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Tag: Free Speech

June 1, 2025January 9, 2026public, article

The Widdowson Case: Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Institutional Censorship in Canadian Universities

Does the dismissal of Dr. Frances Widdowson from Mount Royal University signal a threat to academic freedom in Canada’s post-secondary institutions? Academic […]

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August 20, 2022January 27, 2026public, video, interview

Wokism through the eyes of a life-long Leftist expat

Following the traditions of his family, Gregory Biniowsky was a political socially conscious activist prior to immigrating to Cuba in 1991. He […]

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June 1, 2022January 29, 2026public, video

Steven Pinker on Rationality and Humanist Values

Even as a young teenager, Dr. Steven Pinker (@sapinker) prized rationality as a virtue, and considered himself an anarchist. He changed that […]

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May 12, 2022January 9, 2026public, video

They cancelled her article then came for her: Shahdin Farsai interviewed

Shahdin Farsai, a refugee from Iran, became a Canadian lawyer in 2016. In 2021, she submitted an article to the BC legal […]

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January 26, 2022January 9, 2026public, video

Can Cultural Criticism Come Only From Within? – with Lloyd Robertson

Indigenous scholar Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson (@LloydHawkeye7) and host Leslie Rosenblood discuss the importance of enlightenment values and defending them from attack. Lloyd […]

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October 7, 2021October 10, 2021Uncategorized

President of NEP interviewed by Humanist Freedoms

DISCUSSION: LAUNCH OF “THE NEW ENLIGHTENMENT PROJECT” OCTOBER 7, 2021 HUMANISTFREEDOMS In our search for interesting, challenging and critical perspectives on contemporary humanism, we […]

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Humanism as Resistance: Reclaiming Dialogue in Divided Times

Previously published in: humanistfreedoms The rise of modern individualism, scientific inquiry, and pluralistic thought did not emerge in Europe because ...
February 8, 2026 / Lloyd Robertson

Two Solitudes of Secularism

Two distinct interpretations of secularism are discussed by Leslie Rosenblood, Secularism Chair of the Centre for Inquiry Canada, and Michel ...
February 3, 2026 / Michel Virard

Humanism and Religion

PART ONE I Humanism seeks truth from evidence and rational analysis. It engages in calm and open discussions that display ...
January 28, 2026 / George Hewson

Humanism, Democracy, and Freedom

PART ONE Democracy in government essentially means “rule by the people” rather than rule by a monarch, aristocracy or dictator ...
January 25, 2026 / George Hewson

Humanism and Art

PART 1 I Because humanists emphasize the importance of analyzing empirical evidence rationally it is sometimes thought that they are ...
January 24, 2026 / George Hewson

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  2. Gleb Lisikh on My first impressions of the New Enlightenment projectMarch 25, 2026

    That's very profound and observant!

  3. Gleb Lisikh on Humanism as Resistance: Reclaiming Dialogue in Divided TimesFebruary 27, 2026

    "Authoritarian or totalitarian systems—whether religious or political—cannot sustain scientific progress because science depends on criticism, dissent, and the institutionalization of…

  4. John Janis on Humanism and ArtFebruary 22, 2026

    A "this is not a pipe - or is it?" comment apologies to René Magritte One art concept that I…

  5. Dan Mason on Humanism as Resistance: Reclaiming Dialogue in Divided TimesFebruary 10, 2026

    In a pluralistic society where freedoms of critical thinking, thought, cognitive reasoning, increased consciousness and awareness are promoted - divisiveness…

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