http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Wed, 22 May 2013 10:41:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/republican-soul-searching-for-2016/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/republican-soul-searching-for-2016/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:20:54 +0000 John Parisella http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=316937 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/republican-soul-searching-for-2016/feed/ 0 Losing an election you were certain to win is never easy. Up against a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/17/how-obama-won/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/17/how-obama-won/#comments Sat, 17 Nov 2012 12:00:01 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=312486 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/17/how-obama-won/feed/ 0 The stakes were never so high, the battle never so bitter. With America’s future in the balance, Barack Obama overcame a surprising surge from Mitt Romney to re-capture the presidency. The inside story, by Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/15/did-obamacare-win-the-election/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/15/did-obamacare-win-the-election/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:26:22 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=315136 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/15/did-obamacare-win-the-election/feed/ 0 Buried in Mitt Romney’s post-election analysis of why he lost – he blames it... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/13/obama-and-the-promise-of-four-more-years/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/13/obama-and-the-promise-of-four-more-years/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:32:03 +0000 John Parisella http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314245 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/13/obama-and-the-promise-of-four-more-years/feed/ 0 What can and will this second-term president accomplish? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/13/the-truthiness-era/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/13/the-truthiness-era/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:20:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314236 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/13/the-truthiness-era/feed/ 0 Andrew Potter considers the nature of truth in politics. Political leadership is a form... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/10/a-carbon-tax-swap/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/10/a-carbon-tax-swap/#comments Sat, 10 Nov 2012 18:57:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=313643 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/10/a-carbon-tax-swap/feed/ 0 In the United States, the carbon tax discussion continues. From the National Journal. Over... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/07/obama-wins-gop-right-wing-strengthened/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/07/obama-wins-gop-right-wing-strengthened/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 05:56:06 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=312157 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/07/obama-wins-gop-right-wing-strengthened/feed/ 0 Paul Wells explains why this election will be dead easy for conservative Republicans to rationalize http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/obama-biden-and-romney-ryan-buttons-at-u-s-embassy-party/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/obama-biden-and-romney-ryan-buttons-at-u-s-embassy-party/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 04:06:20 +0000 Mitchel Raphael http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=312124 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/obama-biden-and-romney-ryan-buttons-at-u-s-embassy-party/feed/ 0 The U.S. Embassy held an election party at the Château Laurier. Obama-Biden and Romney-Ryan... 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/2012/11/05/now-is-the-time-to-argue-about-nate-silvers-method/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/05/now-is-the-time-to-argue-about-nate-silvers-method/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:13:50 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=311481 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/05/now-is-the-time-to-argue-about-nate-silvers-method/feed/ 0 Jamie Weinman on the gap between trusting your gut and stats http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/02/the-united-colors-of-todd-akin/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/02/the-united-colors-of-todd-akin/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 22:04:05 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=310785 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/02/the-united-colors-of-todd-akin/feed/ 0 It was hard to imagine at the height of  Todd “legitimate rape” Akin’s mass... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/02/chart-how-obama-and-romney-are-spinning-the-same-job-number-in-two-opposite-ways/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/02/chart-how-obama-and-romney-are-spinning-the-same-job-number-in-two-opposite-ways/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:36:08 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=310442 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/02/chart-how-obama-and-romney-are-spinning-the-same-job-number-in-two-opposite-ways/feed/ 0 Was it 26 months of growth, or another sign of a weak recovery? Erica Alini explains http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/how-sandy-hits-the-campaigns/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/how-sandy-hits-the-campaigns/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:53:00 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=308624 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/how-sandy-hits-the-campaigns/feed/ 0 Cancelled events, impact on voter turnout—and the importance of not botching the emergency response 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/let-the-ground-war-begin/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/let-the-ground-war-begin/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:08:01 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=306852 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/let-the-ground-war-begin/feed/ 0 Let the ground war begin: Our Washington correspondent on what's left of the battle. