Politics & Current Affairs

The Long Road Back: The Conservative Journey, 1993–2006

Now that the political right in Canada has been united, and the cottage industry of National Post op-eds on that topic is no longer necessary, a new, triumphant phase of right-wing self-examination is upon us.New ... Read More »

December 19, 2006 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Conversations in Tehran

By Jean-Daniel Lafond and Fred A. Reed

Given recent spikes in demand for political books following major U.S. foreign policy decisions – leaving booksellers and libraries scrambling for titles on Afghanistan, Iraq, and, of course, Osama bin Laden – it’s likely many ... Read More »

December 15, 2006 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization

By Thomas Homer-Dixon

Thomas Homer-Dixon proclaims the end is nigh. That’s not an altogether bad thing, though. In The Upside of Down, the University of Toronto professor, best known for his book The Ingenuity Gap, sees hope in ... Read More »

December 11, 2006 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Inside Dope: How Drugs Are the Biggest Threat to Sports, Why You Should Care, and What Can Be Done About Them

By Dick Pound

Dick Pound has been likened to “the sheriff of the wild west,” and indeed the situation he describes in Inside Dope resembles an out-of-control frontier scene.Pound, a Montreal lawyer, is chairman of the World Anti-Doping ... Read More »

November 1, 2006 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

★ Bitter Chocolate: Investigating the Dark Side of the World’s Most Seductive Sweet

By Carol Off

Biting into a seemingly innocuous chocolate bar, how many of us would ever stop to consider the sweet’s provenance, or wonder whose hands had picked the cocoa seeds, and whether the farmer was paid a ... Read More »

October 30, 2006 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Satanic Purses: Money, Myth, and Misinformation in the War on Terror

By R.T. Naylor

Five years into the War on Terror, it’s remarkable how few credible voices have questioned the operating assumptions of an enterprise that Pentagon generals ominously warn will carry on for the rest of our lives. ... Read More »

July 24, 2006 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Hello … Hello: A Romantic Satire

By Karen Hines

With influences as diverse and seemingly mismatched as Greek tragedy and mid-century Hollywood musicals, Karen Hines’s latest satire is a bizarrely compelling work that may not be for all readers. A followup to Hines’s first ... Read More »

July 20, 2006 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

★ In a World Created by a Drunken God

By Drew Hayden Taylor

In his latest work, playwright Drew Hayden Taylor adheres to the dictates of classic, riveting theatre by presenting stellar characters struggling with hardcore moral questions, while inviting the audience to continue the dialogue after the ... Read More »

July 20, 2006 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Remembering Women Murdered by Men: Memorials Across Canada

By The Cultural Memory Group

From its title through to its conclusion, this book is intended as an act of cultural and political resistance, not only to the violence done to women at the hands of men, but also against ... Read More »

July 17, 2006 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

No One Makes You Shop at Wal-Mart: The Surprising Deceptions of Individual Choice

By Tom Slee

Anyone who has tried to shepherd a child through the endless rows of toys in a department store with the proviso that only one item may be purchased knows the emotional devastation that an be ... Read More »

July 17, 2006 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

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