GeneralMegapundit: What’s good for the Balkans is bad for the CaucasusMust-reads: Marcus Gee and George Jonas on the Georgia situation. Russia awakes We should have seen it coming, and it’s unlikely...
GeneralAn earful, and eyefulWomen’s soccer, or football as it’s called in the Olympics, is providing some of the best team excitement at these Games. The...
GeneralMegapundit: Huzzah for the Maple Leaf-emblazoned unitards!Must-reads: Henry Aubin on the Montreal North riots; Andrew Cohen on Russia vs. China; Jonathan Kay on the Olympics. Live from...
GeneralMegapundit: Minority governments suck!WEEKEND ROUNDUP Must-reads: David Olive on U.S. election coverage; Lawrence Martin on the tyranny of the minority; Scott Taylor on...
GeneralNot about Britney SpearsI feel compelled to report on a shocking breach of journalistic standards. On the bus heading to the Olympic media centre today an...
GeneralWorkers of the World UniteFriday was a smokin’ hot day for Team Maclean’s . Our Long March (to coin a phrase) didn’t get Gatehouse and I to the...
GeneralScrolling Beijing’s back alleys.We picked the worst possible day to bust out of the Olympic bubble for a look at the “real” Beijing. At the top of our list:...
GeneralMegapundit: Young, broke and LiberalMust-reads: Don MacPherson on the magic of legislation. Media matters National Post attacked from the left! CBC attacked from the...
GeneralWith these rings I thee wedThere will be much profound speculation on the legacy of the Beijing Olympics (like maybe in a future edition of Maclean’s once...
GeneralCanada’s main squeezeThere were a handful of Canadian Olympic athletes on my flight from Vancouver to Beijing on Monday. If they seemed a bit tightly...