BooksKicking the habit of how we see addictionBook review: A neuroscientist who was addicted to opiates takes aim at the idea that addiction is a disease
PoliticsElection 2015: Mike Duffy and the pursuit of controlHow the Prime Minister’s Office tried to control the Duffy affair and how it lost control in doing so
CanadaPolitical pandering is everywhere. Even beyond the usual suspects.In recent weeks, we’ve seen grandstanding and misdirection. But it’s coming from provincial and municipal leaders, not just federal ones.
PodcastThe Bibliopod: On the cult of Amazon and magical realismThis week on Maclean’s podcast about books, in conversation with Louise Penny
OttawaPaul Wells on the strange truth about energy policyMaclean’s political editor on oil-sands oil and the pitfalls of policy discussions during a campaign
Need to knowTalking points: On explosions in China and good B.C. livingSpeed read the news with our Talking Points round-up, and sound like the smartest person in the room
CanadaThe cherub who took the stand, smiled, and delivered a bad dayFormer PMO in-house counsel Benjamin Perrin sat in the witness box at the Mike Duffy trial and gleefully took aim at Nigel Wright’s testimony
CanadaThe bravery and the tragedy of Shannen KoostachinShe inspired a film, and even a DC Comics hero. An excerpt of MP Charlie Angus’ new book about the 13-year-old who helped launch a national campaign.
ScienceWhat’s the scariest part about being in space?Julie Payette on being a female astronaut and a ’space construction worker’, part of our series in conversation with Canadians who were once in space
HealthA newfound link between brain injuries and ADHDToronto researchers have found a ’significant association’ between brain injuries and ADHD—and could affect even those with mild concussions