The Barefoot Evangelist

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A Thousand Voices, One Mouth

When repetition masquerades as truth There’s something rather unsettling about discovering that the crowd you’ve been listening to may not actually exist. Recent claims about the disappearance of enormous numbers of Russian bots have generated considerable excitement online. Whether those claims are entirely accurate remains uncertain, but they’ve raised a fascinating question: how many of…

Remembering October 7th

Three years ago today, lives were shattered. Today, I remember those who were killed on October 7, 2023. I remember those who were taken hostage, those who survived, and those who still carry the wounds of that day. I remember, too, the families whose lives were divided into before and after – parents, children, partners, siblings and friends…

Thanksgiving is more than the perfect table

It is Thanksgiving in Canada this coming Monday, and the holiday has a way of arriving with expectations. There should be turkey, of course. Potatoes prepared the right way. Enough vegetables to satisfy everyone at the table. Pie. Cranberry sauce. Family traditions. And somewhere along the way, we can begin to act as though gratitude itself depends…