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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:04:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/13/it-can-be-bitter-to-drink-from-the-same-cup/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/13/it-can-be-bitter-to-drink-from-the-same-cup/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=394130 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/13/it-can-be-bitter-to-drink-from-the-same-cup/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh on Ben Massey's long walk at the Voyageurs Cup http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/rathgeber-backstab-whodunit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/rathgeber-backstab-whodunit/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:57:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=392208 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/rathgeber-backstab-whodunit/feed/ 0 Exactly which Conservatives voted to mutilate that Rathgeber private member's bill, anyway? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/outgrowing-the-mother-corp/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/outgrowing-the-mother-corp/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=391738 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/outgrowing-the-mother-corp/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh on the futility of the Mother Corp. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/29/why-the-senate-is-the-least-of-our-concerns/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/29/why-the-senate-is-the-least-of-our-concerns/#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 09:00:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=389289 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/29/why-the-senate-is-the-least-of-our-concerns/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh on election fraud, voter suppression and robocalls http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/28/burke-v-trolls-just-got-interesting/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/28/burke-v-trolls-just-got-interesting/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 08:52:27 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=388512 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/28/burke-v-trolls-just-got-interesting/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh sets up today's action in B.C. Supreme Court 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/2013/05/10/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/2013/05/04/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/2013/03/29/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 Aaron Wherry 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/2013/02/26/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/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/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/2013/01/30/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 Aaron Wherry 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/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/2012/11/27/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...? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/274-5-315-a-u-s-election-aperitif/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/274-5-315-a-u-s-election-aperitif/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 08:44:54 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=311671 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/274-5-315-a-u-s-election-aperitif/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh works to extract a signal from the noise while offering a lesson from the Alberta election http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/04/tarnished-silver-assessing-the-new-king-of-stats/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/04/tarnished-silver-assessing-the-new-king-of-stats/#comments Sun, 04 Nov 2012 09:19:18 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=311092 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/04/tarnished-silver-assessing-the-new-king-of-stats/feed/ 0 Nate Silver's attackers don't know what they're talking about. (Nor do his defenders) http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/more-katz-mega-donation-headaches/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/more-katz-mega-donation-headaches/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:47:07 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=310295 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/more-katz-mega-donation-headaches/feed/ 0 The Globe and Mail, by means of outstanding spadework, has accounted for the particulars... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/mind-the-credibility-gap/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/mind-the-credibility-gap/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:05:45 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=308335 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/mind-the-credibility-gap/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh finds out what subsets, modelling assumptions and 'non-probability samples' have to do with polling these days http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/turn-the-other-cheek-unless-youre-in-an-abortion-clinic/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/turn-the-other-cheek-unless-youre-in-an-abortion-clinic/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:42:22 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=307454 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/turn-the-other-cheek-unless-youre-in-an-abortion-clinic/feed/ 0 Mary Wagner's civil disobedience would make Thoreau puke http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/19/the-boissoin-human-rights-case-at-10/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/19/the-boissoin-human-rights-case-at-10/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:29:56 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=305130 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/19/the-boissoin-human-rights-case-at-10/feed/ 0 As a piece of comedy, the Red Deer preacher's letter to the 'Advocate' has held up surprisingly well http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/the-wente-scandal-a-satisfactory-resolution/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/the-wente-scandal-a-satisfactory-resolution/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:12:59 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=296659 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/the-wente-scandal-a-satisfactory-resolution/feed/ 0 The Globe is giving us no practical indication whatsoever of how seriously it takes plagiarism http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/23/globe-and-mail-or-cut-and-paste/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/23/globe-and-mail-or-cut-and-paste/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2012 12:10:36 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=296191 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/23/globe-and-mail-or-cut-and-paste/feed/ 0 In January, the Globe and Mail appointed longtime editor and correspondent Sylvia Stead its... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/peter-lougheed-r-i-p/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/peter-lougheed-r-i-p/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:57:18 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=293643 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/peter-lougheed-r-i-p/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh on the Lougheed mystique and its legacy