Jacqueline LeightonApr 191 minChildren's Right to EducationThe term has ended and I finished the academic teaching term by writing an opinion piece in the Edmonton Journal. It was published April...
Jacqueline LeightonDec 15, 20214 minAnd here we are...again?The year 2021 is drawing to a close. And thank God for Twitter. Yes you read this correctly. Thank God for Twitter because I have needed...
Jacqueline LeightonOct 8, 20213 minThe other 9/11: Tyranny arrives unannouncedI should have posted this last month to mark the 48th anniversary of Chile's coup d'etat. The coup occurred on September 11, 1973. The...
Jacqueline LeightonAug 18, 20213 minBeware or Behold the Twitter Mob!On August 17, 2021, I got attacked by my first Twitter Mob - exciting but tiresome. Most of them anonymous with names such as Alberta MD...
Jacqueline LeightonAug 8, 20215 minTo all the silent good people....The theme for this post is again freedom. Freedom to think; freedom to speak; and freedom to act. Especially now as we are watching our...
Jacqueline LeightonJul 5, 20214 minResolve in the face of the (woke) crowdAs a researcher, professor, and libertarian, I embrace the responsibility I have at the university. I feel privileged to work within an...
Jacqueline LeightonJun 2, 20212 minSo I chose Noam Chomsky for a reasonThe development video of the month is none other than the great Noam Chomsky. He is a linguist and has contributed more consequentially...
Jacqueline LeightonMay 5, 20211 minChallenging Ourselves to ThinkI've chosen Steven Pinker's Human Nature and the Blank Slate as the human development video of the month (May) for two reasons: Pinker is...
Jacqueline LeightonJan 5, 20212 minPlease let 2021 be better!On new year's eve I reflected on the past year. Some of it was good but starting in March 2020, there was quite a bit that was not so...
Jacqueline LeightonNov 5, 20201 minInaugural post: The perspective behind my observationsThis is the first blog post of my updated website. The views I share here do not necessarily reflect the views of my students, research...