Navel Gazing

Final Thought: How big are your yams?

On the island of Pohnpei Micronesia, nearly 2000 km northeast of New Guinea, the nearest location of any size, yams are a big deal. Quite...

Final Thought: Keeping you safe from online news, part II

Last issue, I told you about the new Online News Act the Canadian Government was in the process of passing, and how, in response,...

Final Thought: Fire away

The last week has been cool and wet, which might lead some to suspect that fire season is over. That’s not the case, and the...

Final Thought: I’m so worried about it

Hopefully we’re through our big fire of the season. We’re starting to see rain on the regular (it’s raining as I write this), though...

Final Thought: on being evacuated. Again

There was a moment—just a moment—standing in the parking lot of the Ovintiv Centre in Dawson Creek, looking back towards Tumbler Ridge, that it...

Final Thought: the end of post capitalism…for now

I’m going to return to the idea of post-capitalism for one, maybe two last thoughts on the topic. Because the dirty secret of post-capitalism? Is...

Final Thought: rain, rain come again

The strangest thing about this May long weekend? Is that it didn’t snow. This is the second year in a row that it hasn’t snowed May...

Final Thought: can we stop the burning down?

(We’re stepping away from the future of finance to return to our regularly scheduled commentary on other random stuff; we’ll keep touching on a...

Final Thought: the triumph and tragedy of the commons

Last issue, I talked about the idea of moving away from private ownership for some things, reducing cost, reducing environmental impact and reducing the...

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