Politics and its Discontents

I am convinced that, as a species, we have an innate aversion to uncertainty. Rather than admit to some very real facts of life, contingency...

Maybe I am in a bit of a mood today, but I can't help but be disdainful of those who live in a news void. Even if you don't subscrib...

Were we abundantly blessed with critical-thinking skills, we would have no problem asking some serious questions about the direction in whic...

Those who read this blog with any regularity likely know that I make frequent reference to the importance of critical thinking. As I have sa...

  My previous post addressed a concern that the media are writing narratives for us, telling us what to think, creating a consensus that may...

Regular readers of this blog will likely know that I have great faith in the so-called legacy media, especially newspapers. The reasearch an...

  For those who are congenitally stupid, I have much sympathy. For those who are stupid yet think they are the smartest person in the room, ...

There is an article in today's Star about the threat  to Canadian democracy posed by artificial intelligence. However, I can't help ...

                               Those who prize quick decisions and action will no doubt applaud the likes of the Doug Ford government. As po...

It isn't hard to come to the realization that one of the common denominators in almost all of the existential threats currently facing h...

Once more, Unlearn16  reveals something important, and her observations I could not disagree with. Yesterday, she pierced the facade perpet...