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Book Banning, Alberta Style: Censorship in the Classroom

Book banning spans centuries, from ancient library destructions to Alberta’s 2025 restrictions on school library materials, often targeting LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex) themes. The policy’s subjective enforcement... Read full article

Margaret Smale - July 1, 2026

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Economics and Finance
The New Five Forces, Part 5: Economy and Building for a Volatile World
by Noa Gafni
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The New Five Forces, Part 4: Environment and Its Regulation
by Noa Gafni
Business
Palantir and the Techno-Oligarchs: Honeyed Reason, or Crushing Hegemony?
by Alan Waring
Culture
The New Five Forces, Part 3: Society Expects Accountability
by Noa Gafni

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The Rise of the Ottoman Empire

by Atul Singh & Lee Thompson-Kolar

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The Greatest Show on Earth

by Atul Singh, Abul-Hasanat Siddique, Samantha Mendiguren

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Football and Politics: An Old Love Affair

by Ellis Cashmore

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Mediaphobia — A Timeline of Panic

by Ellis Cashmore

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The Indian Subcontinent’s Hindu–Muslim Divide

by Pocket Dynamo, Atul Singh & Ishtiaq Ahmed

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The Story of World War II

by Atul Singh, Abul-Hasanat Siddique & Anton Schauble

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A Trillion Reasons Democracy Is Doomed

Two new “trillionaires” — the US military and Elon Musk — now occupy the headlines. Both represent a dangerous concentration...

On the Meaning (and Danger) of “Should”

The word “should” pervades public discourse — from politicians to celebrities to AI chatbots — yet...

Whose Safety? The Hidden Hand Behind AI Content Filters

Gemini refused to answer my innocent question in French about a Russian journalist’s remarks on post-match...

The Iran Deal: A Bad End to an Unnecessary War

On June 17, the US and Iran signed a Memorandum...

by Gary Grappo

Paid in Mars: How the SpaceX IPO Engineers Away Accountability

by Usama Malik

India’s Exam System Under Fire as NEET and CBSE Controversies Grow

by Vasavi Seethepalli

The Dialectic: Japan — The Aging Land of the Rising Sun

by Glenn Carle & Atul Singh

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FO Podcasts: Why Narcoterrorism Still Matters

In this episode of FO Podcasts, Atul Singh and Jeffrey James Higgins examine how narcoterrorism combines organized crime, insurgency and geopolitical conflict. They discuss the rise of synthetic opioids and how cartels in Latin America increasingly resemble paramilitary organizations capable of challenging state authority. Should...

by Jeffrey James Higgins & Atul Singh

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