Interview with Sean Holman about Canadian party discipline
In my Guide to Canada’s chapter on the Canadian Parliamentary system, I note: So-called “party discipline” is one of the most defining characteristics of the Canadian system of government — indeed,...
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Empress Obama
Though we tend to think of Victorian England and imperial pride as going together like bangers and mash, actual British opinion in the era was never quite so pat. Maintaining an empire where the sun...
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Support for Syria
Should the west ever go to war for purely humanitarian reasons? Welcome to one of the great foreign policy dilemmas of the modern era; a question that’s been routinely provoked by no shortage of...
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Canada Kart
Despite the distracting occurrence of countless more interesting things elsewhere on this planet, politics in Canada has continued to happen. Not a lot of politics, mind you. In early August, Prime...
View ArticleGuest Strip Ahoy!
While we all patiently wait for a regular update, I thought you guys might be amused to see this recent guest strip I did for my good friend Angela over at “Wasted Talent”. Some background: Angela’s...
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Improv foreign policy
Apologies. I’m traveling at the moment and simply don’t have the time to write a full post for this cartoon, which I hope will be somewhat self-explanatory if you guys have been following the news...
View ArticleRule by pseudo-intellectual
Justin Trudeau is not intelligent — but he thinks he is. There’s no other explanation for his long, rambling speech at the McGill Institute yesterday, a speech he doubtlessly believed proved he was a...
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Women World Leaders
I drew a big new comic for the good folks over at Medium about a topic I’ve long been interested in: female rulers. If you’d like to see some in-depth stats on female heads of state, check out my epic...
View ArticleTories trying to protect the cultural common good
We are indisputably going through a phase of dark viciousness in Canadian politics at the moment, much of it rooted in the hysterical, Pavlovian thrashing that occurs whenever the realities of...
View ArticleBritish Columbia’s tax revolt
In a word, British Columbia’s best and brightest are confused. Specifically, they’re confused why polls suggest British Columbians are poised to overwhelmingly vote down a proposed hike to the...
View ArticleThree frenemies
Understand Canada’s relationship with the United States and you’ll better grasp Israel’s relationship with America. The partnerships are distinct, yet grounded in surprisingly consistent themes of...
View ArticleThe case against Mulcair
Canadians are free to dislike their prime minister, and doubtless many have fair reason for doing so. But whatever Stephen Harper’s failings, we are presently in an election year, and it shouldn’t be...
View ArticleThe Perestroika phase of Canadian media
I was a guest on Jesse Brown’s popular podcast Canadaland the other day. Please give it a listen. I discuss some of the ideas addressed in this column. The lesson of Mikhail Gorbachev is that reform...
View ArticleThe worst idea in a while
Creative and colorful metaphors of immaturity loom large in Canadian political conversation. Living in basements, cutting apron strings, wanting to sit at the big kids’ table — such is the language...
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My first-ever video
From my fan art blog, Play American. Click to go there. This will probably seem way out of left field for some of you, but I recorded a reaction video with my friend Angela (of Wasted Talent webcomic...
View ArticleFirst vlog: Canadian foods
Here is my first-ever vlog, done in traditional vlog style. It’s about Canadian foods I enjoy.
View ArticleNew Vlog: better know a relative
Herewith, in my second vlog, I discuss the various categories of relatives, including second cousins and cousins “once-removed.” Keep the feedback coming and let me know of future topics you’d like to...
View ArticleNew vlog: Why you should sleep in your clothes
Perhaps my single most controversial opinion.
View ArticleDutch food
Here’s my latest vlog about enjoying some Dutch food yesterday in honor of Holland’s national holiday.
View ArticleNew cartoon: Punching properly
Gary Trudeau — who, as I note in my Canadian Urban Legends FAQ, is of no relation to the Canadian political dynasty — has recently gone around saying that cartoonists should remember to “punch up” not...
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