Nate Silver, the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election, and how it applies to the NHL
There is a lesson to be learned from last night’s United States presidential election, and in particular how forecasts and narratives made prior to it worked out in the end. It is a lesson on...
View ArticleCaught in the Web for January 7 – Profiles in courage
In this weekly blog post I catch the stories that fell through the cracks. I’ll tell you about my favourite story and then provide a reading list of stories you may have missed. Once I was driving on...
View ArticleAfter giving Canada the snub, Obama has a brand new friend: Venezuela
After years of foot-dragging and spurious rhetoric, it seems clear that U.S. President Barack Obama is looking for any excuse possible to once again reject TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline,...
View ArticleBob from Calgary, of New York Times fame, is actually an Edmontonian
Bob from Calgary, who is actually Robert from Edmonton, teaches geography. Oh, the irony. University of Alberta professor Robert Summers authored the most commented-upon response in history to a New...
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