wokism – The New Enlightenment Project

January 28, 2026March 28, 2026public, article

Humanism and Religion

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Perspectives for a New Enlightenment: Essays in Humanist Understanding

PART ONE I Humanism seeks truth from evidence and rational analysis. It engages in calm and open discussions that display a desire […]

August 5, 2025January 27, 2026public, video

Board member Widdowson handles hostile CBC reporter on mass grave hoax

On the way to Quesnel, B.C., to discuss the fallout from the book Grave Error, Frances Widdowson faced a hostile interviewer who, […]

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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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April 5, 2025January 27, 2026public, article

From Lawyers to School Children: Deconstructing the Mass Grave Narrative

Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson In February, 2025 a British Columbia lawyer took the unprecedented action of suing his professional association for libel. BC […]

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July 30, 2024January 27, 2026public, article

Woke ironies: achieving the opposite of its stated goals

In this article originally published in the British journal, Humanistically Speaking, the Edan Tasca of the Centre for Inquiry Canada and I […]

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January 29, 2024January 27, 2026public, article

DEI must DIE

Paul Nathanson Submitted: 24 January 2024 Last night, I watched Nazi Town, U.S.A,[1] a documentary on the rise of American Nazi movements […]

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January 4, 2024January 6, 2024Uncategorized

Statement of Bill Akman on Harvard, Claudine Gay and DEI, January 3, 2024

In light of today’s news, I thought I would try to take a step back and provide perspective on what this is […]

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September 19, 2023January 27, 2026public, article

Reflections on the death of Richard Bilkszto

I think there is much humanists can learn from the death of Richard Bilkszto. My tribute to him was published in this […]

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August 19, 2023August 19, 2023Uncategorized

Interviewed: Carey Linde, lawyer and activist.

Carey Linde, former 60s radical, was the first lawyer in Canada to live and practice on reserve, the first to introduce the […]

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August 15, 2023January 29, 2026public, video, interview

Sixty Years an Activist: A socialist lawyer who still values science, reason and compassion

Carey Linde has been a practicing lawyer and a socialist activist for more than 50 years. The Vancouver, B.C. lawyer pioneered the […]

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

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

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