A Further Inquiry

07/30/2025

https://afurtherinquiry.substack.com/p/the-foundation-of-the-british-columbia

How does Langley’s history—from Sir James Douglas to Trinity Western University—reveal a deeper conflict between colonial legacies, Evangelical influence, and contemporary human rights in BC?

07/30/2025

https://afurtherinquiry.substack.com/p/mark-carneys-family-legacy-catholic

Who was Robert Carney, the father of Mark Carney, and what role did he play in Indigenous education in Fort Smith?

07/30/2025

https://afurtherinquiry.substack.com/p/examining-decolonization-zionism

How does decolonization therapy risk retraumatizing Jewish clients in some instance and undermining clinical neutrality in mental health practice?

07/30/2025

https://afurtherinquiry.substack.com/p/neurodivergent-not-broken-rethinking

Are we supporting neurodivergent children in the right ways—or just forcing them to fit in?

07/30/2025

https://afurtherinquiry.substack.com/p/a-prayer

Of puppies and people.

06/09/2025

KHADIJA KHAN: Groomed, Ignored, Betrayed: How the British State Abandoned Its Daughters

The long-overdue moral reckoning about the grooming gang scandal finally took centre stage in a specially extended program on BBC Newsnight.

05/03/2025

“When I was a teenager kicked out of the house, I found something better than rebellion: old men who worked with their hands and taught with their hearts. Old Nick didn’t say much, but on dirty job sites, I learned more from him than school ever taught me.”
- Scott Douglas Jacobsen

What do we inherit from the broken men who teach us how to build?

05/03/2025

“When I was a teenager kicked out of the house, I found something better than rebellion: old men who worked with their hands and taught with their hearts. Old Nick didn’t say much, but on dirty job sites, I learned more from him than school ever taught me.”
- Scott Douglas Jacobsen

Link in bio.

05/03/2025

“BN SeaCon 2024 showed the power of community, connection, and purpose. With Revival of Reason 2025 on the horizon, we’re building a stronger, more united secular movement—one voice, one mission.” – Mandisa Thomas interviewed by Scott Jacobsen

Why are BN SeaCon 2025 and the Revival of Reason gathering becoming essential annual events for nonbelievers seeking community and empowering secular leadership?

05/03/2025

“BN SeaCon 2024 showed the power of community, connection, and purpose. With Revival of Reason 2025 on the horizon, we’re building a stronger, more united secular movement—one voice, one mission.” – Mandisa Thomas interviewed by Scott Jacobsen

Link in bio.

05/03/2025

“Feminism in Afghanistan is not a reform—it’s resistance. Our fight isn’t just ours; it’s a shared responsibility. Canada must align its feminist foreign policy with real action to support Afghan voices. Storytelling is our power against authoritarian silence.”
— Marwa Dashti interviewed by Scott Jacobsen

How is a Toronto-based foundation carrying forward the fight for Afghan women’s rights and press freedom under one of the world’s most repressive regimes?