A tinpot Parliament voted in by a tiny minorityOne crude but effective remedy is to do as Australia has done: make voting mandatory
Maclean’s Interview: Don FelderGuitarist Don Felder of the Eagles talks with Kenneth Whyte about ‘Hotel California,’ Power, greed and the third encore
Christmas on MarsThe long-awaited Christmas on Mars DVD is avail now -- mine shipped Friday. Meanwhile, thanks to A in’t it Cool News, you can...
Authenticity Watch: OstalgieIn the post-historical period there will be neither art nor philosophy, just the perpetual caretaking of the museum of human...
Compromises and consistencyKathy English, the Toronto Star ’s Public Editor, recalls what happened when the family of Je Yell Kim, "a dental technician in...
The Brand is WrongI heart New York. It even says so on the coffee cup I use every morning. There’s a good chance you heart NY as well, and you might...
Best sentence(s) I read today"Leftism, too, can be a nostalgia cult. (Leftism may be the greatest nostalgia cult of all)" - Paul Berman, Power and the...
Long live sports fansFor anyone who is (or is married to, let’s say) a sports-viewing fanatic, this research is exceptional in its irony. Scientists at...