Paul Wells, conservatism, satire, and Maclean’s footprint
I like Maclean’s about as much as I like the National Post. They’re rightwing, partisan, and…
Fresh approaches to skepticism
The skeptic social movement has been a big part of my social and intellectual world. In…
Happy Halloween
Halloween in Vicwest is quiet but nice. Some great costumes on the street last night and…
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…
Notebook is almost full
Time for a trip to Ucluelet soon to re-up my notebook situation. Cedar House Gallery
White supremacy, doing journalism, and the explanatory comma
This particular Code Switch episode on the explanatory comma is itself a kind of extended explanatory…
Hyperlinking in Canadian journalism (Case study, IPBES report)
If news orgs are serious about being good partners in mitigating misinformation, they need to link…
Journalism is the business of influence
Good journalists do what they do because they care. They have interests. The organizations that employ…