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Sun, 26 May 2013 02:31:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/seeing-red-over-the-greens-in-b-c/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/seeing-red-over-the-greens-in-b-c/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 14:49:29 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386616 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/seeing-red-over-the-greens-in-b-c/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh on the Green party’s effect in B.C.’s election http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/warts-that-you-say-a-smidgen-of-good-hpv-news/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/warts-that-you-say-a-smidgen-of-good-hpv-news/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 09:43:08 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385734 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/warts-that-you-say-a-smidgen-of-good-hpv-news/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh on new study of Australian visitors to sexual health clinics http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/the-birther-farce-gets-a-second-act/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/the-birther-farce-gets-a-second-act/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 09:00:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381657 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/the-birther-farce-gets-a-second-act/feed/ 0 The curious case of ‘Calgary Cruz’ and the U.S. Constitution http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/lord-send-pesticide-for-the-weed-of-gendercide/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/lord-send-pesticide-for-the-weed-of-gendercide/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 14:01:34 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382514 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/lord-send-pesticide-for-the-weed-of-gendercide/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh on Mark Warawa's sex-selective abortion debate http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/republicans-have-one-new-friend-request/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/republicans-have-one-new-friend-request/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 11:45:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379254 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/republicans-have-one-new-friend-request/feed/ 0 Some U.S. politicians are using money from Mark Zuckerberg for their own causes--including advocating for Keystone http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/04/kentucky-derby/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/04/kentucky-derby/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 10:25:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380595 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/04/kentucky-derby/feed/ 0 A race report from Colby Cosh (who knows nothing about racing) http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/27/the-only-thing-liberated-was-their-wallets/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/27/the-only-thing-liberated-was-their-wallets/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:10:01 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376517 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/27/the-only-thing-liberated-was-their-wallets/feed/ 0 Patients are left with costs as discredited MS therapy circles the drain, writes Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/church-the-happiest-place-on-earth/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/church-the-happiest-place-on-earth/#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373041 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/church-the-happiest-place-on-earth/feed/ 0 A new study says those who get out to church regularly on Sundays are less likely to be depressed http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/a-spitball-for-the-madness-in-boston/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/a-spitball-for-the-madness-in-boston/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:03:24 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=374045 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/a-spitball-for-the-madness-in-boston/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh on the unfolding true-crime story in Boston http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/a-bizarre-old-school-industrial-accident-hits-west-tx/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/a-bizarre-old-school-industrial-accident-hits-west-tx/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:11:23 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373511 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/a-bizarre-old-school-industrial-accident-hits-west-tx/feed/ 0 Authorities say more than 160 people injured in blast http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/the-greatest-story-byfield-ever-told/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/the-greatest-story-byfield-ever-told/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:45:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370484 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/the-greatest-story-byfield-ever-told/feed/ 0 The founder of the Alberta Report looks at the first two thousand years of Christianity http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/rehtaeh-parsons-a-self-portrait/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/rehtaeh-parsons-a-self-portrait/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:31:04 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370562 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/rehtaeh-parsons-a-self-portrait/feed/ 0 No one dies anymore without leaving a little of themselves behind—in this case, on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/blue-jays-and-green-beans/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/blue-jays-and-green-beans/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:48:19 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370324 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/blue-jays-and-green-beans/feed/ 0 The Globe reported late Tuesday, on the basis of six home games, that “Rogers... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/01/why-ottawa-needs-to-take-a-deep-breath/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/01/why-ottawa-needs-to-take-a-deep-breath/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:55:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365535 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/01/why-ottawa-needs-to-take-a-deep-breath/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh on why the government needs to take a deep breath http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/29/ralph-klein-r-i-p-the-deceptive-shape-of-a-shadow/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/29/ralph-klein-r-i-p-the-deceptive-shape-of-a-shadow/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:45:25 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=366177 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/29/ralph-klein-r-i-p-the-deceptive-shape-of-a-shadow/feed/ 0 In the bustle of obituaries, Colby Cosh sets the record straight http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/the-truth-about-the-gladiator-spartacus/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/the-truth-about-the-gladiator-spartacus/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:26:44 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=364584 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/the-truth-about-the-gladiator-spartacus/feed/ 0 Our review of Aldo Schiavone's latest book http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/why-the-ndp-may-not-be-able-to-go-home-again/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/why-the-ndp-may-not-be-able-to-go-home-again/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:00:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362582 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/why-the-ndp-may-not-be-able-to-go-home-again/feed/ 0 Cam Broten takes charge of a provincial Opposition faced with both low expectations and a premier who is the envy of Confederation http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/17/class-dismissed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/17/class-dismissed/#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359977 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/17/class-dismissed/feed/ 0 The core issue in today’s education may be the miasma of sanctity that surrounds the concept, says Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/flaky-limits-on-free-speech/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/flaky-limits-on-free-speech/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 05:00:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357567 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/flaky-limits-on-free-speech/feed/ 0 In its ruling on human rights commissions, at least the Supreme Court made the rules clearer http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/was-free-speech-in-canada-in-good-shape-before-the-whatcott-ruling/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/was-free-speech-in-canada-in-good-shape-before-the-whatcott-ruling/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:08:07 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357482 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/was-free-speech-in-canada-in-good-shape-before-the-whatcott-ruling/feed/ 0 Probably not. But the justices did get a few things right this time around. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/02/solving-the-nhls-big-problem-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/02/solving-the-nhls-big-problem-2/#comments Sat, 02 Mar 2013 11:00:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355206 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/02/solving-the-nhls-big-problem-2/feed/ 0 It's tough to score when the goalies fill up the entire net http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/so-its-ok-to-eat-pasta-but-not-to-name-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/so-its-ok-to-eat-pasta-but-not-to-name-it/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:12:15 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354168 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/so-its-ok-to-eat-pasta-but-not-to-name-it/feed/ 0 ... So it's OK to eat pasta, but not to name it? