us know is that, as a social-democratic...
May 6, 201515 min read
MIND THE GAP
In the last few weeks the media has been full of reports about the gender pay gap. Now, this issue has always bothered me, for its...
Mar 13, 20153 min read
TSO WHAT?
I always love a good food documentary. Last night I watched The Search for General Tso . Though a little bland, the doc had some funny...
Feb 27, 20152 min read
ENDING THE CONFLICT
It feels like we’re having a really tough time with this. So let’s walk through it together. There is no conflict between freedom of...
Jan 11, 201512 min read
CHARLIE WHO?
Regarding the issues surrounding Charlie Hebdo, and the murders that recently took place in France, many folks I know have quoted or...