In the Manning Foundation’s C2C Journal: me!
Link here. Story here: In my limited experience, one’s political origins originate with the The Four Ps. That is: the Place where one grows up; one’s Parents, or parental equivalents;…
Warren
Russian leader flashcards
Russian Leader Flashcards: one not dead, one totally dead. Collect ‘em all! Not dead at all.
Joe Clark, phone home: you are hereby forgiven for the lost luggage incident
Because mistaking living Russians for dead ones probably trumps what happened to you on your 1979 world tour, big guy.
Max Yalden, RIP
Very sad. A great and brilliant champion of human rights.
Candidate Bill Blair
Apparently the Conservatives and the Liberals are both courting Chief Kettler. I think that’s nuts. How come? Here’s the pro-police Toronto Sun editorial board, no less, calling him “a scrambling…
Let That Be Your Last Battlefield, Bloggers
So, that court decision, here. The decision is basically incoherent. Fair comment is supposed to be comment, not a statement of fact masquerading as comment, as was the case here.…
Warnos Confusion Index
I’m sure it makes sense to someone, this “basket of political goods” thing, but it sure doesn’t make sense to me. Anyone else? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
When the chain of command breaks down
I thought it was outrageous then, and I think it’s even more outrageous now.
The Hill Times’ front page
There I am down at the bottom, below the dead caribou (aren’t we always?). Photo by Lala, column name by Kate Malloy. “The War Room,” by the by, isn’t just…
Dear Liberals: This is what you owe Justin Trudeau
Dear Liberals: In the past couple years, whenever Justin Trudeau has made a bad joke or an ill-considered remark – about Ukrainian protestors, about Chinese dictatorships, about the Boston bombings…
Axelrod on losing the narrative
The Globe scored a bit of coup, and got former Barack Obama (and former Dalton McGuinty!) advisor David Axelrod to talk to them over the weekend. He provided some fascinating…
Free political advice
Don’t (a) plead for a call from a respected former Prime Minister (b) promise to keep it confidential (c) then tweet about the call, while (d) making it sound like…
In this week’s Hill Tines: when you drop 15 points
You’re the incumbent, you’re smart, you’ve got plenty of experience, but you can’t get ahead in the polls. So what do you do? You call for a series of leaders’…
Own a bit of the Starship Enterprise
The passing of Spock – and an imminent move – reminded me of the treasure trove of Star Trek Stuff I own. Among the Trek gems: two original (and authentic)…
Who is a “traitor to the Liberal Party” now?
A few weeks ago, when some nice folks were encouraging me to run for the Liberal nomination in Toronto Danforth, I finally met with one of Justin Trudeau’s most senior…
Kid Kodak: this is kind of interesting
Hmm. Kind of odd behaviour for a public servant whose $300K+ salary I help to pay, no? Perhaps it’s because I hired someone who successfully brought a human rights action…
I grokked Spock
I am so, so sad. Spock gone. I can’t believe it.
My cartoonish take on yesterday’s social media trends
Personally, I think the llamas leave the dress behind in the dirt.
Cause and effect
Cause. Cause. Cause. Effect. I’ve written a couple books that deal with this subject, here and here, so forgive me for asking (what should be by now) a wholly rhetorical…