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Ira Wells

The Globe and Mail

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A new age of ‘total war’ may be approaching. Are young Canadians ready?

21.02.2026 50

The Globe and Mail

Ira Wells

Ukraine’s War Is Producing a New Politics of Memory

Amid the destruction, Ukrainians are rapidly converting sites of violence into lasting national markers The post Ukraine’s War Is Producing a New...

23.12.2025 10

The Walrus

Ira Wells

Alberta’s Book Ban Is a Blatant Act of Cultural Vandalism

The push to sanitize school collections erases what literature is for: knowledge, discovery, the freedom to think The post Alberta’s Book Ban Is a...

02.07.2025 10

The Walrus

Ira Wells

They Sold Out Big Bird, and They’ll Sell Out the Rest of Us Too

The spirit of uplift that gave us Sesame Street, the CBC, and public schools is under threat The post They Sold Out Big Bird, and They’ll Sell Out...

11.03.2025 10

The Walrus

Ira Wells

Book Banning Is Subtle, Systemic, and Shockingly Widespread

The growing war on libraries The post Book Banning Is Subtle, Systemic, and Shockingly Widespread first appeared on The Walrus.

01.03.2025 10

The Walrus

Ira Wells

You have permission to tune Donald Trump out

21.02.2025 10

The Globe and Mail

Ira Wells