Andrew Potter

The reason we’re not at Osheaga this weekend is simple: the Beastie Boys had to pull out because Adam Yauch was diagnosed with...

The space race was always a creature of the Cold War. With Communism gone, there’s nothing noble about our goals up there.

Francis Fukuyama on Iran and the rule of law: link

The New Yorker explains branding:

I have a column in the other place today, in which I take issue with a couple of recent polls suggesting that Canadians are tired...

I’m looking for examples of words that are only ever used in their positive sense. I’m thinking of terms like...

1. It’s amazing how much time you can kill on tumblr. Here’s my new favourite. 2. Academics are conformist s. 3. Monkey reform...

I’m about 2/5 of the way into Create Your Own Economy, the new book by Tyler Cowen. It’s an odd book in many ways (it opens with a...

Obviously, I’m a sucker for stories that explore the subtle (and not-so) mechanisms of status display, especially when that...

In an apparent act of rebellion against the liberalism of their mothers, pretty French girls vacationing on the Riviera are...