This is just the PQ’s “sovereignty association” with a new name. A province cannot, by definition, be “sovereign within a united Canada.” It’s nonsense.

Researchers Find Crows Smart Enough Not To Let On How Smart They Really Are https://theonion.com/researchers-find-crows-smart-enough-not-to-let-on-how-s-1844081510/

I'm sure this will quiet talk of Trump as the Antichrist

“It’s a dangerous time, but also a creative, liberating one. Under threat on all sides, the democracies are discovering a new vigour, a new unity, a new determination to be masters of their own fate. And to whom do we owe the credit for this new energy? Why, to Donald Trump, of course.”

Armageddon 2: Asteroid saves Earth from U.S. in Michael Bay sequel

Preprint version of my review available here: philpapers.org/archive/NEUR...

Louise Arbour is Canada's new Governor General. She was top prosecutor at the international court. She brought charges against President Milošević, secured the first conviction for genocide since 1948, prosecuted sexual assault as a crime against humanity. This is a powerful statement.

In honour of "May Fourth" ("May the Force Be With You") -- and even though "Star Wars" is *not* "science fiction" -- here are my top 10 sci fi films: Blade Runner The Thing Alien Children of Men Aliens The Road Warrior (Mad Max 2) Fury Road (Mad Max 4) 12 Monkeys 2001 Looper

Everything ChatGPT touches dies

Yes I do read 800 page books. But if your email to me goes to a third paragraph, forget about it.

Love the "Q-Anon shaman" as the "Fury Road" flame guitarist in this de Adder cartoon. Nice touch.

Canadian detained by ICE for 6 months says he's an 'indefinite' prisoner, has no idea when he'll get out Winnipeg-born Clayton Herman is in California facility, deemed an illegal immigrant due to expired visa www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

📊New poll of U.S. voters: Americans Trust Canada in Trade Talks More than Their Own Government thewalrus.ca/americans-tr...

Journalists’ heads blown on MSNow when Chrystia Freeland (former Canadian Deputy PM, Finance Min) told them than government ministers in 🇨🇦 normally go about their lives with *no* security at all. Difficult for them to comprehend how violently degenerate the US is now compared to other countries.

Yes, I am definitely back at Notre Dame…

Unstoppable technology of the future still begging people to use it

I am in Vancouver right now and this is indeed happening…

Normally when technology takes over something humans previously did, it significantly reduces errors. So: Many congratulations to AI for being truly innovative.

Happy tax day to all those who celebrate! Couldn’t be more excited to be in New York on this day to discuss the global fight to tax the super rich with Mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and @josephestiglitz.bsky.social

Great news for Hungary and the democratic world. Bad news for pseudo-intellectual “post-liberal” theorists and authoritarian apologists everywhere.

Almost there…

I'll shed no tears for Rothman but this seems a bit out of the blue. No public justification from the Regents? And why now? I work at UWM but I'll be the first to confess that I don't follow the UW system that closely (not living in WI, I feel removed from what happens there, despite my paycheque).

When killing a "whole civilization" is your threat, you're the barbarian

My 2nd interview for “New Books in Philosophy” has been posted. It's with Andrew Lister about his book _Justice and Reciprocity_ (OUP, 2024). newbooksnetwork.com/justice-and-... #philsky #philosophy #poltheory #polphil #moralphil

⚜️Élections générales au Québec dans six mois jour pour jour (5 octobre 2026). 📊Liste des sondages au Québec : qc125.com/sondages.htm

Best wishes to Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, of London, Ontario, on today's moon mission! As a fellow London Ontarian, it will be nice to have something to lord over those snooty "original" Londoners at long last...

April Fools Day. We need a complete news blackout as it’s too cognitively demanding this year to tell reality from hoax.

_Ethics_ has published my review of _Politicizing Political Liberalism: On the Containment of Illiberal and Antidemocratic Views_ by G Badano and A Nuti. TLDR: It's a great book! Link to the proof version of the review: philpapers.org/archive/NEUR... #philsky #philosophy #poltheory #polphil

*sigh* The wrong decision for the federal NDP IMO. But the federal party will be a non-factor in national politics for the foreseeable future in any case. My main worry about a Lewis-led NDP is that it will harm the viable provincial NDP parties (BC, Alberta, Sask, Manitoba, ON). I hope I'm wrong.

Good grief. These are not serious people -- except for McPherson, whom I voted for (in part) because she is an actual Member of Parliament. Becoming an MP should be a top priority for any federal party leader. How can these people have so little understanding of the job they are seeking?

Ontarians, my people, what the F is wrong with you?!?

Trump to allies: “Which of you fucking losers wants to secure the Strait of Hormuz?”

Another day on the set of Downfall 2

RIP Jürgen Habermas. One of the true giants of 20th (and 21st) C philosophy. My MPhil thesis partially engaged with Habermas's philosophy. I've never written on his work since, but it certainly helped to shape my intellectual development and overall philosophical outlook.

Some cold, harsh truth: “Jagmeet Singh … will almost certainly go down as the worst leader in the party’s history. Unfortunately for federal New Democrats, his competition there will probably come from … Avi Lewis, who seems determined to make the same mistakes.”

Honestly, I am absolutely disgusted by academics suggesting that AI can do the reading and writing for you. At a certain point, what you're bragging about is fraud. And in a broader sense, what you're contributing to is the erosion of knowledge and the destruction of trust in academic publishing.

A grim but important read…

Another year, another Public Reason panel at MANCEPT. This year MANCEPT takes place *before* Labour Day! So hopefully more people from North America will be able to take part. Hope to see some of you in Manchester in six months! #philsky #philosophy #poltheory #polphil

As I get older, I just find reasons not to go in the first place...

New Canadian trade deal with India only allows for 1 assassination per year

Keep talking, Alberta secessionists/traitors -- it's working out great for you...

Kid 2: Why isn’t Dad upset? Kid 1: He’s a Leafs fan. He’s trained for this his whole life.

The Canada-US hockey rivalry is always intense. But given the grotesque bullying behaviour of the US towards Canada over the past year, the OT losses in both the Women’s and Men’s gold medal games feels especially bitter. *sigh*

John Rawls would have turned 105 today. Here he is at his best...

U.S. legal scholars baffled as Prince Andrew arrested for Epstein ties, Korean president sentenced for insurrection

Quelle surprise...

A week after my interview with Gina Schouten about her book _The Anatomy of Justice_ was posted at New Books in Philosophy, my article on that same book was posted at _Analysis_...

Yet another reason why I keep thinking about (gaming out) early retirement...