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Schadenfreude, evidence and politics: a half-hearted defence of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford

David Climenhaga May 19, 2013

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford as he might have appeared in ancient Rome, whence comes the idea that in politics public figures and their associates must be above suspicion. Below: The…