Voting with Our Feelings
Democratic elections presume voters are capable of making rational, informed decisions. We’re not
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Alexander Tesar is a former editor at The Walrus. His work has appeared in Nautilus, Hazlitt, and The Canadian Encyclopedia.
How Indigenous Filmmakers Are Changing Contemporary Cinema
For decades, Indigenous people have been calling for better representation on the big screen—and, in the process, making world class movies
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Searching for Nova Scotia’s Phantom Cougars
Dozens of people report sightings of big cats in Atlantic Canada, but are their eyes playing tricks on them?
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Canadians Have Not Seen the End of Populism
Kellie Leitch’s campaign manager has resigned, but it should not make us complacent
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How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Doomsday Clock
Is our current apocalyptic thinking rational, or just a glitch of our brains?
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Checking Facts in a Post-Truth World
What does it mean when the top three search results for “Sweden multiculturalism” all lead to misinformation and hate?
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Gord Downie’s Path to Reconciliation
The troubadour of white Canada has made coming to terms with our past his final mission
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Cleveland Indians: So Racist, It Should Be Illegal?
Legal rulings may help change offensive trademarks, but it’s up to the court of public opinion to settle the case
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The Heritage Minute Canada Needs to See
Taking a sixty-second look at residential schools is long overdue
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