GeneralHarper is on to something in cutting aidPOTTER: "A rare case of Tory ideology actually aligning itself with sound public policy"
GeneralIn the magazine: When ideology meets evidenceAfter setting himself up for years as the little boy who cried Commie, Stephen Harper shouldn’t be surprised that no one trusts...
GeneralWhat’s up with primates1. From our monkey-annoyance labs: monkeys hate flying squirrels . (from @ davidreevely and many others, thx). 2. A Laurie Santos...
GeneralBorges, Journalism, WikileaksNick Rowe and I were both thinking about Borges’ Library of Babel the other day, though for different reasons (I think). For...
GeneralI have a question about Inception (Spoilers)How come when Mal is threatening to jump out the window and trying to convince Leo that they’re still living in the Matrix, she...
GeneralPicturing the TalibanSo t hat Afghanistan cover created no small amount of debate in the office today, and opinions were divided to say the least. My...
GeneralThe right to appear foolishAn New York City judge has thrown out a disorderly conduct charge against a Bronx man who was wearing saggy pants. I’ve written...
GeneralHow Afghans see othersI’m reading Thomas Barfield’s Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History. A couple of chapters in, it’s the model of how to...
GeneralWikileaks: Truth and its ConsequencesPOTTER: What’s the impact on journalism, security, public support and the military?