Election Prediction
Conservatives: 154 New Democrats: 62 Liberals: 62 Bloc Quebecois: 29 Greens: 0 Independents: 1 Turnout: 62%...
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The Audacity of Hope
The extraordinary David Brooks, a must read of mine, describes some of the big plans that Obama has in store for the near future. They're both audacious, and hopeful. Let…
The "Business" of Development?
Amanda Henry muses on the issue of whether development work should be turned into a business, or whether it should remain a charitable, largely selfless activity. (Amanda also calls herself…
Festivus Airing of Grievances: Harper
Happy Festivus. I have grievances to air about Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Stephen Harper has become just like his predecessors. On foreign policy, he has lost the moral foreground leaving…
Vaulting Ambition, Which O’erleaps Itself
Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself And falls on the other. - William Shakespeare, Macbeth Health care reform has always been extraordinarily difficult in the U.S.—we saw how Bill Clinton fared…
Hurtling Forward, But What is the Destination?
With the last of Michael Ignatieff's rivals dropping out of the race, he is now all but certain to ascend to the leadership. The Liberal Party will, it is widely…
Barack Obama, Invading Iraq, and Judgement to Lead
"There is a choice that has emerged in this campaign, one that the American people need to understand. They should ask themselves: who got the single most important foreign policy…
Updated Election Prediction
My original crazy prediction of a Liberal resurgence and Bloc collapse will be totally wrong in all likelihood. I therefore give you my new (less) crazy prediction: Conservatives: 148 Liberals:…
Responsibility for the Financial Crisis
Much has been made of the White House's supposed role in creating the current financial crisis. While I don't understand the causes well enough to attribute blame, it should be…