Author: James Cox
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The Week in Review: Quebec Wildfires, Budget Deal, Labour Party, and More
New York City and other areas have recently been engulfed in smoke from Quebec wildfires, creating a strange experience for residents. This reminded me of a cartoon I once saw in The Spectator, depicting people stepping outside a theater for a smoke break during intermission. One person remarks, “Just popping in for some fresh air.”…
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The Problem with Perpetuating Racism in the Name of Anti-Racism
At a former university where I served as a diversity officer and taught, I had a meeting with the school’s black-student union. Toward the end of the meeting, I asked if their goal was to become obsolete in the near future. Most of the students didn’t understand the question, but one student, who appeared to…