Four examples of mass hysteria in the 21st century
Once caught up in mass hysteria, we don’t even realize we are not seeing things clearly
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A year after U.S. citizens stormed the Capitol, America remains upside down
If a huge majority of Americans can’t denounce what happened on Jan. 6, 2021, the U.S. has big problems
NBA’s anti-vaxxers put far too many people at risk
To finally get a handle on this pandemic, we need a lot more ‘we’ people than ‘me’ people – in professional sports and everywhere else
Social media campaign takes on COVID vaccine hesitancy
Social media campaign co-created by U of A’s Timothy Caulfield aims to help people find credible information online
Stuck in a dangerous information echo chamber
When we limit our media consumption to one side of the political spectrum, we get a distorted picture of reality
Controversy embroils Liberal by-election candidate
Trudeau needs to explain why a possible 9-11 skeptic is his chosen candidate in Toronto Centre
It all adds up: First a pandemic, then a ‘magic’ solution
It doesn’t take a rocket surgeon to figure out we’ve been had on this whole pandemic thing
Is Trump unstable and therefore unable?
Trump’s regime won’t offer its president for examination by anyone’s head shrink. If he’s removed, it won’t be because of the constitution’s 25th Amendment
Diana’s bad bargain and her enduring mythology
While popular opinion may cast her as a victim, it’s hard to imagine that she’d have given Charles a second thought if he wasn’t the Prince of Wales
Zundel’s foul legacy of persistent, organized hatred
We must never forget. We must never falter. We must never stop fighting the purveyors of hate and lies
Punk queen Exene Cervenka embraces Trump
Exene Cervenka of X embodies a growing constituency in the United States which believes nothing emanating from government or the media is true
Why even freak shows deserve a spotlight
Broadcasting the Alex Jones interview was the right decision. All points of view, no matter how reprehensible, must be open for debate
