Blame Lebanon
As roughly a gazillion Lebanese take to the streets to tell Syria to get out of their country, Jonathan Dursi outdoes himself with a post on how the Lebanese right-wing would react if they were like the Canadian right-wing: Right-wing pundits would decry the childish...Here and there…
Risk and security: Mark Schmitt at The Decembrist salutes the apparent collapse of Bush’s social security privatization scheme: For ten years or more, Americans have been asked to choose between risk and security, and every time, risk has seemed to win. Now, in...Global Rich List
By way of The View from Seymour: If you’re feeling down at heel today, drop by Global Rich List to see where your income stacks up against the rest of the world’s. It’s a clever idea from the BAFTA-winning folks at Poke. The link to make a donation...Postcards from the wedge issue
By way of the Torontoist: fab Magazine, the free Toronto mag for the gay community, is running a postcard campaign on same-sex marriage. One features a shirtless male model giving the reader the finger, and is meant for Stephen Harper; the other is the same model...Lloyd Axworthy redux
A remarkably thoughtful, articulate piece from Canada’s former external affairs minister on the impact of his now-legendary open letter to Condoleezza Rice, and how bloggers helped magnify it: How ironic. Those Canadians who deride the decision of the Martin...
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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.
