excerpt | The Walrus
Newsletters
Subscribe
Donate
Sections
Latest Stories Business Environment Society Politics Arts & Culture
Explore
Newsletters Events Listen Games Magazine The Walrus Lab
Support
Donate Subscribe Merchandise The Walrus Plus Annual Report The Walrus Gala
Follow
Twitter LinkedIn YouTube TikTok Facebook Instagram
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • My Account
  • Manage Subscriptions
POPULAR   →
Best Books of Fall 2024
Polarization
Politics
Contributing Writers
Games
Skip to content

The Walrus

Fact-based journalism that sparks the Canadian conversation

[hmenu id=2]
  • home
  • Articles
    • Business
    • Environment
    • Health
    • Politics
    • Arts & Culture
    • Society
  • Special Series
    • Hope You’re Well
    • For the Love of the Game
    • Living Rooms
    • In Other Worlds: A Space Exploration
    • Terra Cognita
    • More special series >
  • Events
    • The Walrus Talks
    • The Walrus Video Room
    • The Walrus Leadership Roundtables
    • The Walrus Leadership Forums
    • Article Club
  • Subscribe
    • Renew your subscription
    • Change your address
    • Magazine Issues
    • Newsletters
    • Podcasts
  • The Walrus Lab
    • Hire The Walrus Lab
    • Amazon First Novel Award
  • Shop
  • Donate

excerpt

Against a white background, a person dangles a tiny shopping cart from their index finger
Society

Online Shopping Can’t Be Trusted

October 29, 2024October 29, 2024 - by Vass Bednar

Counterfeits and junk fees are cheapening what you buy—and draining your wallet

Read More
A photograph of a woman and man seen from behind. They're standing in front of a blue sky. The man is looking towards the woman.
Society

My Husband Wanted to Have a Child. I Didn’t. Here Is How It Went

October 25, 2024October 28, 2024 - by Nicole Louie

I was afraid we would one day have a conversation ending in regrets

Read More
A brain with various musical instruments inside it.
Arts & Culture

Yes, Listening to Music Is Therapy

October 3, 2024October 3, 2024 - by Daniel J. Levitin

Music reduces pain, increases resilience, and reconnects Alzheimer’s patients with their memories. It’s time for science to take it seriously

Read More
An underwater statue of Jesus Christ, arms outspread, covered in moss and sea flora
Environment

Meet the Evangelicals Who Actually Care about the Environment

September 23, 2024September 23, 2024 - by David Geselbracht

“If we really take the Bible seriously, we would be at the front of the line demanding climate action”

Read More
A man in a white shirt and tie stands in front of a podium with a blue Crime Stoppers background behind him
Justice

The Winnipeg Police Service Is Booming—Despite Blatant Failures

September 20, 2024September 20, 2024 - by James Wilt

The force is notorious for targeting Indigenous people. Why does it keep cornering more public spending?

Read More
Air pollution from power plant chimneys.
Politics

The Carbon Tax Is Good for Canadians. Why Axe It?

September 11, 2024September 11, 2024 - by Thomas F. Pedersen

Pierre Poilievre’s sloganeering is based on a false premise. But the Liberals fumbled a smart policy

Read More
A stack of filled moleskin notebooks on their side
Business

Moleskine Mania: How a Notebook Conquered the Digital Era

August 30, 2024August 31, 2024 - by Roland Allen

“Do you know there’s a section of our customer base that buys a fresh Moleskine every time they come into a store? We have no idea what they do with them”

Read More
A photo of Donald Trump with his head bowed. Above him is a wall that reads America.
Politics

Why Canada Should Worry about Trump’s Second Coming

July 22, 2024July 22, 2024 - by Ken McGoogan

The alarming cross-border influence of America’s political turmoil

Read More
A painting of a French king with Justin Trudeau's face superimposed onto it.
Politics

Canada’s Prime Ministers: More like Monarchs than You Think

July 17, 2024July 17, 2024 - by Jonathan Manthorpe

The key to fixing our democracy? Dismantle an electoral system that panders to the culture of celebrity

Read More
A close up of a Black woman's face with circles and circuit imager around her eye and data alongside her face, depicting facial recognition
Technology

When Facial Recognition Helps Police Target Black Faces

July 11, 2024July 11, 2024 - by Madhumita Murgia

An AI engineer reckons with the moral implications of his work

Read More

Posts navigation

1 2 … 12 Next
The Walrus newsletter
Stories this good should be paywalled—but they’re not.
View all newsletters
The Walrus

