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Paradoxes Prevail: Converging Crisis Pending? (Issue #282)
In recent issues, we have returned to the ancient counsel Know Thyself—the idea that understanding ourselves is essential to judgment, responsibility, and…
Fact or Fiction: Democracy Is Failing — or We Are?
Democracy Is Failing—or We Are The answer depends on whether we understand what democracy was designed to do. Fiction : Many people see political disagreement as evidence that democracy is broken. Soc
Democracy Test – Fix-it or X-it Revisited (Issue #276)
Alberta’s grievances have exposed deeper questions about the resilience of Confederation, while growing calls for constitutional reform challenge Canadians to ask whether our federation can still adap
When Democracies Stop Listening — The Lost Ear and the Erosion of Trust (Issue #271)
Drawing on Sharon MacLean’s thoughtful exploration of The Collapse of Listening in last week’s newsletter and webinar, this week’s feature asks a deeper and more troubling question: What happens when
The Last Commons (Chapter Ten) The Concluding Reflections (Issue #267)
More technology, more information, more institutional management, government and more connectivity were expected to strengthen society. Yet many citizens today sense the opposite occurring: rising dis
Fact or Fiction: Will AI Restore a Shared Reality—or Replace It?
Fact or Fiction: Will AI Restore a Shared Reality—or Replace It? In a time marked by fragmentation, polarization, and algorithmic amplification, a new proposition is gaining traction: that artificial
Fact or Fiction: Cell Phones For the Ages
Cell Phones: A Gift for the Ages Fact or Fiction? Five Questions Every Parent Should Ask The smartphone is arguably the most powerful consumer device ever placed in a child’s hand. It connects them to
Fact or Fiction: Mr. Trump, Remember 1812 Again?
And it is certainly not a campaign bumper sticker. Yet once again, we find ourselves in an American political season where the past is waved like a flag—usually upside down. The War of 1812 is often r
When Silence Is Strategic – As Power Dissipates (Issue #252)
They erode capacity, weaken resilience, and quietly mortgage the future. Waiting, in those cases, is not wisdom; it is neglect dressed up as caution. But silence while waiting imay not be abdication.
The Gathering Storm: Why Waiting Has Become The Most Dangerous Policy (Issue #249)
Protesting, long regarded as a legitimate and even necessary expression of public discontent, is increasingly crossing a troubling threshold. What was once civic pressure is, in many places, sliding i
Fact or Fiction: AI Is Eroding Civil Society
Fact or Fiction: AI Is Eroding Civil Society AI threatens to complete the degradation of independent thinking and social connection, pushing us toward isolated existence and unconscious totalitarian c
Is Canada’s SOVEREIGNTY At Risk – Fragile and under Siege (Issue #244)
- Fragile and under Siege Canada’s sovereignty has always existed within America’s orbit—protected yet pressured by its proximity. As trade, defense, and AI integration deepen, partnership risks becom