Orwell was right that everything can become political—anything can take on political meaning—even statements about truth itself. But he also warned against letting politics obscure the realities of the world. His classic novel1984remains a powerful reminder that truth is essential to democracy. If...
Why News Junkies Are So Glum About Politics, Economics, and Everything ElseDerek Thompson
Canada is generally seen to be doing a good job on the Ukraine file; Ottawa has been relatively competent on sending over planeloads of weapons and accommodating the smattering of Ukrainian refugees who made it to our soil. But the Vancouver Sun’s Daphne Bramham would like to...
But, more than that, it allows us to make reasoned decisions about everything around us, from what we see in the media to politics to ethics. Instead of blindly following our own or others’ dogma, we are able to see more clearly when we think critically. Perhaps one of the most impor...
"But on the other hand, when you watch a movie, you will see that the nasty [people] and the pickpockets and everything, they always have a Southern accent. "In the north of France, you have a very strong accent as well. And this accent is considered as funny...
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But not everything is to be blamed on technology. The decline in interest in literary fiction is also one of the causes identified by Leslie. Reading literary fiction, he says, makes us more curious.H) Moreover, in order to be curious, “you have to be aware of a gap in your ...
But not everything is to be blamed on technology. The decline in interest in literary fiction is also one of the causes identified by Leslie. Reading literary fiction, he says, make us more curious. [H]Moreover, in order to be curious, "you have to be aware of a gap in your ...
Several years of tepid GDP growth proves that the formula for growing the economy is not always as simple as lowering interest rates. “But if the only tool you have is a hammer,” says Severino, quoting Maslow, “then everything looks like a nail.” ...
In recent years, Washington deliberately stretched the concept of "national security" when dealing with China, conjuring up absurd threats and hyping them up. Scholars have named this kind of mindset "anything but China," meaning opposing everything about China. ...