About The Walrus

About Us Our Staff Contact Us Careers Fellowships Submissions Advertise with Us

Events

Get Tickets The Walrus Talks The Walrus Gala Get in Touch

Subscribe

Customer Care Purchase a Subscription Renew Your Subscription Games Newsletters Shop The Walrus Store

Podcasts

Articles The Conversation Piece The Walrus Podcasts

The Walrus Lab

Amazon Canada First Novel Award Content Services Podcast Services Our Clients Get in Touch

Follow Us

Twitter LinkedIn YouTube TikTok Facebook Instagram Substack

Support Independent Canadian Reporting and Storytelling

The Walrus
Accessibility Help Privacy Policy Cookie Policy

The Walrus is located within the bounds of Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit. This land is also the traditional territory of the Anishnabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples.

© 2022 The Walrus. All Rights Reserved.
Charitable Registration Number: No. 861851624-RR0001

© 2024 The Walrus. All Rights Reserved. Charitable Registration Number: No. 861851624-RR0001
Accessibility Help Privacy Policy Cookie Policy
© 2023 The Walrus. All Rights Reserved.
Charitable Registration Number: No. 861851624-RR0001

​​The Walrus is located within the bounds of Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit. This land is also the traditional territory of the Anishnabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples.

The Walrus uses cookies for personalization, to customize its online advertisements, and for other purposes. Learn more or change your cookie preferences.

×

Fund the journalism that helps you make informed decisions. Fund The Walrus.


×

Fund the journalism that helps you make informed decisions. Fund The Walrus.


×

Fund the journalism that helps you make informed decisions. Fund The Walrus.


×

Fund the journalism that helps you make informed decisions. Fund The Walrus.


×

Hey, thank you for reading!
I think you’ll agree this story was powerful.

Before you go, did you know that The Walrus is a registered charity? We rely on donations and support from readers like you to keep our journalism independent and freely available online.

When you donate to The Walrus, you’re helping writers, editors, and artists produce stories like the ones you’ve just read. Every story is meticulously researched, written, and edited, before undergoing a rigorous fact-checking process. These stories take time, but they’re worth the effort, because you leave our site better informed about Canada and its people.

If you’d like to ensure we continue creating stories that matter to you, with a level of accuracy you can trust, please consider becoming a supporter of The Walrus. I know it’s tough out there with inflation and rising costs, but good journalism affects us as well, so I don’t ask this lightly.

Will you join us in keeping independent journalism free and available to all?

Samia Madwar
Senior Editor, The Walrus


Hey, thank you for reading!

Before you go, did you know that The Walrus is a registered charity? We rely on donations and support from readers like you to keep our journalism independent and freely available online.

If you’d like to ensure we continue creating stories that matter to you, with a level of accuracy you can trust, please consider becoming a supporter of The Walrus. I know it’s tough out there with inflation and rising costs, but good journalism affects us as well, so I don’t ask this lightly.

Will you join us in keeping independent journalism free and available to all?

Samia Madwar
Senior Editor, The Walrus

×

Enjoying The Walrus?
Thoughtful writing like this has a home because of readers like you.

Recently, my story, titled “AI Is a False God,” appeared on the cover of The Walrus. It was the type of piece that could have found a home only in The Walrus. As Canadian media continues to face some of the most serious challenges in recent decades, venues for thoughtful, well-researched long-form writing have all but disappeared.

As public discourse is often short-circuited and distorted by the incentives of social media, the need for smart, informed media is clearer than ever. That’s why supporting independent media is so important. A donation to The Walrus ensures that thewalrus.ca can continue to be a freely accessible place that Canadians can turn to in order to make sense of fraught moments—one that offers stories like mine which dig deeper to provide the context and complexity so often missing from contemporary discussions.

Navneet Alang
Writer and cultural critic


Enjoying The Walrus?
Thoughtful writing like this has a home because of readers like you.

Recently, my story, titled “AI Is a False God,” appeared on the cover of The Walrus. It was the type of piece that could have found a home only in The Walrus. As Canadian media continues to face some of the most serious challenges in recent decades, venues for thoughtful, well-researched long-form writing have all but disappeared.

As public discourse is often short-circuited and distorted by the incentives of social media, the need for smart, informed media is clearer than ever. That’s why supporting independent media is so important. A donation to The Walrus ensures that thewalrus.ca can continue to be a freely accessible place that Canadians can turn to in order to make sense of fraught moments—one that offers stories like mine which dig deeper to provide the context and complexity so often missing from contemporary discussions.

Navneet Alang
Writer and cultural critic

×