The latest articles and blog posts about Politics/Policy.
Gaslighting
Wikipedia defines Gaslighting as a form of psychological manipulation in which a person or group covertly sows seeds of doubt in a targeted individual attempting to destabilize the victim and delegitimize the victim’s beliefs. Psychology Today reminds us...
On Government: Lessons From COVID-19
Do we need more or can we survive with less? There is no question that we are in the midst of a major catastrophe which will result in important change. Cities and countries are in lockdown. Fifth Avenue in New York, Bond Street in London and the Champs...
Trump’s War On Science
Not only is it insane but it’s the antithesis (that means it’s the “opposite” in case he’s reading this) of what has made America great. If Trump continues his war on science and we allow it then we can guarantee that America will lose its edge. We will all be the...
On Cannabis…Or Marijuana
A Brief History Cannabis use has been known since at least 3000 BC, when the plant was used for fiber and rope and for its psychoactive properties for both religious and recreational use. The earliest restriction to cannabis use can be dated as far back as...
Bill Gates…Anatomy of a President
I know, I know, it’s not going to happen. He’s not a politician and he’s not likely to accept even if he was asked. He would probably offer the excuse that he’s not at a stage in his life where this is something he would want to do. But a guy has got to...
Climate Change: Shattering A Damaging Myth
Let’s change the subject for a moment away from the devastating impact that the Coronavirus pandemic is having on us all, so many of us living in quarantine or isolation to another crisis. It may not be as dramatic perhaps not as immediate as the current...
On GMOs
The Anti-GMO craze is not only wrong, it’s bizarre. It doesn’t make any sense. And It’s really frightening to realise that a small number of people and organizations can paint an entirely false picture of a product that has the ability to produce...
Eco Anxiety
OK, I admit it. I thought the whole idea of Eco-Anxiety was a bit of a joke or really a ploy to bring attention to a cause. I wasn’t downplaying the idea or the severity of our climate change issue but I looked at “Eco-Anxiety” or a somewhat meaningless or...
Anti GMO
An excellent essay published in the Washington Street Post (2016) by Joel Achenbach, entitled "107 Nobel laureates sign letter blasting Greenpeace over GMOs": More than 100 Nobel laureates have signed a letter urging Greenpeace to end its...
What Canada Needs
If Canada is to compete as a “High Tech Nation”... We need some “Moonshot”, out of the box thinking. We have to give crazy, seemingly “impossible” ideas, the time of day. Scientists often say that “we live and die by the peer review system” and that yes...