Paul Starr reviews two recent books about the current state of contemporary media. All “fake news” or is the story more complicated?
To understand what’s happening in Hong Kong, you have to understand the Chinese Communist Party. Ian Johnson on “China’s Black Weekend.”
The rightwing populist tsunami didn’t happen; Greens blossom; Europe fragments, pro-EU majority maintained.
Recent Articles and Reviews:
Sonnet About Orpheus (Where)
Singing the Lord’s song in a strange land.
Trump Prose Poem, a.k.a. Potus Takes a Snooze
POTUS takes a snooze.
Guardians of the Truth? Notes on MSM
Stan Persky checks out the “guardians of the truth,” and puts in a good word for mainstream media (MSM). It’s “breaking news.”
This Year’s Question
Can Democracy Work? asks James Miller. It’s not only this year’s question, it’s a question for the ages, from ancient Athens to the Trumpian present.
Good Country for Old Men
Two senior Vancouver poets, George Bowering and George Stanley, do a book together. John Harris reads and reviews.
Alexander Meiklejohn: Free Speech Theorist, Teacher, and Activist
Bob Rowan tells a free speech story about a too-little-known American philosopher, Alexander Meiklejohn.
Old People’s Socialist League
Old Socialists, Unite. You have nothing to lose but your walkers.
In the Land of Oz
Amos Oz, 1939-2018. Reading “A Tale of Love and Darkness.”
Taking the Piss out of Donald Trump
David Shields thinks Trump is missing an “inner life.” Brian Fawcett checks.
MeMeMe! … and It
Stan Persky tries to get through the day… a day all about, well, Stan Persky.
McCain’s Meme
The message from John McCain’s funeral.
After the Asshole Apocalypse
How to keep thinking during and after the Apocalypse. Dan Gawthrop has a few practical suggestions.
Dear Old Golden Rule Days
Sheldon Goldfarb’s history of student life at UBC takes us back to school.
Who in Hell Writes This Crap, Anyway?
Brian Fawcett reads the jacket copy of a science fiction novel
- National Game: Quebec Bans Hockey Mask Face-Covering
- Senator Corker, Bob (R – Tenn.)
- Margaret Atwood’s Backyard
- Democracy, Two Cheers for…
- Native-born Immigrants. Huh?
Recent Books by Dooney’s Writers:
