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Occasionally I buy the news stand copy of a magazine. The Atlantic, The Walrus, The New Yorker, and a few other magazines come to mind. The Harper’s Magazine for February 2014 has a number of articles of interest, not available for free on the Internet. Given that my attention was captured by a front-cover title […]
I have an interest in evidence-based practice. When scientific data and research are under threat, each of us as a citizen is under threat. In an earlier post, I’ve discussed the role of fraud in relation to scientific credentials. At the latter post, I’ve shared the following information: Fake academic credentials In general, claims of factuality […]
Given my interest in how language interacts with perception, I enjoyed reading an overview, in Status Update (2013), of the history of neoliberalism. Boas and Gans-Morse (2009) In her discussion of neoliberalism in Status Update (2013), Alice E. Marwick cites a 2009 journal article by Taylor C. Boas and Jordan Gans-Morse entitled Neo liberalism: From New Liberal Philosophy to Anti-Liberal Slogan. The source is: […]
I recently visited Bill Rawson, who has shared a lot of great stories with us in the past about the history of Long Branch (Toronto not New Jersey), and I was delighted to see his used furniture store, on the south side of Lake Shore Blvd. West across from the Long Branch Library, is now […]
The film, produced by Fathom Film Group in association with TVO, is by Ann Shin. The blurb at the Toronto Public Library website for The Defector (2012) reads: Dragon is a human smuggler who leads North Korean defectors across borders for a living. His latest undercover trip with Sook-Ja and Yong-hee takes an unexpected turn […]
The frame of reference that is brought to a given observation, and the quality of the evidence that is available to us, are key variables determining our perceptions. The concept that one can think of orders of frames of reference is of interest. Frames of reference can be the subject of systematic study; such study is of […]
I’ve recently put together a text about Jane’s Walk for a book at blurb.ca that the Jane’s Walk organization is putting together, and which I look forward to publicizing in the weeks ahead. Here’s the text (see below). It will serve as a reminder to mark the date in your 2014 schedule book! Name of […]
With regard to the Small Arms Doors Open, I was delighted to learn recently that Eric Walters has written several books for young readers dealing with Canada’s role in the Second World War. I’ve known of Eric Walters for some time. He made one or more presentations at Munden Park Public School in Mississauga during […]
The book is highlighted in an Oct. 1, 2013 Globe and Mail article entitled: “Political dysfunction puts America on the path to poverty.” The blurb for the book at the Toronto Public Library website is a bit longer than the usual blurb. An excerpt from it reads: Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson conclusively show that […]