On the sustained use of torture by the United States government
I’m sorry to be blunt with the headline, but facts are facts and, as a quick scan of this morning’s Canadian newspaper front pages...
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Paul Wells
Maclean’s senior writer Paul Wells writes about politics across Canada and abroad. Except sometimes he ignores politics and writes about music or something else.
"So I guess we could describe that meeting as not having gone particularly well"
A few hardy souls show up on Steve Paikin’s TVO show (click on the "SCIENCE IN PERIL?" tab when the page opens) to talk about...
In which I spring to the Prime Minister’s defence, as if my name were Ari
Why hiring Fleischer and McCurry might be good for Canada
In Ottawa, at the Berlin opera, live
With this Digital Concert Hall, viewers have advantages over those attending in person
Outside the box
Who knew the world of theoretical physics could be so exciting?
Everything’s coming up science, or, it’s a Goodyear to talk about policy
Three related things about science policy and its intersection with politics. 1. Richard Gordon, a co-author of the paper I...
Workfare for scientists: cheaper AND more productive!
I’m going to get in trouble for the title on this thing, which is meant to be a bit satirical. A helpful reader sent me a link to...
Sarko has some terrible ideas
Every time he has tried to address a flaw in the French economy he has made it worse
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It’s not true that Michael Fortier spent $140,000 in taxpayer money to renovate an office the size of a bachelor apartment. No, he...