Tag: philosophy

Civil Rights Movement

Dec 11, 2014

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Michael Murray

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I had benignly accepted that I live within the glow of white privilege
Twitter Essay

Nov 5, 2014

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Michael Murray

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Toronto writer Jeet Heer (@Heerjeet on Twitter) has perfected something called the Twitter Essay.
4Chan

Sep 12, 2014

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Michael Murray

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I came of age before the Internet and will always be a migrant to this new, digital world, likely wandering around with a heavy accent, astounded and slightly out of step with all the natives who were born here.
Boyhood

Jul 29, 2014

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Michael Murray

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Whenever I spend a weekend at a cottage it seems I get to know the other guests indirectly.
Chomsky on the beach

Nov 15, 2013

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Michael Murray

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On Wednesday, as Rachelle and I were waiting to pass through customs into Barbados, we saw a man who looked exactly like famous intellectual and dissident Noam Chomsky.
Speaking in Tongues

Mar 4, 2013

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Michael Murray

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Although I come from a Christian background, I consider myself an agnostic.
Taking the dog for a walk

Feb 28, 2013

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Michael Murray

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The other day while taking the dog for a walk I saw an over-burdened woman approaching us from the same side of the street.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: What He Was Thinking

Feb 26, 2013

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Michael Murray

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As many of you know, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and I were accidental drinking buddies back in our College days at Carleton University in Ottawa.
Rexdale Detention Centre

Sep 18, 2012

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Michael Murray

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In the holding room outside of the visiting area of the prison a nervous woman kept looking over at me.