History begins with definition of terms
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Newsletter/by Jaan PillAt a recent post, I began to write about my approach, as a layperson, to reading about history: Article by Andres Kasekamp: “Fascism by Popular Initiative: The Rise and Fall of the Vaps Movement in Estonia” (2015) In his 2015 article, Kasekamp comments (p. 156): “Using Stanley Payne’s typology of fascism [3], I have previously argued […]
Article by Andres Kasekamp, “Fascism by Popular Initiative: The Rise and Fall of the Vaps Movement in Estonia” (2015), is available online
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Newsletter/by Jaan PillMessage from David Godley of Long Branch regarding final approval of OPA 320
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Committee of Adjustment, Toronto Local Appeal Body, Local Planning Appeals Tribunal, Long Branch, Newsletter/by Jaan PillA previous post is entitled: Settlement reached regarding City of Toronto Official Plan Amendment (OPA) 320 – You can access text and PDF at this post Now settled in at Stratford, I continue to follow with interest events in Long Branch, where I lived for twenty-one years. It is most interesting to be keeping up […]
David Godley’s Long Branch Update – January 2019
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Committee of Adjustment, Toronto Local Appeal Body, Local Planning Appeals Tribunal, Long Branch, Newsletter/by Jaan PillYou can access David Godley’s January 2018 Long Branch update here: david godley jan 2019 I don’t always get around to posting his updates, having moved to Stratford but sometimes I post them. The email from David has two Word documents which I’ve converted to PDFs: OPA320 Rogalski[1] 11stantlabpres1[1] Conversion of emails to PDF: Convenience; […]
What is the ideal size and branding for a given city?
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Newsletter/by Jaan Pill“The Once and Future New Brunswick Free Press” (2010) outlines what a free press entails
/2 Comments/in Commentary, Newsletter/by Jaan PillComments regarding Nov. 27, 2018 community meeting, regarding proposed lot-split/overbuilding application for 710 Lansdowne Ave. in Ward 9, Toronto
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Committee of Adjustment, Toronto Local Appeal Body, Local Planning Appeals Tribunal, Long Branch, Newsletter/by Jaan PillGermany’s Hidden Crisis (2016)
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Newsletter/by Jaan PillGermany’s Hidden Crisis (2016) Previous posts underline that power speaks its own language; such a language is not necessarily congruent with everyday language. In the language that power speaks, at times big is small, small is big, and inside is outside – in short, reality – including history – is what power says it is. […]
Power speaks its own language: Contemporary social media propaganda focuses on denigration of standard perceptions of reality
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Newsletter/by Jaan PillClick here for previous posts about propaganda > A previous post is entitled: Power speaks its own language: Can historiography (generally, the writing of history featuring standard language usage) teach us anything of value with regard to extreme violence? As a follow-up to the post, I refer to a Dec. 18, 2018 New Yorker article […]