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/where-work-is-for-suckers-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/where-work-is-for-suckers-2/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350226 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/where-work-is-for-suckers-2/feed/ 0 Nearly one in 10 working age Americans now claims they’re too disabled to take a job http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/justin-serious-about-edumacation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/justin-serious-about-edumacation/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:34:21 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352301 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/justin-serious-about-edumacation/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh on the Liberal leadership contender's op-ed http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/clarity-and-how-to-get-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/clarity-and-how-to-get-it/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 06:47:11 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350523 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/clarity-and-how-to-get-it/feed/ 0 I have a joke I’ve been cracking about the controversy over the Clarity Act.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/10/visualizing-first-nations-deprivation-with-boxes-whiskers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/10/visualizing-first-nations-deprivation-with-boxes-whiskers/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2013 08:46:55 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=348854 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/10/visualizing-first-nations-deprivation-with-boxes-whiskers/feed/ 0 Sometime last year I found myself wondering about the effects of residential schools on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/not-so-renewable-revenue/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/not-so-renewable-revenue/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:15:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347346 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/not-so-renewable-revenue/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh on spending Alberta's oil cash http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/its-not-always-about-tau-proteins/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/its-not-always-about-tau-proteins/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:16:39 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347683 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/its-not-always-about-tau-proteins/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh on the slow and public decline of Paul Gascoigne http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/02/randumbness-the-new-nhl-is-less-predictable-than-you-think/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/02/randumbness-the-new-nhl-is-less-predictable-than-you-think/#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2013 14:28:59 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=345968 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/02/randumbness-the-new-nhl-is-less-predictable-than-you-think/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh on how the shootout has changed the NHL's regular season — for the crazier http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/on-the-map-a-mind-expanding-exploration-of-the-way-the-world-looks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/on-the-map-a-mind-expanding-exploration-of-the-way-the-world-looks/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:00:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344706 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/on-the-map-a-mind-expanding-exploration-of-the-way-the-world-looks/feed/ 0 By Simon Garfield http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/the-scheer-madness-of-saskatchewans-boundary-battle/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/the-scheer-madness-of-saskatchewans-boundary-battle/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:42:05 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344387 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/the-scheer-madness-of-saskatchewans-boundary-battle/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh on pie slices and the boundaries commission http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/warning-not-safe-for-work-outside-city-limits-anyway/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/warning-not-safe-for-work-outside-city-limits-anyway/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 04:07:37 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344327 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/warning-not-safe-for-work-outside-city-limits-anyway/feed/ 0 The National Farmers Union looks at an ad based on a classic pin-up, and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/happy-new-year-lets-feel-superior-state/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/happy-new-year-lets-feel-superior-state/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:41:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335291 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/happy-new-year-lets-feel-superior-state/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh vs. the word gurus and their banished words http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/the-real-hunger-game-advice-for-the-player/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/the-real-hunger-game-advice-for-the-player/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:15:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=334795 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/the-real-hunger-game-advice-for-the-player/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh on Gandhi and not eating as a political tool http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/the-last-of-the-nhl-labour-wars/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/the-last-of-the-nhl-labour-wars/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:56:07 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=334139 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/the-last-of-the-nhl-labour-wars/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh on what hockey can learn from the NBA http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/03/a-royal-headache/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/03/a-royal-headache/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:00:01 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=332989 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/03/a-royal-headache/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh on the Constitutional problem of a female heir http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/the-hunger-artist/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/the-hunger-artist/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2012 20:41:09 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331876 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/the-hunger-artist/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh asks some questions of Theresa Spence http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/probably-not-the-last-blog-entry-ill-ever-write/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/probably-not-the-last-blog-entry-ill-ever-write/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:39:19 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330612 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/probably-not-the-last-blog-entry-ill-ever-write/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh on the Mayan calendar and the end of the world http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/hehr-piece-the-latest-from-alberta-politics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/hehr-piece-the-latest-from-alberta-politics/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:29:49 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327836 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/hehr-piece-the-latest-from-alberta-politics/feed/ 0 'The Liberals and the NDP are zombie brands,' writes Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/ipcc-plus-20-a-world-warming-but-not-frying/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/ipcc-plus-20-a-world-warming-but-not-frying/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:58:52 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327148 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/ipcc-plus-20-a-world-warming-but-not-frying/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh points out the asterisk on the latest headline about climate change http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/in-soviet-hanna-victim-bullies-you/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/in-soviet-hanna-victim-bullies-you/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:48:14 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=326966 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/in-soviet-hanna-victim-bullies-you/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh on an anti-bullying law that was definitely not a 'knee-jerk' reaction to the suicide of Amanda Todd http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/should-obama-try-a-little-legal-tender-ness/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/should-obama-try-a-little-legal-tender-ness/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:53:28 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=326448 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/should-obama-try-a-little-legal-tender-ness/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh with advice on eluding the congressional debt ceiling http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/getting-away-with-murder/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/getting-away-with-murder/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 23:50:01 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320607 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/getting-away-with-murder/feed/ 0 Police today are solving fewer homicides than they did in the 1960s http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/a-calgary-centre-by-election-post-mortem/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/a-calgary-centre-by-election-post-mortem/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:20:03 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=319933 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/a-calgary-centre-by-election-post-mortem/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh looks at the Green Party surge and how Trudeau's remarks affected the Liberals http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/canada-land-of-zero-tebows/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/canada-land-of-zero-tebows/#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2012 04:11:01 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=317600 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/canada-land-of-zero-tebows/feed/ 0 What if Tim Tebow came north? Isn't there some rich CFL city with a serious quarterback problem...?