GeneralMegapundit: The age of meritocracyMust-reads: Dan Gardner on the end of capitalism; Don Martin and Janet Bagnall on gender politics. The long and winding road From...
GeneralThe curse of PalinLyndon B. Johnson is widely thought to have been the only vice-presidential candidate in recent history to have made a significant...
UncategorizedThe trouble with SarahIn the current issue of Maclean’s , I look at why Sarah Palin gets under people’s skin: Obsessed? You betcha One piece of the...
OttawaBTC: ’My goodness me’Andrew Sullivan posted this video last week, looking to make a point about democratic accountability and Sarah Palin. Whatever...
OttawaBTC: Constructive criticism (II)In regards to this weekend’s homework , below you’ll find a rundown of the political stories the Globe, Star and Times included in...
UncategorizedFey! You! Get Off Of My Cloud!As you proably know, Tina Fey was back on SNL last night and Palin-er than ever: "I liked being here tonight answering these tough...
GeneralThe Real Palin EffectWell, she did not crash and burn as many had expected. In a debate built up as a test of her qualifications and her capacity to...
UncategorizedSarah Palin’s (& Gwen Ifill’s) big nightOne of two things will happen tonight when Gov. Sarah Palin debates Sen. Joe Biden in the first and only VP debate of the...
GeneralMegapundit: Defending the indefensible—with a smileMust-reads: James Travers in Nova Scotia; Christie Blatchford on Julie Couillard; Jeffrey Simpson on the debate. What debate were...