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Only in Canada’s darkest moments has its governments contemplated intentional segregation of citizens — it is happening again in 2021 under the name "Vaccine Passport"

David Sabine
David Sabine

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Young & Stupid

I remember how righteous I felt... as if I were symbolically defending humanity itself from the ignorance and racism that threatened to oppress and harm countless individuals. My twenty-one-year-old heart was practically bursting...

Steve Burgess
Steve Burgess
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We Need More Hackers

Instead of resigning himself to the idea that “you can’t fight City Hall”, Swartz determined to do something about it. He organized like-minded friends and colleagues.

Steve Burgess
Steve Burgess
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Oops... I Did it Again!

My overinflated sense of self-importance was telling me I had to act quickly. I had my chart, but what kind of comment would really galvanize this audience? Should I be polite and reserved, or witty and incendiary?

Steve Burgess
Steve Burgess
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Meditations on a Hanging Scale

I tried to imagine a scenario where we could pile all of the monumental consequence of this pandemic on one side of the scale, and the consequences of mitigation efforts on the other.

Steve Burgess
Steve Burgess
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Roe v. Wade, Binary Thinking, and Loving the Gridlock

But as I reflected for a moment, I realized that beyond some vague idea of “a supreme court decision that legalized abortion”, I had absolutely no idea what Roe v. Wade was, or what it contained.

Steve Burgess
Steve Burgess
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The Harder We Pull

There’s nothing more pathetic than a pseudointellectual pretending to be Plato, but I will risk the ridicule anyway.

Steve Burgess
Steve Burgess