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Charles Lafontaine
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The Good Times Are Over

Inflation is higher than it has been in four decades. A global pandemic has erased two years of our lives, broken supply chains, and damaged globalization irreparably. War has returned to peaceful Europe and brought with it the possibility of nuclear conflict. Wages have been stagnant for decades. The cost…

Inflation

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The Good Times Are Over
The Good Times Are Over
Inflation

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Ukraine Will Define The Next Century

The Russian war of aggression (also known as the “special military operation” according to Russian propaganda) against Ukraine marks a turning point in history. While it remains a fairly standard attempt at a land and power grab by a foreign belligerent against a weaker neighbour, it was the largest attack…

Ukraine

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Ukraine Will Define The Next Century
Ukraine Will Define The Next Century
Ukraine

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Sep 1

So You Want To Be A Rabblerouser

Trudging through the dog days of our post truth and reason summer has seen a new industry emerge. Namely, that of the Professional Rabblerouser. The people who exploit our differing perspectives and cater to fringe groups in an attempt to enrich themselves while simultaneously making things just a little bit…

Activism

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So You Want To Be A Rabblerouser
So You Want To Be A Rabblerouser
Activism

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Aug 1

Modern Fragility

I am forever amazed at the fragility of our society. How easily it can all come crumbling down (in many cases literally) if just a few people decided to act outside of the established norm. Not necessarily out of an underlying desire to destroy, in most cases the ubiquitous desire…

Society And Culture

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Modern Fragility
Modern Fragility
Society And Culture

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Jul 1

Searching for the Real

There seems to be a hunger for what is real over the lite version of life that we are currently experiencing. For all their ease of convenience and their ability to connect us in so many ways, our devices and the online world they grant access to do not seem…

Social Media

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Searching for the Real
Searching for the Real
Social Media

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Jun 6

We Need to Crack Your Grandma’s Skull Wide Open

There’s an old joke that I can’t help but remember. A lighthouse keeper is set to finally retire. The local township throws a party, thanks him for his service, and sends him on his way. A few months later, the mayor of their little town calls him asking for his…

AI

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We Need to Crack Your Grandma’s Skull Wide Open
We Need to Crack Your Grandma’s Skull Wide Open
AI

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Apr 1

How To Make Money on Medium

Alright, it’s time to start making money on the Medium Partner Program™. You’ve spent some time perusing the site and you’ve seen a few of the millions of articles about how you too can make money. You have now seen everything you need but here’s the secret: explaining to people…

Medium

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How To Make Money on Medium
How To Make Money on Medium
Medium

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Mar 8

Justin Trudeau on Democracy

Prewritten, preapproved statements by influential people or organizations offer little in terms of insight into their beliefs or positions. They are sanitized and curated by experts, tested in focus groups, and run through the process time and again to emphasize what is meant to be emphasized and downplay the rest…

Protest

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An Analysis of Justin Trudeau’s Statement on Protesting in a Democracy
An Analysis of Justin Trudeau’s Statement on Protesting in a Democracy
Protest

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Dec 1, 2022

The Horror of Corporate Meetings

It’s seven fifteen in the morning and I’m sitting on a train headed toward one of North America’s largest and most rapidly declining cities. There’s an important meeting that needs each district to be at head office in person, first thing. A light breakfast will be served along with lunch. …

Corporate Culture

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The Horror of Corporate Meetings
The Horror of Corporate Meetings
Corporate Culture

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Nov 15, 2022

I Wish I Was Completely Insane

The internet has opened our eyes not only to our insatiable hunger for new and interesting forms of pornography but to all the little corners of the globe and their idiosyncrasies. Whereas I was once relegated to only seeing strange people on the evening news (I am old enough to…

Mental Health

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I Wish I Was Completely Insane
I Wish I Was Completely Insane
Mental Health

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Charles Lafontaine

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