BIG Mouth

Earlier today, someone very close to me (<40 centimetres) recommended that BIG Media Ltd. publish more feel-good content. She said that she heard someone on the radio talking about positive news and immediately visited his website. She said that more people would visit BIG Media if we balanced optimistic news with all the negative stuff. My inside voice said, "Stay calm, Rob ... respond with a measured intellectual response." My outside voice: "What the heck are you talking...

As is often the case, I offended a bunch of people with my writing yesterday (Open letter to gullible parents – 2026 could be your year!). Some, including one person I really admire, felt that my article – which suggested 2026 could be the year that gullible parents learn to think critically – was mean-spirited and that I was ridiculing and shaming people just for thinking differently from me. However, it is not people thinking differently...

Dear gullible parents, 2026 could be your turning point. It could be the year that you learn to think critically, thereby vastly improving your parenting skills and, ultimately, your children's future. Imagine being the child of a parent who told you that we are in the throes of a catastrophe due to human-caused climate change, even though the global climate is doing just fine and alarmists' predictions of doom have been accurate a grand total of zero...

The high road is often the hardest road. But strict adherence to the loftiest ethical standards eventually pays off. I am seeing that play out with our facts- and logic-focused news platform. For a guy who has sold more than $20 million in advertising in his career, it was not easy to choose to launch a platform with no advertising or sponsorship. With a few hundred bucks in the bank account, it was not easy to turn down...

If you have been following the Toronto Blue Jays' playoff run, you have likely heard time and again that they are an incredibly close-knit team. Of course, they have several superstars – e.g., Vladimir Guerrero Jr.., Bo Bichette, Shane Bieber – who are doing all the right things under the bright lights of the World Series, but the role players are equally responsible for an amazing postseason run. And 22-year-old rookie pitcher Trey Yesavage has...

Modern medicine in the West offers many incredible treatments, some of which are responsible for keeping several of my friends alive. However, the medical community also has a history of taking credit where it is not due. For example, there is no shortage of medical professionals who would tell you that measles vaccines are responsible for the dramatic reduction in measles deaths in recent decades. However, when you take a look at the data and underlying trends...

China’s Yangtze River system dumps an estimated 330,000 tonnes of plastic into the ocean each year. The Ganges River network in India transports about 120,000 tonnes of plastic to the sea annually. The Pasig River in the Philippines carries roughly 63,000 tonnes of plastic per year to the ocean. These statistics are clear signals of the flagrant failure of a global system that treats the world's waterways as conveyor belts for waste disposal. I know these numbers by...

It is time to escape the hatrix, which is the term I use to describe the matrix of hatred that has consumed so much of our society. I am not a big fan of using all caps for emphasis or begging, but PLEASE take the time to watch/listen to this video (Charlie Kirk’s Death Exposed the Biggest Scam in History ). Jump to the 10-minute mark for what I believe is the most important part of Chase...

Psychopathy, or psychopathic personality, is a personality construct characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, persistent antisocial behavior, along with bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits. These traits are often masked by superficial charm and immunity to stress, which create an outward appearance of apparent normalcy. (Wikipedia) We in the West are increasingly becoming a society of psychopaths. In just over 24 hours since political activist Charlie Kirk was killed while speaking at a Utah university, I have spent far too much time challenging people who have posted messages that I believe tell everyone in their...

I tell this story not to brag (OK, maybe a little) but to illustrate the value of rational people raising their voices in the face of false narratives. When a group of scientists, engineers, and I launched BIG Media in 2021, I figured that our facts/logic-focused news coverage would surprise many and draw criticism. I vowed to myself (and posted the promise on social media, which is the modern version of swearing on a stack of...