BIG Mouth

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...

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...

The highlight of my week was unquestionably being interviewed yesterday by budding author Micah Siegel as part of the research for his book on critical thinking and its troubling absence from western education systems. At THIRTEEN years old, Micah is a teenager on an unusual mission. He dropped out of school to go "on a journey of self-discovery," and founded his own school called the Rogue Scholars Academy. Whereas some in my network might think, "Oh my...

Has anyone else grown weary of personal attacks on politicians? So many in my network have been completely sucked into the political polarization vortex, spouting vitriol about people and groups they know little about. Republican, Democrat; Liberal, Conservative, Labour, Reform – we pick a side and then completely ignore the misgivings of our team while heaping criticism on the other side. Such behaviour is fun and harmless when it comes to backing professional sports teams, but it is terribly harmful when it comes to politics. Why...