Recent Reviews:
Good Country for Old Men
Two senior Vancouver poets, George Bowering and George Stanley, do a book together. John Harris reads it.
The Identity Illusion
From The New York Review: the identity debate.
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.
Dear Old Golden Rule Days
Sheldon Goldfarb’s history of student life at UBC takes us back to school.
Recent Articles:
The Identity Illusion
From The New York Review: the identity debate.
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.
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.