Andrew Baxter
I am a conservative. I am not an ideologue, a zealot, or a huckster. I have nothing to sell you. No, quite simply, I am a conservative. I believe in change. I do, honestly. But I think we should think things through a little bit more than we currently do. I do not believe that technology is in and of itself a boon, nor do I agree that progress can be measured in simple economic terms.
I believe that old form sacrificed in the name of (post)modernity is exactly that, a sacrifice. I believe that ritual and tradition are as – if not more – important to our societies and their stability than they have ever been, and that the further we move from them, the further we move away from who we are.
(Andrew did a double major undergradute degree in history and political science, and just graduated from Simon Fraser University with a graduate degree in Urban Studies).
Farmm Blogg: Two Months on
Two months of living the farming reality-show.
Farmm Blogg: The Struggle Without

There is a war, a generally ignored struggle taking place out there. Here is the story of my confrontation with it.
Farmm Blogg: Reflections of a Contrary Farmer

Contrary farming...not the wrong way but the right one!
Farmm Blogg: Wood heat and other thoughts

Yet another week on the farmm. Here are some thoughts...
Farmm Blogg: One month in and my boots are getting dirtier

Highlights from a month of living (and writing) on a farm.
why i hate protestants: another angry rant...

An exhaustive and humourous inventory of everything that's wrong with Protestantism. Enjoy.
The Potato Revolution

To the streets brothers and sisters. The revolution is upon us! The potato has been freed!
Houses of the Holy: The Cultural Relevance of Sports Arenas
Where we play and watch sports is far more important to the culture of a sport than we tend to give credit to.
Sacred Sundays: The Art of the Ski Video

A beautiful union of art and sport.
Getting my boots dirty: Reflections on living simply, sanely, and my new Farmm Blogg

I just moved to rural Ontario to become a farmer. Here is my story...and a link to my new blog.
Saturday Night Jukebox: The Blue Scholars and the soundtrack to (R)evolution

The Blue Scholars offer a combination of powerful, melodic beats and socially conscious lyrics that demand we take notice of the world around us.
Saturday Night Jukebox: Christmas Edition

Christmas music is usually pretty awful. Full of sap, sentiment, and usually very little depth. Fairytale of New York by The Pogues bucks this trend.
The Junky's Christmas

Forget the Grinch. Ignore Ebenezer Scrooge. Put Clark and the rest of the Griswald family out of mind. Say hello to Danny the car-wipe.
God is NOT Great: Remembering Christopher Hitchens

Christopher Hitchens, long-time enemy of God and other totalitarians, died last night at the age of 62.
The Contrariness of a Mad Farmer: an ode to the curmudgeon

There are many ways in the search for truth in the world. Being a grump is one of them.
Mark Twain on Patriotism

A timely discussion about the need for individual courage and freedom in the face of crass notions of patriotism.
City Views: City Space and Insurrection

Did the project to 'modernise' the world's great cities hinder or enable new forms of democracy?
Lest We Forget...the lies that lead us to war

On this the Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month, our day of remembrance, it is now ever more important to ask ourselves what it is exactly we are remembering.
Saturday Night Juke Box: Achtung Y'all!

As the world once again stands on a threshold of change, Achtung Baby reminds us that revolution can be loud, somewhat disorienting, and fucking amazing!
Time to be Indignant

Stephane Hessel urges the youth of the world to stand up and yell.
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