Our electoral system sucks. Use it anyway. As you might know, each election day I walk the streets of London with a sign that says "VOTE". …

The trouble with the so-called “People’s Party” is that it uses big-tent libertarianism to drag people Rightward — and even if they don’t win a single seat it will shift the entire political landscape toward fascism. By this I mean that they appeal to a wide range of libertarian motivations…

As a lifelong Trekkie, I really wanted to like Discovery. It has its bright points — an extremely diverse cast, a novel concept, and excellent production values (except for the dialog audio which *always* sounds muffled to the point of me needing subtitles). But despite — or perhaps because of…

This essay will attempt to answer two interrelated questions: “why is capitalism?” and “how did it get so bad?”. To do so, I will apply and extend Moishe Postone’s interpretation of Marx’s analysis as a basis for understanding contemporary economic phenomena, using concepts from Lazzarato’s Governing by Debt. While so-called…

We’ve reached an unfortunate point in the discourse where disagreement is almost universally perceived as either a personal attack or an expression of being offended. This occurs across the political spectrum — the Centre and Right calling progressives “snowflakes”, the Left imputing malice and inflicting hostility on those not adequately…

I usually try to be coy about my partisan leanings to appear neutral as “Vote Sign Guy”, but at this point, I’m offering a full-throated endorsement of the federal NDP under Jagmeet Singh’s leadership, with a nod to Elizabeth May’s Green party. The NDP’s centreward turn under Mulcair seems to…

The news lately has not been great. Reports from the scientific community suggest that climate change is happening faster than anticipated. Major storm events, droughts, and flooding coasts are becoming routine. The Amazon rainforest is on fire. And now, some are suggesting that it is already too late to prevent…

Despite the liberating promise of democracy, the wonders of modern technology, and the breakneck pace of economic growth, the pursuit of universal human emancipation seems to be backsliding. Social, environmental, and material problems continue to arise even as measures of progress suggest unqualified successes. And although these challenges are solvable…