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/read-my-hands-america-im-with-him/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/read-my-hands-america-im-with-him/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:59:01 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=306914 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/read-my-hands-america-im-with-him/feed/ 0 SCOTT FESCHUK: The last debate was about who wants to take the nation forward. (They both do!) http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/romney-vs-obama-round-3-macleans-previews-the-u-s-presidential-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/romney-vs-obama-round-3-macleans-previews-the-u-s-presidential-debate/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 18:34:16 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=305795 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/romney-vs-obama-round-3-macleans-previews-the-u-s-presidential-debate/feed/ 0 What to expect at tonight's foreign policy showdown http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/benghazi-and-tonights-presidential-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/benghazi-and-tonights-presidential-debate/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 18:12:54 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=305905 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/benghazi-and-tonights-presidential-debate/feed/ 0 Michael Petrou on the issues Obama will and should face in tonight's debate http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/18/mormonism-no-longer-a-cult-says-billy-graham/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/18/mormonism-no-longer-a-cult-says-billy-graham/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:08:45 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=304883 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/18/mormonism-no-longer-a-cult-says-billy-graham/feed/ 0 It’s OK to vote for Republican leader Mitt Romney because the Church of Jesus... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/18/born-again/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/18/born-again/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:00:01 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=304292 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/18/born-again/feed/ 0 But he came out swinging this week in the second showdown with Mitt Romney http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/abortion-etch-a-sketch/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/abortion-etch-a-sketch/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:04:50 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=301861 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/abortion-etch-a-sketch/feed/ 0 The Etch A Sketch is back in full force, only this time the interval... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/mitts-off/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/mitts-off/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:47:01 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297062 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/mitts-off/feed/ 0 And Obama is giving him plenty of targets http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/is-it-over-for-romney/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/is-it-over-for-romney/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:47:55 +0000 John Parisella http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=296740 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/is-it-over-for-romney/feed/ 0 Almost but not quite, argues John Parisella http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/20/topical-humour/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/20/topical-humour/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:00:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295532 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/20/topical-humour/feed/ 0 The Liberals have come up with a new idea: compare Mr. Harper to Mitt... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/19/the-carbon-pricing-debate-in-the-united-states/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/19/the-carbon-pricing-debate-in-the-united-states/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:11:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295103 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/19/the-carbon-pricing-debate-in-the-united-states/feed/ 0 In 2007, economist Greg Mankiw wrote an op-ed for the New York Times to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/19/obama-is-fair-game-but-dont-mess-with-jimmy-carter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/19/obama-is-fair-game-but-dont-mess-with-jimmy-carter/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:35:06 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295085 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/19/obama-is-fair-game-but-dont-mess-with-jimmy-carter/feed/ 0 Mitt Romney may be trying to put the heat on President Obama, but there... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/16/obamas-baby-bump/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/16/obamas-baby-bump/#comments Sun, 16 Sep 2012 21:50:01 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292653 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/16/obamas-baby-bump/feed/ 0 The president's post-convention jump in the polls has the Republicans flummoxed http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/16/getting-rid-of-the-personal-in-the-political/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/16/getting-rid-of-the-personal-in-the-political/#comments Sun, 16 Sep 2012 20:30:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292637 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/16/getting-rid-of-the-personal-in-the-political/feed/ 0 Family anecdotes sideline frightening issues on the U.S. campaign http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/i-would-go-the-other-way-for-bill-clinton/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/i-would-go-the-other-way-for-bill-clinton/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:46:55 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289991 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/i-would-go-the-other-way-for-bill-clinton/feed/ 0 Emma Teitel explains why the DNC is like a bar mitzvah http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/of-the-left-the-right-and-plain-wrong/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/of-the-left-the-right-and-plain-wrong/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 18:27:01 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289672 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/of-the-left-the-right-and-plain-wrong/feed/ 0 Republicans have become the fantasists and Democrats, by default, are now the true American realists http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/03/dnc-2012-the-gay-vote/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/03/dnc-2012-the-gay-vote/#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2012 11:43:52 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=288765 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/03/dnc-2012-the-gay-vote/feed/ 0 Emma Teitel finds Hope and Change very much alive among LGBT delegates at the Democratic Convention