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I normally publish articles, not excuses. This is an exception.
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January 2024

December 2023

Give The People What They Want (Audio Version!)
A political analysis of soul music of the late 1960's and early 70's. (What? You didn't want that?)
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13:07
From Skeptic To Leftist
How I stopped being an insufferable science nerd and instead became an insufferable Marxist.
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November 2023

Make Education Free!
A short speech I made recently at a protest against tuition hikes at the University of Victoria.
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How The Canadian Military Helped Fuel The Toxic Drug Crisis That Has Killed Tens Of Thousands Of Canadians (Audio Version!)
Surging domestic use of both illegal and legal opioid drugs can be traced back to the 2001 occupation of Afghanistan.
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15:40

October 2023

The Bund
A brief history of Zionism's non-evil twin.
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September 2023

An Old Man's Hot Take On The New Cold War
Deep thoughts on US-China tensions.
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July 2023

"Artificial Intelligence"
An obsolescent human takes the time to spell out his thoughts.
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The Victoria Tenants Union
Last week, Times Colonist reporter Michael John Lo introduced the world to a little group I am a part of called the Victoria Tenants Union. I'm happy to…
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June 2023

Capitalists < Parasites
How a capitalist philosophy of nature has tarnished anti-capitalist rhetoric from Marx to Lenin to Bong Joon-ho.
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May 2023

The Canadian Monarchy Addiction
A view from Victoria, British Columbia, on Victoria Day.
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