Paul Krugman vs. the Policy Proposals of the Living Dead
Paul Krugman’s Arguing With Zombies drives a stake through the heart of “zombie ideas.” The premier U.S. op-ed columnist who writes honestly about dishonesty.
Is There an Answer to Cultural Appropriation?
John Harris reviews a little known pamphlet from a little known press about a deceptively large subject.
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.
Lindsay Shepherd and the Post-Scholarship University
In his article “Speaking Out” (The Walrus, June 2019), Toronto-based 30-something freelance contrarian John Semley tells the story…
Why Jean Meslier matters
Max Fawcett searches for the prophet of atheism.
Dead Icons and Deader Icons: Which Statues Really Need to Go?
John Harris posts a slightly argumentative view on the Statue Wars controversy
Preserving Racism or Preserving History?
Margaret Randall is thinking about statues, racism, and history.