Category: Class-article
Has the Time Come for the Government to ENFORCE Equality Measures in Ontario Schools?
In its eagerness to be anti-racist, is the government of Ontario engaging in discrimination? Critical Race Theory, which seems to underlie the government’s efforts, is anything but inclusive [...]
COVID-19 Vaccines Offer Better Immunity Than Previous Infection, Says CDC. REALLY?
Do vaccines really offer better protection against Covid-19 than the immunity arising from previous infection? Should we take the information provided by health agencies at face value, or sh [...]
Just a Little More Time
Workers’ rights have come a long way since the industrial revolution began, but there still is far to go. More time for breaks would boost productivity and reduce injuries, leading to fewer [...]
The Islamic Slave Trade – and Some of Its Prominent Victims
We hear a lot about the trans-Atlantic slave trade, but very little about the Islamic one, which enslaved 20 million black Africans, with another 80 million dying en route. And how many peop [...]
IPCC Climate Report Ignores the Elephant in the Living Room
There is much to-do about anthropogenic climate change, but little attention is given to the ever-rising number of climate changers. Humanity does not seem willing to curb its size or its ap [...]
EDITORIAL: A Prescription for Dealing with the Pandemic: Less Fear, More Reason
The lockdowns and vaccine mandates imposed in response to the pandemic are ineffective and an infringement of our Charter rights, Madeline Weld argues. Instead of censorship of opinions cont [...]
In the News… Erasing the Past to Create that Perfect Future
Taliban-ruled Afghanistan has been elected to the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the 2022-2024 term and is also a member of UNESCO. This seems incompatible with the Taliban’s [...]
Humanist Perspectives Short Submission Contest 219
We invite you to share your humanist views with us in a paragraph or two (MAX 1000 chars) on one of the following subjects reflected by these 3 images. [...]
The Fluctuating Sense of Self in Anna Karenina
Russian history is marked by a search for personal and national identity, as the nation moved from czarist rule to communism to dictatorship under Putin. The novels of Leo Tolstoy presage th [...]
A Blushing White Woman is not a Woman of Colour
We’ve never before been so aware that the lives of all people matter, that all the challenges we face are global, and that we are all in it together. [...]
Identity and Identity Politics
While at present there may seem to be a strong analogy between transsexualism and transracialism, these phenomena are treated very differently in contemporary culture. Self-identification is [...]
Identity as Choice
But this devotion to a Party that has become so mean-spirited and violent does not fit the profile of those Republicans I know and love. These were — still are — generous, law-abiding, commu [...]
Identity Anthems – their comforts, uses and pitfalls
Violations of anyone’s human rights should be the concern of all, no matter one’s identity. Our shared humanity requires it. [...]