The ‘woke mob’ is not happy.
Saturday, 3 July 2021
Friday, 2 July 2021
The Myth of Universal Health Care
Despite our illusions, Canada’s system is neither comprehensive nor equally accessible. What would it take to reform it?
Riches in Space
Asteroids could pay for so much space exploration. We just need to mine those valuable resources – and duck a direct hit.
How Equality Slipped Away
For 97 per cent of human history, all people had about the same power and access to goods. How did inequality ratchet up?
Thursday, 1 July 2021
Fukushima: Radioactive Boars Create Mutant Hybrid Species Decade After Nuclear Disaster
Wild boars have been mating with domestic pigs in the nuclear wasteland and creating a new mutant species.
Sex and Death on the Road to Nirvana
One of America’s most controversial gurus had a plan to take Tibetan Buddhism mainstream. Then one of his converts died in the Arizona desert and the secrets started spilling out.
Airbnb Is Spending Millions of Dollars to Make Nightmares Go Away
When things go horribly wrong during a stay, the company’s secretive safety team jumps in to soothe guests and hosts, help families—and prevent PR disasters.
O'Leary VS Suzuki Feud Reaches Fever Pitch - Lawsuits Pile Up As Sponsors Threaten CBC
In an bombshell interview, Kevin O'Leary, celebrity TV businessman reveals that he will be taking legal action against David Suzuki for his latest business venture.
In First, Female Tank Operators to be Deployed Along Egyptian Border
Beginning next month, an all-female armored Merkava IV company will defend the frontier as part of the mixed-gender Caracal Battalion.
Wednesday, 30 June 2021
How to Spot a Cult
According to Amanda Montell’s new book, ‘Cultish,’ the jargon and technical language of fanaticism is surprisingly common.
Why the West is Best
Western civilization may not be perfect, we haven’t seen anything like it anywhere else in human history.
Monday, 28 June 2021
Australia's Covid Success Crumbles
Country was hailed for closed-borders zero-virus policy that let Aussies live a normal life but now cities are in lockdown as Indian variant spreads through population with just 5% vaccination rate.
Derek Chauvin, Scapegoat
The ritual the convicted Minneapolis police officer was subjected to was less a legal trial than a sort of pagan sacrifice.
Sunday, 27 June 2021
‘The Complete Memoirs’ Review: Neruda in Full
The Nobel winner’s account of his life, though beautifully rendered, can be stunningly vain and morally disturbing.
Ideas that Work
Truth, knowledge, justice – to understand how our loftiest abstractions earn their keep, trace them to their practical origins.