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When Nelson Mandela died last week, the world did not mourn, it rejoiced that he had lived. That reaction is itself remarkable, but the breadth of it is more so. Africa, the West, the Arab world, the Subcontinent, the Far East, all cried … [Read more]
Discussing conservative reaction to the Senate scandal, and the dangers of the growth of power of the prime minister's office. I was floored by the view from the CTV studio. Check the video here: CTV Question Period … [Read more]
Discussing ethics and partisanship, and the implications of the Senate scandal, in the beautiful House of Commons foyer. I was a reader (and fan) of Don Martin's Calgary Herald articles back when I first got involved in politics, so it was cool to … [Read more]
Slings & Arrows is one of the great shows of television’s New Golden Age, and one of its least known. It’s a tragedy, in that such a treasure of art and entertainment has in effect lain dormant, and all who have not watched it are so much the … [Read more]
In 2008 I got caught up in a Singularity frenzy and wrote several articles on the subject of computers reaching (and immediately surpassing) human-like intelligence. There was one for the Montreal Gazette, one for Urban Male Magazine (believe it or … [Read more]
After the op-ed on the Senate scandal came out, I went down to a friend's hunt camp in NY state. There, I was instrumental in taking down a ukulele with a 12 gauge. Ukulele season is quite short, so I'm happy I could get down for it. … [Read more]
My first article after a few years break was a political comment in the Ottawa Citizen on the (temporarily latest) Senate scandal. They took out my favourite line, which had to do with ducks, but otherwise I'm happy with it. The argument was … [Read more]
