Matthew Good drinks deep of the Kool-Aid
And I hope he’s right: At no time in human history has there been a medium so free, so immediate, and so dangerous to the establishment as the internet. The net brings people together locally, nationally, and even internationally to discuss issues, share ideas,...Same-sex marriage: What’s on the line
You might wonder just why the debate over same-sex marriage is so charged on the pro side. For the antis, after all, this goes to God and the human soul and the origin of the universe and whether we’ll all burn in hell because Ted and Kumar up the street got to...Spinning the unspinnable: the Tories and the Grewals
Spare a sympathetic thought today for those poor bastards trying to spin the Gurmant Grewal tape fiasco for the Conservatives. There. That’s enough. The story that started so promisingly for the Tories (and in fairness, still hasn’t hit the Liberals with...On same-sex marriage, no Pat answers
Remember the lawyer on “Ally McBeal” who could never say why he was refusing to accept a particular proposal, beyond saying he wasn’t “comfortable” with it? He could have been the poster child for a lot of the opponents of same-sex...We don’t talk anymore.
Politics lends itself to hyperbole, especially when you’re competing for the public’s attention via a media that’s much more interested in Peter MacKay’s love life than it is in, say, homelessness or energy policy. Progressive politicians and...
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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.
