Politics and its Discontents

"What a man can be, he must be." - Abraham Maslow Whenever I taught Mary Shelley's Frankenstein , I also taught my stude...

Shelagh Gordon , the woman recently profiled in The Star after her sudden death at the age of 55, continues to exert a pull on the thousand...

For anyone who believes that it is the size of your wallet, the house you live in, or the title of your job that gives your life worth and m...

It is probably largely due to both the verbal and physical abuse I suffered at the hands of my teachers as an elementary and high school stu...

Given the ideological reasons behind the Harper government's decision to eliminate mandatory completion of the long-form census, all rat...

In today's Star, Catherine Porter has an interesting column that helps us to understand the Harper Government's antipathy toward KA...

As I get older, I find the cynicism that seemed to hold me in such good stead when I was younger just doesn't fill the bill anymore. Oh...

This morning I read another article by the Star's Catherine Porter on Haiti, one that reminds us once again of the power we all have to...

There is a beautiful piece in today's Star by Catherine Porter, who has spent a great deal of time in Haiti since the earthquake. It i...