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Mark Kingwell
Last published March 2026 · On our record since 2006
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Recent work
- Opinion: We’ve got more content than ever. Why can’t we pay attention to it?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 11, 2026
- Opinion: The idea that justice and reason are worthy virtues? Yeah, let’s just go ahead and ban thatOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 21, 2026
- Opinion: It ended in defeat, but the Blue Jays gave fans a magic World SeriesOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 1, 2025
- Opinion: Win or lose, it’s heartbreak time with our Jays – try to enjoy every minute of itOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 27, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: A Good Life:I feel my cousin has a right to know the family secret that’s been kept from him. But is it my place to tell him?Opinion · Toronto Star · Oct 23, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: We were all so thankful last weekend. But what about the rest of the time? Why is being thankful such a hard thing to do?Opinion · Toronto Star · Oct 16, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: I want to correct people when they pronounce things incorrectly. Does that make me a jerk?Opinion · Toronto Star · Oct 9, 2025
- Opinion: Satire is more important than ever, but is becoming almost impossible to executeOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 2, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: My mother gave me satin lingerie to boost my relationship “luck.” How can I convince her she’s on the wrong track?Opinion · Toronto Star · Oct 2, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: I kept an extra sample that came with a gift I bought for a friend. Does that make me cheap?Opinion · Toronto Star · Sep 25, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: Why are other creatures on this planet so much smarter than us? Where did we go wrong?Opinion · Toronto Star · Sep 18, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: My family always pays church tithes of 10 per cent. I don’t like being told how to be charitable. What are my options?Opinion · Toronto Star · Sep 11, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: I’m tired of letting my phone run my life. How do I reclaim me-time without straining my relationships?Opinion · Toronto Star · Sep 6, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: Can money buy you a good life? A philosopher respondsOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 28, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: My friend has to sell his BMW and fears that losing the status symbol means losing face. What can he do?Opinion · Toronto Star · Aug 21, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: I find myself cheering the person cutting down speed cameras. Am I right to believe civil obedience can be an excuse for breaking the law?Opinion · Toronto Star · Aug 14, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: It’s summer but I’m overloaded with work and I’m exhausted. Am I wasting the season if I stay at home alone?Opinion · Toronto Star · Aug 7, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: Visitors to my local park want to pump up the volume; I’d prefer the sounds of silence. Am I entitled to complain?Opinion · Toronto Star · Jul 31, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: My cousin’s wife never eats the food I serve her. She always says she likes it, but her barely-touched plate says otherwise. What do I do?Opinion · Toronto Star · Jul 24, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: I was invited to a party and the host charged to park on his property. I paid but am still annoyed. Am I wrong?Opinion · Toronto Star · Jul 17, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: I scratched another car while parking. It was just a tiny one, so I left without leaving a note. Did I do the wrong thing?Opinion · Toronto Star · Jul 10, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: The ethics behind offering advice starts with waiting until you’re asked for itOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 3, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: I’m a stepmom with a big concern about my stepdaughter. Can I fix it without getting in her mom’s way?Opinion · Toronto Star · Jun 28, 2025
- Opinion: In the AI revolution, universities are up against the wallOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 19, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: The wine company delivered me two cases instead of one. I did the right thing and told them. Am I wrong to be disappointed by what happened next?Opinion · Toronto Star · Jun 19, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: I’m stuck in a Musk-Trump like blowout with a childhood friend. How do I swallow my pride and save our friendship?Opinion · Toronto Star · Jun 14, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: Is it ethical to pay artists, and local kids, in cash to avoid taxes?Opinion · Toronto Star · Jun 5, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: How can I free myself from never-ending emails?Opinion · Toronto Star · May 29, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: Wherever we go, the music is too loud and makes conversation almost impossible. What do we have to do to get some quiet in our lives?Opinion · Toronto Star · May 22, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: Is plucking a flower or two from my neighbour’s garden really stealing? Really?Opinion · Toronto Star · May 17, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: My friends are inheriting piles of money and retiring early. I am not. How do I deal?Opinion · Toronto Star · May 8, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: On a five-hour train ride, one man managed to irritate a car full of quiet passengers. Could I have handled it better?Opinion · Toronto Star · May 1, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: I’m progressive. My boyfriend’s an anti-vaxxer. Is there hope for us, or should I bail sooner rather than later?Opinion · Toronto Star · Apr 24, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: A family member is posting offensive remarks about relatives on our family social-media group. How do I deal with this?Opinion · Toronto Star · Apr 10, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: I want to ‘Buy Canadian,’ but I don’t want to let down friends and family in the U.S. What should I do?Opinion · Toronto Star · Mar 30, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: I’m one of those people who dance like everyone’s watching but really want to let loose. Any ideas?Opinion · Toronto Star · Mar 17, 2025
- Opinion: The incredible egg is facing an eggsistential crisisOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 28, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: I got romantically involved with a close friend, then we broke up. Is our friend group doomed?Opinion · Toronto Star · Feb 27, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: I’m attracted to my co-worker. I also want to stay in my long-term relationship. What should I do?Opinion · Toronto Star · Feb 13, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: My three-year-old committed petty theft. Was I wrong to rat her out?Opinion · Toronto Star · Jan 30, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: Does it still count as a good deed if I give money to charity for the wrong reasons?Opinion · Toronto Star · Jan 16, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: I value my neighbours. But they talk too much. How to I get them to stop?Opinion · Toronto Star · Jan 11, 2025
- Mark Kingwell: I’m not a believer. Am I hypocrite if I go to church anyway?Opinion · Toronto Star · Dec 13, 2024
- Mark Kingwell: My husband and I work in the same field. My dream job came up. He stole it from me. What do I do now?Opinion · Toronto Star · Nov 28, 2024
- Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: My friend can’t stand his dead sibling’s kids and doesn’t want to give them their inheritance. Should I say something?Opinion · Toronto Star · Nov 14, 2024
- Opinion: Trust, an essential building block of survival and community, is falteringOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 31, 2024
- Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: I practice defensive driving — but other drivers cut me off, run reds, jump lanes. Am I a shmuck for trying to be the good guy?Opinion · Toronto Star · Oct 31, 2024
- A Good Life: I practice defensive driving - but other drivers cut me off, run reds, jump lanes. Am I a shmuck for trying to be the good guy?Opinion · Toronto Star · Oct 30, 2024
- Mark Kingwell: Another holiday, another tense stand-off with my in-laws. How do I make this better for all of usOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 17, 2024
- Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: I always want a second slice of cake. Is there a good reason to deprive myself?Opinion · Toronto Star · Oct 5, 2024
- Mark Kingwell: If I ever want to retire, I have to deprive myself now — no travel or meals out, ever. Should I sacrifice to save, or embrace an experience-rich today?Opinion · Toronto Star · Sep 20, 2024
- Opinion: They say baseball is boring. But that’s a gift, not a burdenOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 27, 2024
- Opinion: Can we rescue civility in public discourse?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 21, 2024
- Opinion: There was no halcyon age of university excellenceOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 4, 2024
- Opinion: The authenticity trap: 2023′s word of the year speaks to our complex cravings for real experiencesOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 28, 2023
- Opinion: Whither AI’s potential to create a bright and hopeful future?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 9, 2023
- Opinion: And then every day: Reflections on a life of drinkingOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 4, 2023
- Opinion: Why are we so afraid of being displaced by machines? It’s only human natureOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 17, 2023
- Opinion: Democracy is under attack everywhere – including in Canada. But what do we mean by democracy?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 29, 2022
- Opinion: Baseball’s robo-umpire debate isn’t just about humans vs. non-humans. It’s about two visions of humannessOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 6, 2022