Barbara Kay: The Crying Game Rife in Our ‘Feelings’ Culture Is Nothing but Manipulative Kitsch

People protest at the Legislative Building in Regina on Sept. 2, 2023, against a recent government policy that says schools in Saskatchewan must seek parent or guardian permission when changing the preferred name and pronouns used by students under the age of 16. The Canadian Press/Michael Bell

Commentary

According to the 2018 OECD Programme for International Student Assessment, a full 86 percent of 15-year-olds had trouble distinguishing the difference between opinion and fact. That won’t surprise most older journalists. We were schooled in our craft when the news of the day ran in the news section of newspapers like this one, and opinions about the news in the editorial section.