GeneralAuthenticity Watch: The HeartlandThomas Frank’s column in today’s WSJ does a good job of setting up my piece in the print edition of Maclean’s out tomorrow. Here’s...
GeneralRebranding (II): Moist and Chewy ComputersThe new MSFT ad campaign for Vista featuring Jerry Seinfeld debuted last Thursday, to arched eyebrows and mixed reviews. The...
OttawaOn MagnanimityTORONTO, Sept. 10 - The Broadcasting Consortium representing Canada’s largest television networks today announced that the four...
OttawaAll Soap, No BoxThere is probably a connection between the utter fatuousness of the campaign so far and the absence of any substantial policy...
OttawaRebranding (I): The New StrongTwo days in and this is already a stupendously vapid Canadian federal election, even by the standards of... er... Canadian federal...
GeneralIf You Were An Election, What Sort of Election Would You Be?Trolling through the stories on RCP last night, I saw the headline on the new Conrad Black column, "The Most Important Election...
GeneralChecking InI apologise for the less-than-stellar blogging recently. As part of my day job I’m coordinating the election coverage at the...
GeneralPublic Diplomacy, Private AnnoyanceSeriously, WTF: WASHINGTON (AFP) — Television star Fran Drescher will serve as the newest envoy for US public diplomacy, with...
GeneralThe Trough is Open!UPDATE: In the interests of fairness, I should point out that this story never really went anywhere. After a quick start, the...