Jonathan Kay
@Quillette editor/podcaster. Book author. @Wrongspeak maker. @Nationalpost alum/writer. @TEDx @WSJ @TheAtlantic @ForeignPolicy. @Mcgillu engineering. @Yale law
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Federal Court of Appeal - Proceeding Queries - Recorded entry(ies) for T-1663-19
Federal Court of Appeal - Recorded entry(ies) for T-1663-19
CBC blurs line between journalism and Liberal 'pamphleteering'
State broadcaster continues to struggle with partisanship.
No arrests as climate protest blocks commuters on Edmonton bridge
Local members of an international group of climate activists blocked traffic on the Walterdale Bridge during rush hour to demand action.
Jonathan Kay
must be nice to have the time to block traffic and not face any repercussions. the shift workers gridlocked in traffic, on the other hand, will simply get their pay docked for being late
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Was this zoologist punished for telling school kids politically incorrect facts about polar bears?
Opinion: Dr. Susan Crockford describes her expulsion from the University of Victoria as ‘an academic hanging without a trial, conducted behind closed doors’
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Jonathan Kay
this story hits two sad aspects of modern academic life: (1) the suppression of unpopular truths (e.g., on polar bears); & (2) adjunct-prof jobs are increasingly precarious. Conservatives complain a lot about #1, but *everyone* should be concerned about #2
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Jonathan Kay
by the way, if you're as impressed as I am with the @torontolibrary's commitment to free speech, heres a way to support it financially. I'll be donating today
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City Librarian Statement on Upcoming Third-Party Room Rental Event
This past Saturday, I issued a statement with information about an upcoming third party room rental event featuring controversial speaker Meghan Murphy. Over the course of the weekend, this third-party room rental has generated significant...
Jonathan Kay
loved @torontolibrary reply to misogynists trying to shut down feminist Meghan Murphy. esp loved the reply to the claim that anyone disciplined by Twitter shd be censored by cdn public outlets. what loon would outsource our charter rights to a US company?
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UCP won’t seek meeting with Greta Thunberg during her Alberta visit
Environment Minister Jason Nixon said while he won't meet with Thunberg, he hopes the Swedish girl takes time to learn about the province's oil and gas industry.
Jonathan Kay
gee, why would any politician give up the golden opportunity to be scolded by a child in front of TV cameras ?
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How ‘White Guilt’ in the Age of Trump Shapes the Democratic Primary
The changing racial attitudes of white liberals are changing how 2020 candidates try to win votes.
Jonathan Kay
weird intra-Dem racial inversion dynamic explained here. blacks going for Biden on (correct) view that he can beat trump. but many progressive white Dems are going for @KamalaHarris on the view that this is the anti-racist thing for a white person to do.
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Fox News Is Trump’s Chief TV Booster. So Why Is He Griping About It?
A phone call from the president to the Fox News chief executive suggests a crack in the alliance between him and his favorite news network.
Jonathan Kay
crazy story. Fox News is full of Trump sycophants... yet trump still freaks out over any hint of criticism from FOX hosts. it's like the mirror image of a heresy-hunting woke cult. (it's also proof that no one can ever truly please a clinical narcissist)
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The American mind continues to close | Jonathan Kay
Allan Bloom was the first to diagnose the pathological hatred of Western civilisation on campus. The malaise is much worse now…
Jonathan Kay
in @StandpointMag a while back, I described how Harold Bloom's insights helped explain the creative paralysis I saw as an arts mag editor. I also argued that Bloom's status as a Jew & a gay man allowed him to see & say things that ordinary WASPs couldn't
standpointmag.co.uk/features-novem… pic.twitter.com/0frEFfETKM
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NDP sees support jump at expense of Liberals, Tories one week before election: poll
The Liberals and Conservatives remain locked in a statistical tie with just one week to go before Canada chooses its next prime minister.
BLIZZARD: Toronto would be smart move for Harry and Meghan
The latest intriguing rumour from royal reporters in the U.K. suggests Prince Harry and his wife, the former Meghan Markle, may be set to make Toronto their home.While that sounds fanciful, in an o…
Jonathan Kay
I don't get this. dont they have to live near Buckingham palace in case theres some kind of princess emergency
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WATCH: Nudity activist in a thong confronts Trudeau at Ontario campaign stop
Jeffery Shaver managed to yell at Trudeau: “Justin, why do you have to fight against nature? A thong is not nudity!” before RCMP detainee him.
Jonathan Kay
I love the way this article casually references a garment called a "monokini," and expects us all to know what that is
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How Boardgames Teach the Limits of Rationalism
For gamers who love the art of the deal, but don’t want to waste precious gaming time rolling dice and pushing tokens around a Monopoly board, Chinatown is the perfect choice. In this real-estate-themed game, created in the late 1990s by German...
The Legacy of Board Games
The Agenda discusses why board games are enjoying a resurgence in popularity.
Jonathan Kay
here's the video of tonight's @TheAgenda, with me & @JoanMoriarity discussing our new book. For reasons unknown, the @tvo team still-framed me as if I were an austere euro academic who'd been invited on to pontificate about the legacy of søren kierkegaard
tvo.org/video/the-lega… pic.twitter.com/LnA0wST2W6
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Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo: Winners of The 2019 Booker Prize announced | The Booker Prizes
In a shock announcement, the judges of the 2019 Booker Prize for Fiction have tonight (Monday 14 October) awarded the prize to two authors: Margaret Atwood for The Testaments and Bernardine Evaristo for Girl, Woman, Other.
Bestselling author takes aim at Ford in new humour book | The Star
For bestselling author Linwood Barclay, it’s not Ford Nation — it’s Ford AbomiNation. That’s why Barclay, whose thrillers are read by millions around the world, is aiming his pen at Premier Doug Ford in a new humour book to be published next month.
Jonathan Kay
knee-slapper alert
"The former Star columnist said Ford AbomiNation is a sequel to his 1999 book, Mike Harris Made Me Eat My Dog."
thestar.com/politics/provi… via @torontostar
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Radical, Far-Right Library Just Has Books, No Drag Queens
PEAKS BAY, WA—A local public library is being called a "cesspool of radical, far-right hate" after it was revealed that the library just has books and no drag queens whatsoever."There are no drag queens in sight, not even in the children's section!"...
Trudeau says threat to his safety grows from online polarization and hate
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says a security threat that forced him to wear a bullet-proof vest on Saturday is an unfortunate consequence of an online campaign of hate and lies that is polarizing politics both in Canada and around the world....
Toronto slang on the rise thanks to city's growing pop culture relevance
TORONTO - A Toronto-area professor says the city's increasing relevance in pop culture is part of a growth in Toronto-specific slang.
Jonathan Kay
hard to think of anything more Toronto-y than an academic tabulating the uptick in Toronto-themed slang...which is proudly cited as proof of our "growing pop culture relevance." as a city, we're like the teen who makes graphs of his daily Instagram likes
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