Borrowed time
Yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling allowing provinces to sue tobacco companies for the damage they’ve done is just one more nail in the coffin of the tobacco industry. The developing world may be the promised land for nicotine pushers, but here in North...A Christian voice from the left
About a month ago, after Pat Robertson’s on-air call for the assassination of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, I called for mainstream Christianity to repudiate the far-right extremists that have hijacked the brand. In an offhand comment, I acknowledged that a...A sense of Placeopedia
I’m seeing more and more references to the importance of a sense of place. Phrases like “a place-based approach” keep cropping up in stuff I’m reading, and it’s central to one of the projects I’m working on. Now one of the coolest...Seventeen across: raging hypocrite, six letters, C_BU_N
Ah, it was a soul-searing moment in the Roberts confirmation hearings when Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn choked back the tears to say, “When I ponder our country and its greatness, its weaknesses, its potential, my heart aches for less divisiveness, less...Is CBC Unplugged the future of labour communications?
Pay very, very close attention to what’s going on at CBC Unplugged. If you’re active in the field of labour relations, that site may just be a crystal ball into your future. It’s the latest project from locked-out CBC producer Tod Maffin (whose name...
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Public speaking and speechwriting: the essential guides
Looking for advice on public speaking, speechwriting and leadership communications? Here are some of my most comprehensive posts, on topics that people ask me about most often.
