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Great Helmsman versus Dear Leader
Here's a curious thing: When the topic is federal politics, Conservatives argue that Canada is doing remarkably well in troubled times and credit goes to the Great Helmsman, Stephen Harper. Liberals...
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Mandatory Minimum Muddle
The government's omnibus crime bill is enormous and difficult to read, as it mostly consists of scattered amendments to this or that legislation. But after some time struggling through it, I've found...
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The Answer Is 42
Responding to this column, a reader straightens me out:Dear Mr. Gardner…I have some news for you. History is simple; it is not the mystery that you claim it to be. It’s called follow the money. The...
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Some Days I Think There's No Hope
One of the few responses I got to this column about marijuana potency: You must have been stoned when you wrote your article 'The myth of the potent pot' Pllllllease! I am from the 70's generation...
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On Faces and Veils
After the jump, a thoughtful email I received in response to this column. My response follows.Hi Dan,While reading your column "The Canvas of Emotion," I felt the annoyance that usually comes over me...
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Shameless braggery
My mother would be horrified but I have to brag. Brag, brag, brag. It seems Silicon Valley legend Vinod Khosla is a big fan of Future Babble!His verdict: “If you read one book this year, Future Babble...
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The Partisan Mind
How does the committed partisan handle compelling evidence of, at a minimum, incompetent administration, such as the AG report on the mishandling of the F-35 file? Not by modifying the core belief....
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Declinism
I was interviewed by David Aaronovitch for this BBC radio documentary on "declinism." Excellent stuff. Well worth your time. (Just skip the parts where I'm talking or this will look like self-promotion...
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From the mailbag
A not-altogether-unusual email from a fan:"Boy do you piss me off! You will tell all the lies you can fabricate in order to make The Right Honorable Stephen Harper look bad to the people of Canada. He...
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The Partisan Mind
Here's a revealing email exchange. (It was prompted by this column.) Emailer: "Every time I read some of your leftist hogwash I think to myself... he has finally reached the nexus of assholery ...but...
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