One of my old professors, Chris Zeichmann, recently published a book called Radical Antiquity about anarchist (in the etymological sense of the term) movements in antiquity. It was an easy read, by which I mean that I ripped through that densely-packed tome in about 4 or 5 days. He gave a plethora of examples of…

Earlier this year, I read a really great book by journalist Omar El Akkad. Its provocative title: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This. He was, of course, referring to the humanitarian crisis and genocide in Gaza, but one might also apply his words to a great many other crises throughout history. People…

If you want to understand the lame state of contemporary capitalism, you need not look any further than Toronto’s Union Station. At a first glance, the place will look sickeningly clean, but upon closer inspection you’ll see that it’s quite dirty. Buried beneath a facade of elemental dirt and dust is the tasteless alienation familiar…

… but yes, it could be worse! Believe it or not, I learned about residential schools on vacation. I was twelve years old, maxing and relaxing in Phoenix, Arizona with my family; and my mother brought us to a residential school museum in the city. I don’t remember many of the details—only that the conditions…

A generation of nihilists In my first ever philosophy course (back in high school), I made the mistake of thinking Nietzsche was a nihilist. My teacher gently corrected me, albeit in a way I misunderstood. Now, seven years later, I think I get it. Now I understand the death of God as the death of…

Recently, I had the privilege of seeing the Auschwitz exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum. For those near Toronto, I would highly suggest going to see it, although it’s not especially pleasant, nor should it be! There were a lot of things—horrible, damnable things—that stuck with me, but the strangest, which I never would have…