Every once in awhile I need a reminder that, if things feel like they aren’t making sense, this is perfectly accurate.
All in society
Play your own game
Motivational posters and people are always saying things like Play your own game! The problem is when you do so and everyone starts freaking out about how you’re not playing the game right.
"Serious" work
The absurdity of adulthood is revealed nowhere as clearly as in our preposterous Western idea of “serious” work.
The New Productivity.
“Move fast and break things” has influenced and helped build a culture of disposability. But people are starting to push-back against this narrative, asking a previously uncommon question: how do we un-create something?
Re-imagined: Life in 2100.
Completely impractical (and some assuredly impossible) solutions for a few of the most common bits of every day life, and my answer to the question: what will the world look like in 2100?
A Few Good Moms
What makes for a “good person” when it comes to electing a politician?
Provincial Politics: Bad Carpets and Bills
I used to think of laws as immovable, heavy things, handed down directly from Socrates, God, or our alien overlords. But they aren’t! Some of them are bad, many are amendable, and two things are for sure: laws are all human-created, and new ones are being built and destroyed almost every damn day. So it’s worth learning exactly how they get made.
Politics: Provincial Edition
Pat yourself on the back because we’ve officially made it to Level 2: Provincial Government. Who’s involved? How did they get there? Join me on this introductory jaunt into Alberta’s Provincial Government.
In Defense of the Edmonton Police
Recent news regarding Edmonton City Council and police budgets have been motivating. Just in case you can’t tell: this post was written as a satirical piece, very much tongue-in-cheek, and I hope you find it as cathartic as I did.
Politics: Municipal Edition Part 2
Now that we’ve got a basic idea of what our Municipal Government does and what the heck politics is, we are ready to move onto the question of how we, tiny little political tadpoles that we are, influence any of this?
Politics: Municipal Edition (Part 1)
Turns out our Municipal system of government, and its politics, are not as straightforward as the uninitiated (me) might think! Today’s post takes an introductory look at Edmonton’s Municipal government, asking how it’s organized and what the “politics” of this system looks like.
Confessions of a Politically Unsavvy Gal
I have a confession: I’m a full-grown adult, and I don’t understand politics. This blog post is me trying to unpack why I have a mental block when it comes to politics, why I think I need to overcome this, and what exactly this “politics” thing is, and where I might fit in. Are you, like me, a hopelessly unsavvy political tadpole? Well then, follow along dear friend!
The Evils of Universal Basic Income
An equal, free amount money given to every Canadian (no matter what age, gender, ethnicity or skill set), every month, with no strings attached? A blog post about the evils of Universal Basic Income.