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In Soviet Toronto, old fears are new

By Mike Radoslav Aug 13, 2011 7:15 pm

EMERGENCY! EMERGENCY! EVERYBODY TO GET FROM STREET! Just when you think there's little that is left to surprise you from city hall, commie-fever comes back to town thanks to comments made by ...

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Czech(ered) Past: Growing Up under Communism

By Ryan Scott Nov 22, 2009 1:00 am

This Tuesday the Czech Republic and Slovakia celebrated 20 years since the fall of communism. The collapse was dubbed the "Velvet Revolution" for its seemingly smooth transition from totalitarian ...

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Great Moments in Propaganda

By Ryan Scott Jun 04, 2009 3:57 pm

Teaching is often finding that well worn dent in the wall. You know the one. It fits your forehead perfectly. Other times, well, other times it throws up gold like this. One of my students, whom ...

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The Case for Rationality

By Alex Jenkins May 06, 2009 3:22 am

Several weeks ago, my colleague John Lai published a blog in which he posed the question, “If the universe wasn’t created for humans, why do [we] insist human reasoning will uncover all of it’s ...

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Of Mice, Mines and Men

By Ryan Scott Feb 10, 2009 10:05 am

My wife's grandfather had been pestering me to try his tripe soup for sometime, so I agreed to go on Sunday.  It's not actually his recipe.  He buys the soup ready-made then ups the spice factor with ...

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