Thorns
Cognition trick: the Google Effect
We’ve developed a habit of forgetting, or declining to remember, the information that is readily available…
The dream of proportional representation dies again; long live pro rep
I campaigned during the first and second referendums we had here in BC regarding proportional representation.…
Fresh approaches to skepticism
The skeptic social movement has been a big part of my social and intellectual world. In…
Tsleil-Waututh Nation versus Bill Morneau, the duty to consult, and the public interest
Say it with me. The duty to consult Indigenous people does not conflict with the public…
The look, and the social nature of knowledge
When I was growing up I was bad with context. Super bad. My young logic-oriented self…
Music, music history, and generational waves of white supremacy
The more generations that pass by, the more obscured women’s lives are, by waves of patriarchal…
Happy Halloween
Halloween in Vicwest is quiet but nice. Some great costumes on the street last night and…
Style guides, notes on “jihad”
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