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Should “reasonable and informed” people refrain from thinking freely?
The Public Order Emergency Commission and the book of Lamentations
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January 2023
Prince Harry’s “chess pieces:” a metaphor for our times?
The totalitarian code treats people as objects.
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Israeleak: The silent tragedy of a discontinued vaccine adverse-effects study
Is accepting injustice a part of growing up?
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December 2022
Chanukah and bodily autonomy
What is the enduring message of the Maccabees?
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Defending Kaplan-Myrth from Jew hate must go hand in hand with defending the liberty to criticize her actions.
With less liberty, is Jew hate more likely to thrive?
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November 2022
Is “the health and wellbeing of our hospital system” a paramount value?
Is illness the fault of unmasked people?
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Notes from a disrupted school-board meeting in Ottawa tonight
Obedience is not a pathway to respect.
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Nili Kaplan-Myrth and my challenge of learning from history
Excessive control is not a constructive or fair response to trauma
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Is there room for critical thinking behind the mask?
Are masks an effective health measure or a tribute to authority?
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Scattered feathers on Kristallnacht
Can truth be gathered up after feathers of mischaracterization have been scattered to the wind?
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September 2022
Good germs: did the righteous among the nations use the Nazi fear of germs to save Jewish people?
Can the legacy of the righteous among the nations help to keep our souls more free?
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April 2022
Fisman et al.’s recent paper is scientifically flawed, but one does not need to be a scientist to hear the alarm bells.
To prevent a slide into totalitarianism, scientists must work for the truth, not for dominance.
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