Suzanne Moore argues: “We don’t need self-serving arguments about authenticity. Wake up! Leadership now is not simply a matter of … More
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“Ethical Omnivorism” is a False Moral Choice
Yesterday the Toronto Star published an article with the title, “Why eating vegetarian may not be the most ethical diet.” … More
Free Speech is a Paradox
The following statement captures an idea pervading the internet over the last few days: “Free speech, however, is not a … More
No Longer Topical Canada Post Post
Now that I’m on Twitter, I realise that if I want to keep up with the daily polemics I have … More
The Unnecessary Contradictions of a Conservative
Recently Andrew Sullivan offered an elegant and virtuous definition of conservatism: For a conservative should not be implacably hostile to … More
What Kind of Accountability Does the Public Expect From Science?
Climate change is an endlessly useful example for examining issues of public science, and it was Jasanoff’s preferred case study … More
Some Thoughts on Jasanoff, “Science and Reason in the Public Sphere”: Symmetry and Realism
Yesterday afternoon I had the pleasure of hearing Sheila Jasanoff give a talk as part of York University’s STS Program’s Seminar … More
Why Don’t Climate Sceptics Actually Fund Research?
I have had many people tell me that I should read more George Monbiot, because I would really like him. … More
Some Pretentious Wittgenstein Name-Dropping
“Hastings-on-Hudson is a village, in a Wittgensteinian sort of way,” Mr. Wallach said. (Quoted in “Creating Hipsturbia“) Intellectual name-dropping is … More
The Proliferation of Phatic Communication, Or, of Cats and Ice Cream
I find myself more and more often going through a frustrating routine which involves signing into facebook, reading through the … More