BIG Mouth

Is anyone else fed up with all the vitriolic rants on social media? I remember a time when you could have a rational discussion with people you disagreed with without descending into insults and trotting out talking points that you heard from other people. In my field of expertise, which is geophysics, the cold hard facts of mathematics, physics, and geology can still be used to persuade the person you are discussing an idea with. However,...

The recycling bin sits at the end of the driveway in Stratford, Ontario, Canada – blue and hopeful under the morning sun. Inside, a jumble of plastic containers – water bottles, yogurt cups, the clamshell that once held local strawberries from the St. Lawrence Market – await their promised resurrection. I place them curbside, believing in this small ritual of environmental salvation, which I have carried out for four decades. It makes me feel...

The BIG Media team keeps getting bigger, and the content keeps getting better. No sensationalism. No expert testimony. No picking sides. Just a bunch of intelligent, high-integrity people (and me) doing great research on the most important issues, and presenting their findings with logical interpretation and full transparency. This is the way news journalism is supposed to be done. Be part of the change at BIG Media. A quick summary of the BIG faces (left to right, row by...

While it seems that many would like to see Donald Trump take some lead to the brain, I am more interested in getting inside his brain. Doing my best to filter out the bluster, bravado, and gamesmanship, I attempt in this article to capture the actual intentions of Trump in his second term as president of the United States. Since Trump stepped back into the Oval Office on January 20, he has left many puzzled as...

Today, I direct the spotlight at a scientist who has consistently brought us practical knowledge on the most important matters. I have had the pleasure of working with renowned geophysicist and novelist Lee Hunt for the entire 4+ years that I have operated BIG Media Ltd. Over that time, he has tackled pressing issues with pertinent data and logical analysis. He also excels as a philosopher. He has taken on the most contentious of issues, including DEI, abortion,...

OK, no more Mr. Mean Guy. I may have technically violated my pledge to never engage in personal attacks (The Big Story) last week when I referred to some people as a particular wooly farm animal (Rising on wrong side of bed, I issue urgent wake-up call ). And after having my knuckles rapped by LinkedIn (post deleted as it approached 500 likes ... and several dislikes among 200+ comments) and numerous folks in my network,...

Up until today, I think I have been fairly delicate with the easily manipulated among us as I work to dispel false narratives and empower people with practical knowledge regarding the most pressing matters. Today, however, I woke up on the wrong side of the bed, and I will pull no punches as I write this letter ... Dear Sheep, OK, some of you are already triggered ... and if you hate being referred to as sheep,...

Hey – I could use a little help here taking on the Goliath that is mainstream media in what I hope to become a Davidian revolution. Most in my network have observed the deep fractures in the traditional news media model as well as the troubling 21st-century trend of relying on social media influencers for interpretation of global goings-on. And while many have stepped forward to support the extremely accurate, trustworthy, and transparent brand of news journalism...

I took some heat online yesterday – including from longtime friends – because I implied through the use of the adjacent image that a lot of people are acting like sheep. First of all, I think that sheep are cute and useful animals, so it is hardly an insult. However, they tend to follow the herd, often to their detriment, and typically fail to learn lessons from their struggles – It’s time to have the talk...

"I don't want to talk about COVID. It's over." That is a common refrain for people who blindly trusted government and medical officials during the COVID pandemic. Most do not want to talk about it because they do not want to face the fact that they were played, and that they – especially those who publicly defended dishonest officials and vilified those who opposed government restrictions and mandates – had unwittingly become soldiers fighting for forces...