Fred Guerin

Fred Guerin holds a Ph.D. in philosophy and teaches philosophy part-time at Vancouver Island University in Powell River, British Columbia.

Op-Ed

Environment & Health

We Must End Neoliberalism, or Neoliberalism Will End Us

We must choose the well-being of our communities over neoliberalism's false promise of individual freedoms.

By: Fred Guerin ,; Truthout

August 11, 2019

News Analysis

Politics & Elections

Down the Imperial Memory Hole With Venezuela

The U.S. is determined to destroy all vestiges of the Bolivarian revolution, which put people before profits.

By: Fred Guerin ,; Truthout

March 24, 2019

Op-Ed

Beyond the Bern: How Progressive Movements Leap Ahead of Electoral Politics

Now that Bernie Sanders' candidacy has engendered new forms of progressive mobilization, we must decide what to do next.

By: Fred Guerin ,; Truthout

March 17, 2016

Op-Ed

The Canadian Ministry of “Truth”: “Reality Is Whatever We Say It Is“

In George Orwell's "1984," the powerful create fact-free realities.

By: Fred Guerin ,; Truthout

April 20, 2015

Op-Ed

The Charitable Society or “How to Avoid the Poor and Perpetuate the Wealth Gap“

A society that genuinely cares for its citizens' well-being has little need for manufactured, top-down charity because such a society builds institutions that democratically enable all citizens to participate …

By: Fred Guerin ,; Truthout

September 21, 2014

News Analysis

On Roboethics and the Robotic Human

Instead of trying to come up with an algorithm that captures the essence of independent thought, wisdom or ethical judgment in robots, let's preserve and encourage such thinking in …

By: Fred Guerin ,; Truthout

August 3, 2014

Op-Ed

The Compelling Conclusion About Capitalism That Piketty Resists

The excesses of capitalism are not simply a question of bad management and a political unwillingness to properly regulate it by imposing the right sort of checks and balances, …

By: Fred Guerin ,; Truthout

June 26, 2014

Op-Ed

On Edward Snowden: Whistleblowing as the Highest Form of Civic and Political Engagement

When dissent is suppressed, criminalized or considered an act of "sedition," conformity, docility, servitude and totalitarian rule will not be far behind.

By: Fred Guerin ,; Truthout

May 4, 2014

News Analysis

Retrieving a Moral Comportment in an Age of Violence and Bullying

The Canadian government recently expressed the desire to address cyber-bullying through criminal code reform. It would be more effective to retrieve a more potent sense of moral accountability in …