Today’s economic crisis isn’t like others you remember. Governments are reluctant to invoke the word recession. It doesn't poll well. Grumblings about widespread and obvious economic hardship need to escalate considerably before political calculus decrees the threshold met to drop the term. Sadly, that doesn’t begin a mature, nuanced or informed public discussion about the economy. …

Doing everything right won’t be enough. The age of plenty is over. For decades, humanity has grown far more food every year than it would take to ensure that none of Earth’s multitudes ever went to bed hungry even once. Starvation in the world we grew up in only happened because our sharing skills suck. Manipulating…

Canada needs a national health strategy. Canada’s Northwest Territories contains 33 official communities stretched over 1.144 million square kilometres (442,000 square miles). There’s only one hospital, so accessing medical services isn’t as simple as calling an ambulance. Many locals still dial the municipal emergency number they were used to for decades before 911 service was finally…

A Dungeons and Dragons Horror Adventure Tabletop roleplayers have been making homebrew content since the earliest days of the hobby. Dungeon Masters are welcome to make use of any part of this material that they wish. The sword of Co-Vidh is a horror adventure which begins in an urban center and utilizes the 5th edition Dungeons…

Want my attendance? Read this. Hello, (person or organization) that would like to see me personally appear at (insert event). Since a variety of officials have repeatedly said that it’s up to each of us to assess our own Covid risks, I’ve invested some time in doing exactly that. I’m going to briefly walk you…

The best that monarchy has to show us underlines the basic problem with monarchy. After 70 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth the second has died. Quietly. Perhaps the most recognizable woman on the planet, she was a fixture on the international stage for as far back as most of the world can remember. The mourning has begun. She seemed, at least when seen…

You’re not a serf, don’t be owned. If you haven’t already heard, the business world is all in a tizzy over a new workplace trend. Workers are no longer as willing to go ‘above and beyond.’ It’s a little harder post-pandemic to convince your workforce to be on call in their off hours, take on extra duties…

UCP essay contest yells the quiet part out loud. Imagine for a moment that you are an elected member of a legislative assembly, part of a government responsible for more than 4.4 million people. You‘re even in cabinet: a minister for the status of women, responsible for promoting the well being of (and promoting your government to) 2.2 million…

A feeding frenzy over the carcass ensues. Health care is in trouble almost everywhere. It’s almost as if deciding not to do anything at all to combat the pandemic any more wasn’t the most brilliant idea. If you’ve been lucky enough not to need to go to a hospital in the last couple of years, it’s easier…