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Gradually less experimental The Line podcast episode #0.7 Listen now (45 min) | In which we search for things to say about another disaster in the U.S. that leaves us with no words and no wisdom.

May 28

In the old days, doing your research meant consulting sources that had either been peer-reviewed or quality controlled in some way. That's over now.

May 27

Another catastrophe in America, just like the last one. Trudeau exploits it at home. Poilievre goes a bit nuts. Also, food's gonna get pricy, and what was Soccer Canada thinking?

May 28

Figure this out now, or risk losing Alberta to the NDP for a generation

May 26

If you’re on Twitter, you get sucked into the culture of Twitter. The machine and the mob are tugging on you constantly.

May 25

I have a "reasonable general concern" that some travellers could be targeted for phone and computer searches based on their political views.

May 24

On Kenney's end, why we don't give the feds the benefit of the doubt, and concerns about NATO's unity.

May 21

Gradually less experimental The Line podcast episode #0.6 Listen now | Kenney goes poof, monkeypox, why we don't give the government the benefit of the doubt, and Jen's fancy 'do.

May 21

It wasn't Jason Kenney's decision to re-open last summer that doomed his leadership: it was his arrogance.

May 20

Rather like Gothic fiction, what might be called "disease science fiction" is something of a disease itself, infecting other literatures and…

May 18

While it may be a low-profile election for the public, in various ways the stakes remain high for the leaders of all three main parties.

May 17

Ukrainians think that when Canada announces a program, it's in place. Usually, of course, it's not even close.

May 16

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