Unpopular take(?): Politics is generally better when it’s boring.

Just like medicine is generally better when it’s kept to medical professionals.

sadly, social media doesn't equally reward those that push against tribal truths indiscriminately.

Where do you find yourself?

When MPs act as 'Customer Service Reps' for specific demographics rather than leaders of a whole nation, they inadvertently turn the Canadian mosaic into a collection of silos.

"I'm thinking the Norwegians should take the hit for the team and give Trump a super duper special Nobel Peace Prize. They can revoke it and damnatio memoriae him in three years."

- Yuan Yi Zhu

politics needs way more Star Trek Vulcans 🖖

If politicians pay increased attention to a group when they are aggrieved, they incentivize that group to find grievances to get attention.

We should talk more about incentive structures & human psychology. Politics is just downstream from this.

Carney must act: Canada must join Eurovision

🇨🇦 Canada ranks:

🥇 1st in uranium
🥇 1st in potash
🥈 2nd in nickel
🥉 3rd in oil
🏅 5th in gold
💧 1st in freshwater

"Liberals see the world as a battle between victims and oppressors. Conservatives see the world as a battle between civilization and barbarism. Libertarians see the world as a battle between freedom and coercion." - Arnold Kling

Be none of them. Be a Star Trek Vulcan. 🖖

bring back local craftsmanship & aesthetics

my Bluesky feed is so bad, can anyone relate?

Fun Fact: Measuring time in centuries wasn't common until the 18th century in Europe & the U.S.

Before that it was mainly Muslim historians who measured in centuries.

Source: Chinese History: A New Manual, Seventh Edition
Endymion Wilkinson

politicians' salaries should be automatically influenced by how the economy does under their watch.

change my mind.