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Terence Corcoran: Excrementalism — Cory Doctorow is totally full of it

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08.04.2026

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Terence Corcoran: Excrementalism — Cory Doctorow is totally full of it

The author known for creating the word 'enshittification' should stick to science fiction, not economic fiction

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After arriving home late Easter Sunday following a pleasant day socializing and dining with friends and relatives, there was enough time available to indulge in an occupational obsession: catching up on the latest news. On CBC television’s The National, however, it was a slow news night, which forced the flagship show to fill time with excerpts from an eight-month-old interview with radical leftist Cory Doctorow.

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As a few readers may know, Doctorow — a 55-year-old Canadian journalist........

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