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Lawrence Winkler is a physician, traveler, and natural philosopher. His molecules have morphed from medicine to manuscript. He lives with Robyn on Vancouver Island and in New Zealand, tending their gardens and vineyards, and dreams.

'Hybrid war' Appearing In China’s Toolbox of Weapons

And Xi's ‘dual circulation economy’ seen as ‘alarming’ fortification.

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Posted: October 25, 2021, 12:42 am

Activist Lectures U. North Carolina Students

About ‘right-handed privilege.’

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Posted: October 25, 2021, 12:40 am

In Praise of William Shatner

His space trip has exposed the cynicism and miserabilism of the smart set.

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Posted: October 25, 2021, 12:37 am

State Using COVID Robot Dog

To take temperatures of homeless.

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Posted: October 25, 2021, 12:36 am

Treachery

Woke medicine’s critical harm.

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Posted: October 23, 2021, 11:49 pm

Hamstrung by New Law

Portland police make no arrests in latest riot.

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Posted: October 23, 2021, 1:48 am

China

The patriotic ‘ziganwu’ bloggers who attack the West.

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Posted: October 23, 2021, 1:45 am

US Department of Homeland Security Pays Over $455K

To build ‘security fencing’ around Biden’s beach home.

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Posted: October 23, 2021, 1:43 am

Most Americans want AI regulation

And they want it yesterday.

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Posted: October 23, 2021, 1:37 am

Kill the Travel Bug: The Case for Staying Put

Why we prioritize globe-trotting over all else, even a plague.

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Posted: October 23, 2021, 1:34 am

Poet of the Extreme

A noted novelist considers the life of an American master.

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Posted: October 23, 2021, 1:31 am

The Fragility of Solitude

What could Thoreau teach me, a Pakistani American woman?

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Posted: October 23, 2021, 1:30 am

Canadians Hurt Slipping In Snow

Can now sue cities.

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Posted: October 23, 2021, 1:28 am

Canada Doesn't Know How Bad Its Doctor Shortage Is

Let alone how to fix it.

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Posted: October 22, 2021, 4:05 am

Canadian Government

Wants to build relaxation lounges for public servants.

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Posted: October 22, 2021, 12:34 am

A Squirrel Struck

A ‘Mr Universe’ pose on a windowsill.

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Posted: October 22, 2021, 12:26 am

Pass Tents

A hobo no-go zone report.

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Posted: October 22, 2021, 12:19 am

Goodbye To Goodreads

Some authors have stopped reading the site.

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Posted: October 22, 2021, 12:18 am

Brexit Britain Has Agreed To A historic ‘World-Leading’ Free Trade Deal

Worth over £2.3billion with New Zealand.

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Posted: October 22, 2021, 12:14 am

Could New Zealand's Radical New Housing Law Help Canada Curb Its Skyrocketing Real Estate Prices?

New Zealand is currently plagued by a real estate market that is even more unaffordable than Canada’s.

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Posted: October 21, 2021, 4:38 pm

How One Single Crop Travels Through Our Food System.

Corn is ubiquitous.

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Posted: October 20, 2021, 11:46 pm

Expensive, Mediocre Health-Care System

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Posted: October 20, 2021, 11:42 pm

Hikers in B.C. Unfurl Their Turbans

To rescue two people in distress.

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Posted: October 20, 2021, 11:38 pm

‘Tax The Rich’ Plan

Won’t pay Canada’s record debt.

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Posted: October 20, 2021, 11:36 pm

Some Colleges Now Offering

‘Social justice’ math classes for future teachers.

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Posted: October 19, 2021, 11:14 pm

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