19 times out of 20

Just a quick note to suggest you have a look at Matthew Yglesias’ explanation of why you can’t always take polls literally: I’ve seen polls showing, pretty consistently, that people favor a flat tax. Polls also consistently show that people think the...

The latest Liberal strategy: self-parody

Pogge posts the following quote from the G’n’M: [Martin spokesperson Scott] Reid insisted that the Prime Minister has no relationship to the scandal and is the best man to deal with it. “Paul Martin is the wire brush that will scrub clean this stain...

STV ABCs

If you’re wondering what the hell this STV thing is we’re all supposed to be voting on, one place to start your research is Arjun Singh’s STV One Pager. Me, I actually still haven’t decided. I’m still miffed that the Citizen’s...

Out of the wilderness

In the world of push-button publishing, reflective, thoughtful writing is in pretty short supply. So you owe it to yourself to drop by A Voice in the Wilderness sometime. Timmy the G’s post on Terri Schiavo is easily up to the high standard the blog has set for...

Paul Martin on the grassy knoll

Long ago, I adopted the principle that, in politics, you should never assume malice, conspiracy or purpose when incompetence can provide a better explanation. Let the record show it has served me well. Yet Pogge makes a compelling case that Paul Martin may have thrown...
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