Category: Matthew Barlow
Doug Ford: Ontario’s Populist
Posted by Matthew Barlow | Jun 11, 2018 | Matthew Barlow | 0 |
The (Sort of) End of Chief Wahoo
Posted by Matthew Barlow | Jan 30, 2018 | Matthew Barlow | 0 |
The Real Problem the SNC Lavalin Affair Exposes
by Matthew Barlow | Mar 7, 2019 | Matthew Barlow
Canada’s media is beside itself right now over a case of politics within the cabinet of the...
Read MoreRIP Mark Hollis: A Tribute to Talk Talk’s Laughing Stock
by Matthew Barlow | Mar 1, 2019 | Commentary, Matthew Barlow
Mark Hollis has died. Apparently he battled a short illness and did not recover. He was 64. Hollis had more or less vanished from the public eye in the late 90s, retiring from music after his phenomenal solo album came out in...
Read MoreThe Enduring Legacy of Slavery
by Matthew Barlow | Feb 18, 2019 | Matthew Barlow
This came through my feed on Facebook a few days ago. It’s worth re-posting and it’s worth a deeper commentary. The United States was founded upon slavery. Fact. The Founding Fathers included slave owners. ...
Read MorePopularity Contest
by Matthew Barlow | Feb 13, 2019 | Matthew Barlow
You know what amazes me the most about this blog? That this is consistently my most popular post. It is almost five years old, and yet, every week, there it is either at the top of my most read list, or in close 2nd or 3rd. ...
Read MoreCommenting Policy
by Matthew Barlow | Feb 11, 2019 | Matthew Barlow
Whenever I write about racism, white privilege, feminism, etc., I get a slew of comments from usually anonymous trolls calling me every name you can imagine. And then I get some comments from people who may or may not be using...
Read MoreBlack and white
by Matthew Barlow | Feb 11, 2019 | Matthew Barlow
Last week, in writing this piece on white privilege, or white hegemony, I cited David Roediger’s excellent book, The Wages of Whiteness, and in so doing, I linked to the book on Amazon. I spent some time reading the...
Read MoreHegemony vs. White Privilege
by Matthew Barlow | Feb 8, 2019 | Matthew Barlow
Earlier this week, I wrote a piece about Jordan Peterson, who I dismissed as a professional bore. A friend of mine shared it on his wall on Facebook and holy hell ensued. One commentator took great exception to my point that...
Read MoreJordan Peterson: Professional Bore
by Matthew Barlow | Feb 5, 2019 | Matthew Barlow
I generally try to ignore Jordan Peterson. He appears in my Facebook and Twitter feeds now and then. But, I try to avoid reading about him. I know he appeals to all of the basest and worst instincts of humanity. Why would I...
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