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George Patrick Richard Benson

Strategist, writer, and researcher.

politics  | Apr 29, 2025
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Five Thoughts on the Canadian Election
the mind  | Apr 09, 2025
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Greenwashing and Democracy
economic development  | Mar 10, 2025
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From Hammurabi to Trump: Protecting Consumers and Competition in a Complex World
economic development  | Feb 04, 2025
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In an age of economic instability, what can we learn from the 1970s?
climate change  | Jan 13, 2025
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The Confusion, Brilliance, and Optimism of Thermal Energy Networks
cities  | Jan 08, 2025
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An illuminated Biblical text with three central pillars, Jesus watching overtop, and texted interspersed inbetween.

I am trying to write differently. Here’s how I think I might do it.

The Things in My Head — Making Sense of an ADHD Diagnosis

In 2021, I was diagnosed with ADHD. This is what I learned about myself before, during, and after.

They’re Going to Try Again

Some reflections on January 6, 2021.

Another Vancouver Climate Plan. So What?

An overview of 2020 Vancouver Climate Emergency Action Plan and what its tangible impacts could mean for everyday people.

COVID19 proves cities deserve more money: here’s what that could look like

Cities have needed more money for decades, but COVID is showing how acute that need has become - and what we might do to address it.

Chicago: a few impressions

Some reflections on traveling in Chicago.

How Vancouver Could Grow Up

A few thoughts on why Vancouver is still a young city, and what it could do to grow up.

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