http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/mitt-romney-fights-for-internet-freedom-against-porn-logic/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/mitt-romney-fights-for-internet-freedom-against-porn-logic/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:32:52 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=287080 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/mitt-romney-fights-for-internet-freedom-against-porn-logic/feed/ 0 The GOP's is promising to leave the web alone AND to crack down on dirty content http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/30/yes-he-can-do-better/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/30/yes-he-can-do-better/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:47:22 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=287751 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/30/yes-he-can-do-better/feed/ 0 Why gaffe-prone, wooden Romney could—with the help of some big backers and a sputtering economy—still unseat Obama http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/29/ann-romney-first-lady-or-trembling-virgin/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/29/ann-romney-first-lady-or-trembling-virgin/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:24:24 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=287032 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/29/ann-romney-first-lady-or-trembling-virgin/feed/ 0 She missed an opportunity at the Republican National Convention to connect with American women http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/21/on-the-u-s-campaign-trail-things-will-only-get-nastier/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/21/on-the-u-s-campaign-trail-things-will-only-get-nastier/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:12:02 +0000 John Parisella http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284971 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/21/on-the-u-s-campaign-trail-things-will-only-get-nastier/feed/ 0 There will be blood -- all the way to Nov. 6 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/20/you-can-now-buy-twitter-followers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/20/you-can-now-buy-twitter-followers/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:48:33 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284022 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/20/you-can-now-buy-twitter-followers/feed/ 0 Might be a nice boost if you're running for president... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/17/they-just-love-america-so-much/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/17/they-just-love-america-so-much/#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2012 17:36:01 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284155 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/17/they-just-love-america-so-much/feed/ 0 It’s been a weird campaign, and it’s about to get weirder http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/14/elements-of-political-rhetoric-no-237/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/14/elements-of-political-rhetoric-no-237/#comments Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:48:41 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=283659 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/14/elements-of-political-rhetoric-no-237/feed/ 0 I'm being a nice guy. Still being a nice guy. And now I'm not... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/05/prime-minister-boris-might-want-to-talk-to-gordon-campbell-first/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/05/prime-minister-boris-might-want-to-talk-to-gordon-campbell-first/#comments Sun, 05 Aug 2012 19:26:20 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=281278 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/05/prime-minister-boris-might-want-to-talk-to-gordon-campbell-first/feed/ 0 Boris Johnson, the curiously coiffed and floridly worded Mayor of London, is hanging around... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/the-arms-race-no-one-is-talking-about/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/the-arms-race-no-one-is-talking-about/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:21:01 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=279526 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/the-arms-race-no-one-is-talking-about/feed/ 0 Gun control isn’t about fulfilling a utopian fantasy, an all-or-none sum game. It’s about harm reduction. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/romney-north-american-energy-independence-by-2020/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/romney-north-american-energy-independence-by-2020/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:15:51 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=280052 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/romney-north-american-energy-independence-by-2020/feed/ 0 Romney's 'new' plan used to be a Canadian priority—but no longer http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/27/what-a-difference-a-day-makes-eh-wot/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/27/what-a-difference-a-day-makes-eh-wot/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:44:39 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=277046 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/27/what-a-difference-a-day-makes-eh-wot/feed/ 0 So, finally, it’s the opening morning of the XXX Summer Games. (Warning: don’t type that into your search engine) http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/24/how-copyright-rules-silenced-mitt-romney/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/24/how-copyright-rules-silenced-mitt-romney/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2012 22:07:51 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276527 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/24/how-copyright-rules-silenced-mitt-romney/feed/ 0 A great real-life example of how copyright can become censorship http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/romneys-olympic-opportunity-and-risk/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/romneys-olympic-opportunity-and-risk/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:16:02 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276268 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/romneys-olympic-opportunity-and-risk/feed/ 0 The Olympics marked Romney's transition from business to public service and cemented his reputation as a fix-it guy http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/sarah-silverman-political-prostitute/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/sarah-silverman-political-prostitute/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 19:03:31 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274946 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/sarah-silverman-political-prostitute/feed/ 0 Last election, the comedian rallied Jews in Florida to vote for Obama. This time, she's got an indecent proposal on the table