Musings
Snippet from next week’s expense-account-free column
Gratis. No one will listen, however. No one ever listens to me. ** Back when he was Liberal leader, I worked for Jean Chrétien. I was his Special Assistant. I wrote…
New York Times: you complete me
When I worked for Jean Chretien in Ottawa, my favourite thing – aside from sitting at The Bosses’ knee, and listening to his war stories, of course – was hanging…
Two years and a day ago
And what a day it was.
We get letters: stinky spin
I love this one.
This week’s column: my new partisan affiliation
BOSTON – I am a Democrat. Philosophically, ideologically, emotionally: the political party I belong to, in my head and my heart, is the Democratic Party of the United States. And…
This campaign is a Daisy campaign
More proof below. Not bad.
Tom Wolfe, RIP
The manager of Calgary’s first punk band, the Social Blemishes, has died suddenly. What a shock. Hadn’t seen him in years, but what great times we had, back then. Deepest…
Dear Hipsters
Dear musicians: I've worked in politics & music: don't give politicians all-access passes. They try & make the show all about them. Yours, W — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) August 21,…
The Trump Vote: the view from down here, the implications up there
On our journey Stateside, we did Trump sightings. Whenever we’d see a Trump bumper sticker, or billboard, or T-shirt, we’d point it out to each other. “There’s another one,” we’d…
New book deal!
This one is pretty special, too. Lisa, this one is for you. BREAKING: Got an amazing and generous and awesome new book deal for . #8, here we go! World…
Highly-Scientific Poll™: which political party is Warren joining?
Like most Canadians, I see good in all of the Canadian political parties. I think they all occasionally have good ideas, and they all have some great people. But they…
The Palma Violets and some old Canadian punk bastard in LA
Three years ago! Wow. Times flies when you’re super frigging old.
Mauril Belanger
Knew his wife, who was simply amazing, better. Him, not so much. Anyway. You know what I liked about him? Happened on one day. It was 2005, Spring. He’d been…
The Stones, Toronto, Mounties, white powder and that fan
Ever curious about what Warren does late at night, when he can’t sleep? Well, he leaves his genius supermodel wife to the heart-shaped water bed, slips out, fires up some…
Trump’s campaign is falling apart
Evidence here. Reason why, here. You’re welcome, world.
Donald Trump is losing, and how he could win
Here’s FiveThirtyEight’s model that aggregates more than 500 polls. What you see, there, isn’t the proverbial snapshot. It’s a trend line. And, for the racist, extremist, nationalist Republican nominee, the…
Pigs kill bear
Does this disgust you? It should. It’s an Ohio man who filmed himself killing a black bear in Alberta – with a spear with a camera mounted on it. He’s…
In this week’s Hill Times: an open letter to Elizabeth May
Dear Green Party leader Elizabeth May: You seem like a good person. You seem to be honest. You are the kind of thoughtful person we need in public life. So,…