I am in the midst of reading Joseph Heath's Enlightenment 2.0, which was shortlisted for this year's Donner Prize. It covers a lot of similar ground in other recent books about how humans think, such as Daniel Kahnman's and Jonathan Haidt's books.
Published June 8, 2015, in the Waterloo Region Record.
What are we going to do with the dear old Senate?
The appointed upper house has graduated from being a political anachronism to a national embarrassment. Under attack by the auditor general and investigation by the RCMP – and abandoned by their patron, the prime minister – senators now expend their energy trying to cover their sorry butts.
Published by Christopher Alcantara and in the May 2015 issue of Policy Options.
Published Apr. 30, 2015, in the Winnipeg Free Press.
Published Apr. 20, 2015, in the Waterloo Region Record.
This advice is not for the faint of heart, but if you have a spare loonie or two, you might plunk them down on a modest wager: that Stephen Harper will call a general election by early summer.
