The bumper sticker I often saw at the time of the 1995 Quebec referendum on…
Tag: Early Writings
Three Pathetic Fallacies River is a lonely geography, the silence of its endless course colder…
T.S. Eliot’s 1922 poem, The Waste Land, begins: April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs…
One’s lasting impression is of the old-world feel of the place, ivy growing on limestone…
Rogovin once told Cheryl Brutvan in an interview, “I never could warm up to the middle class in photography.” Among the working classes, among the poor, among those who live on the street, he finds not only suffering but also dignity and beauty.
WHENEVER THE TOPIC turns to politics I am thoughtful of this aphorism, written by H.L.…
A common view among academic writers, and especially writers of the political left, is that…
I am not sure exactly how much money Bill Gates is ‘worth’ as I write…
One of the great frustrations of modern life is its sanctions against rage. For instance:…
Although regarded as extraordinary, homeless persons in general I find are in no way unusual.…
You’ve heard often and perhaps recently that socialism is defeated and that capitalism is therefore…
Here are some general observations of the work that goes on in a modern city.…
During the years 1992-1998 I was a full-time Ph.D. student at Queen’s University at Kingston…
A university graduate, I have endured years of Theory. That is fine, yet were I…
One may infer a few things about my writing career from the first publication –…
