In early 1986, the British TV series Yes, Prime Minister aired a scene that remains stunningly relevant with its lessons about political manipulation, polling, media literacy and public policy. The series was a sequel to… Read More
“I believe in an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out.”— Arthur Hays Sulzberger (attributing it to others) Sulzberger was publisher of the New York Times during some consequential years (1935… Read More
About a dozen years ago, I went out one evening to buy a simple counter-top radio — and I wound up picking up a lesson in changing consumer tastes. The anecdote has been on my… Read More
When I read last week that the executive of the students’ union at Memorial University wants to eliminate the campus radio station, I was taken straight back to the 1980s, when youthful politicians around Canada… Read More
While you sleep, what’s in easy reach? It likely includes a lamp, something to read, your phone charger or maybe a glass of water. When RCMP searched a house in St. John’s recently, they found… Read More
A young man who believes hammering his face bones is actually making him attractive — and who gets attention by demeaning women, acting like a jerk, getting arrested and rage-baiting millions — has been making… Read More
When I lived in Ottawa, I was always so impressed by the late, great photographer Bruno Schlumberger, who knocked it out of the park over and over and over again for the Citizen. Schlumberger had… Read More
Less than two weeks ago, Paddy Daly announced he was done as host from VOCM’s Open Line, as much of a political institution in Newfoundland and Labrador as the House of Assembly itself. I mentioned… Read More
There’s been such a dark cloud over billionaire Jeff Bezos and his handling of the Washington Post, and for such a long time, that it’s perhaps difficult to remember there was a much happier relationship… Read More
The snow is coming down in St. John’s this afternoon, and hopefully it’s the fluffy stuff that was predicted, albeit in some volume. A good time to read and take things in. Here are a… Read More