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What colourblindness hath wrought
One of the more questionable trends in social justice thinking over the past decade has been the suggestion that there is something wrong with…
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Anatomy of a kvetch
It appears to be an unspoken conviction, among academics, that there is no field of study so uncool that it cannot be made at least somewhat cooler by…
Dec 3, 2025
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The prospects for left-wing populism
Consider for a moment the volume of commentary that has been dedicated to the subject of inequality – the number of articles documenting the growing…
Nov 22, 2025
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Are cooperatives more virtuous than corporations?
Growing up in Saskatoon during the 1970s, cooperatives were a major part of our daily lives.
Nov 7, 2025
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Populism fast and slow
It is natural that a person who is both concerned by the rise of right-wing populism and possessed of a bookish disposition might turn to the academic…
Oct 20, 2025
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Kōhei Saitō’s tsunami of confusion
One of my favorite Star Trek: TNG episodes begins somewhat inauspiciously, with the Starship Enterprise colliding with another federation vessel…
Sep 28, 2025
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Not quite leveling down
I was saddened to note this weekend the passing of Nadir Mohamed, former CEO of Rogers Communications, and all-around Canadian worthy.
Sep 22, 2025
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Some thoughts on violence
One of the reasons that people enjoy playing video games is that, among the entertainment options available to the average person, video games are by…
Sep 14, 2025
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Illness is a social construct
Social constructivism has acquired something of a bad reputation in recent years, particularly because of the way that it has been used (and misused) in…
Jul 25, 2025
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My two cents on Abundance
Like everybody and their dog, I have written a review of Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s Abundance book and Marc Dunkelman’s Why Nothing Works. I did it…
Jul 12, 2025
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Highbrow climate misinformation
I have a professional interest in the philosophical issues raised by the problem of global climate change.
Jun 20, 2025
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Why philosophers hate that ‘equity’ meme
If you want to annoy your favorite philosopher, one of the best ways to do it these days is to mention the “kids standing on boxes equity meme.” To call…
Apr 15, 2025
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