Archive - Good Person

Notes on Travelling in Iraq

In April I spent 28 days in Iraq. I had planned to stay a week, two at the most.

Aug 1, 2023 •

April 2023

I stumbled into a colour revolution.

Although most are too young to remember life in Soviet Georgia, many are haunted by childhood memories of Russia’s invasion of their country in 2008.

Apr 13, 2023 •

March 2023

Through one year in Ukraine, ordinary Canadians are exemplifying our country's civic internationlism

In the streets of Kherson, Nery Duarte waves a Canadian flag with signatures and well wishes scrawled in Cyrillic.

Mar 24, 2023 •

January 2023

A Sweeter Juice for the Squeeze

Notes on YouTube, obsession, creativity, and criticism.

Jan 6, 2023 •

December 2022

What I Learned in Liberated Kherson

Rather than a landscape of misery, what I've found in Ukraine are brilliant examples of what it means to resist, by ordinary people whose lives…

Dec 29, 2022 •

November 2022

Ukraine (IX): Superforecasters prove the wisdom of crowds; we should follow their advice

As in all things, the ultimate prize is peace. To secure it, we must resist any reactionary policies that may escalate regional conflict to imminent…

Nov 8, 2022 •

July 2022

Ukraine (IIX): Anna and Chrystyna, Two Young Volunteers on the Polish Border

I met Chrystyna and Anna, two Ukrainian student volunteers, standing outside the border gate separating Poland and Ukraine. We later met up to talk…

Jul 27, 2022 •

June 2022

A collection of portraits taken at the Polish-Ukrainian border, some in Krakow.

Jun 13, 2022 •

Ukraine (VI): "If I had a chance, I would kill them with my own bare hands." An interview with Helen, 24, a Ukrainian in revolt.

Helen left Crimea alone in 2018 to escape to Poland, fleeing Russian influence and corruption. Today she lives in Krakow, where we met for an interview.

Jun 5, 2022 •

Ukraine (V): "I was living like I could die at any moment." An Interview with Senam, 39, a refugee from Kyiv.

I met Senam and his daughter in a hotel lobby in Krakow, Poland. While Kyiv is still home to most of their possessions, in some ways Kyiv has taken…

Jun 1, 2022 •

May 2022

Ukraine (IV): "Karina, Nietzsche, and Me." An Interview With Karina, 25, a Ukrainian Émigré

Karina is from Luhansk, a Russian-occupied breakaway region in the far east of Ukraine. We met in Warsaw, Poland, in April, through a mutual friend…

May 23, 2022 •

Ukraine (III): An Interview With Nona, 68, a Survivor From Kyiv

"Ukraine will never forgive Russians for their crimes. Their army is savage. I would say that they are like animals, but it would be too nice to call…

May 22, 2022 •

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