It’s all finally coming together. Almost a year after most of our lives were flipped upside-down by this pandemic, I’m starting to make sense of what I have discovered about myself these past twelve months, and I think there are some ideas worth sharing here. When COVID hit, I had…

If you think that the debate that must arise from the ban of Donald Trump on social media last week is about freedom of speech, then you’re missing the big picture. …

While I was horrified by the events that took place this week in Washington, D.C. and, in general, by the absolute abuse of the powers of the presidency that Trump has displayed (especially since the election), I have to admit that I feared worse and still do. …

In the previous article of this series, I outlined the importance that the public’s trust has on democracy. I compared stories from various developing countries in Latin America to underline the role that trust plays in maintaining a functional society. And I pointed out that there is a worrying trend…

When thinking about the foundation of liberal democracies, elements such as the right to vote, the right to protest, the rule of law, private property and the right to freedom of expression may all come to mind. If these are some of the main components of the engine that powers…

The thing with oversensitivity is that it creates all kinds of hypocrisy. When people believe that you will be offended easily, they would rather not tell you what they really think to avoid confrontation. …

I have been in the nightlife industry for eight years. Together with my business partners, we built an event promotion and production brand that grew to become a staple in Hispanic circles in Toronto. Like in any other business, there are good and poor-performing products, but in our line of…

My futile love affair with Toronto may be coming to an end. In the beginning, I was completely and utterly in love. A few years later, however, I found myself making up excuses to justify our relationship’s numerous shortcomings, and in the last couple of years, I have simply been…