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Politicians Aren't Like Us and That's Bad (Part I)
The first in a short, two-part (maybe three-part) series on the divide between the people who set the rules and those of us who have to live with the…
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How to Write a Lot About Politics and Almost Anything Else
There's probably too much writing out there. Here's how to add more to the pile.
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Subsidy, Thy Name is Capitalism
A multinational auto company is trying to extort money from the Canadian state. That's how the 'free' market works. Canada will cave.
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Doug Ford Must Resign (2023 Edition)
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What It's Like Writing About Politics
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When Media is the Problem
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The New Sovereign of Alberta
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We Told You So
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Big Tech is Not Going to Save You
As Facebook and Twitter somehow get even worse, desperate internet users search for an escape to something better. Good luck with that.
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When Media is the Problem
Many outlets were complicit in the rise and normalization of Donald Trump. They'll do it again. Corporate media is in a conflict of interest as it tries…
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My Candidacy for Night Mayor of Ottawa
I seek to become your post-6 pm overlord not because it is easy, but because it is hard! Here are some ideas to get us started.
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The NDP should prepare to end their deal with the Liberals over the looming public service strike
If the government threatens or tries to enact back-to-work legislation, Jagmeet Singh should leave the supply and confidence agreement.
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The Public Square Isn't Public
There was no golden age of a universal, open public space for discussion and debate, but what we have now is a special kind of technocratic, oligarchic…
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Do We Need Elections?
Wait, wait, wait—hear me out. What if we chose our representatives at random?
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A Short, Definitive Guide to Blocking People on Social Media
Life is short: block early, often, and without remorse
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David Moscrop
David Moscrop
A critical look at politics, policy, democracy, and economics around the world from an author, full-time journalist, and sometimes-academic
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