Columns by Dan Gardner

Risk: The Science and Politics of Fear has been published in the United Kingdom (Virgin), Australia (Scribe) and Canada (McClelland and Stewart). In the United States, the book has been published as The Science of Fear.

Click here for a quick look at the book. And here for a Q and A with the author.

The Economist declares Risk is "an excellent work... a cheery corrective to modern paranoia."

The Guardian says it is "an invaluable resource for anyone who aspires to think clearly." Others agree. Have a look at all the reviews.

To purchase Risk in the UK, click here. In Canada, here and here. In Australia, here and here. In the United States, The Science of Fear is available here.

Sat. Apr 11, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Nothing is impossible.

Wed. Apr 08, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Pessimists don't get a free pass.

Sat. Apr 04, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
I'm a believer.

Fri. Apr 03, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Michael Ignatieff's alarming economic message.

Wed. Apr 01, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Alan Greenspan still doesn't get it.

Fri. Mar 27, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The bad news bias.

Wed. Mar 25, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Controversy sells.

Sat. Mar 21, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Springtime in Washington.

Fri. Mar 20, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The Internet is none of the CRTC's business.

Wed. Mar 18, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Brother, can you spare a Lego Death Star replica?

Fri. Mar 13, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
A strange week in Bizarro World.

Wed. Mar 11, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Environmentalists need a booming economy.

Sat. Mar 07, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
PhDs, clean out your desks.

Fri. Mar 06, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
How to get me to shut up about drugs.

Wed. Mar 04, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The language of economic crisis.

Sat. Feb 28, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
How to get tough on gang violence? Legalize drugs.

Wed. Feb 25, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The not so good old days.

Fri. Feb 20, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Two crises, two presidents.

Sat. Feb 14, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Crash tragedy obscures the larger story.

Fri. Feb 13, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Trade protectionism is so bad, but it feels so good.

Wed. Feb 11, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
GGs can't take the Queen out of Canada.

Sat. Feb 07, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
A booming trade in gloomy books.

Wed. Feb 04, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
We're brimming with little ideas.

Sat. Jan 31, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Allergy scares are making people nuts.

Fri. Jan 30, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
A bunch of suckers.

Wed. Jan 28, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Popular opinion is in charge.

Sat. Jan 24, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The gloom gets gloomier with each passing day.

Fri. Jan 23, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Barack Obama's politics of fear.

Wed. Jan 21, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The power of mere words.

Sat. Jan 17, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
I'm OK. You're biased.

Fri. Jan 16, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The small matter of justice remains.

Wed. Jan 14, 2009. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Get over yourself, Canada.

Wed. Dec 31, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Why the future is frightening.

Fri. Dec 26, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
It's a wonderful life.

Sat. Dec 20, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Getting away with torture.

Fri. Dec 19, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
With religion, even Obama abandons reason.

Wed. Dec 17, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Don't be fooled by low gas prices -- the crunch is nearly here.

Sat. Dec 13, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Canada has a hand in Mexican bloodshed.

Fri. Dec 12, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Peanuts aren't a weapon of mass destruction.

Wed. Dec 10, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The right thing for the wrong reason.

Sat. Dec 06, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Why Boyden's 'aboriginalness' doesn't matter..

Fri. Dec 05, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Turf them both.

Wed. Dec 03, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
We're a silly country with petty leaders.

Sat. Nov 29, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Irrational pessimism can be very scary.

Fri. Nov 28, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Economic horrors unseen since ... the 1990s.

Wed. Nov 26, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
What "broken windows" really means.

Sat. Nov 22, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Even the good news is bad.

Fri. Nov 21, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Extraordinary claims about racism.

Wed. Nov 19, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
We are a conservative species.

Sat. Nov 08, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The limited meanings of electoral victory.

Wed. Nov 05, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The world has truly changed.

Sat. Nov 01, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Enough with comparisons to the Great Depression.

Fri. Oct 31, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Letter to a young jihadi.

Wed. Oct 29, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The party of bitter resentment.

Sat. Oct 25, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Don't believe in climate change? You still need a carbon tax.

Fri. Oct 24, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The parallel universe of celebrity intellectuals.

Wed. Oct 22, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
This is not the end of American capitalism.

Sat. Oct 18, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Shrinking our history.

Fri. Oct 17, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Dion is taking a great idea down with him.

Wed. Oct 15, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The big loser this election was us.

Wed. Oct 08, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Afghanistan going up in opium smoke.

Sat. Oct 04, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Why your guy wins every debate.

Fri. Oct 03, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Dr. Evil and Mini-Me? Oh, please.

Wed. Oct 01, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Worst. President. Ever.

Sat. Sep 27, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Panic and perception.

Fri. Sep 26, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Is Google keeping you well informed? Thank a reporter.

Wed. Sep 24, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Don't assume that bankers, or delinquents, act rationally.

Sat. Sep 20, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
We get the government America deserves.

Wed. Sep 17, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
An economics lesson for Stephen Harper.

Sat. Sep 13, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
What he once fought.

Fri. Sep 12, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Why Bush can't take credit for keeping the U.S. Safe.

Wed. Sep 10, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Why is Stephen Harper smiling?

Sat. Sep 06, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Everything you wanted to know about mooseburgers.

Fri. Sep 05, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Judgment Day is nigh.

Wed. Sep 03, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Our brains don't like messy facts.

Sat. Aug 30, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Tough on Crime is Tough on Children.

Fri. Aug 29, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
what the psychologists can teach the politicians.

Wed. Aug 27, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Cold War caricatures don't tell the story.

Fri. Aug 08, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The frightening future.

Wed. Aug 06, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
A nudge will do it.

Sat. Aug 02, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Use precaution with caution.

Fri. Aug 01, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
I predict predictions will be wrong.

Wed. Jul 30, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Child soldiers should be pitied, not demonized and abused.

Sat. Jul 26, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The dream candidate.

Fri. Jul 25, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Statistics only count when they prove your point.

Wed. Jul 23, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The real reason we send our kids to French immersion.

Sat. Jul 19, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Stories around the campfire.

Fri. Jul 18, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The fly on the elephant.

Wed. Jul 16, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The Templeton is no Nobel.

Sat. Jul 12, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
It was a wonderful week for the military-industrial complex.

Fri. Jul 11, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Yes, in America too.

Wed. Jul 09, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
This is gonna hurt -- but we'll be thankful later.

Sat. Jul 05, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
If we're banning harmful chemicals, we have lots of work to do.

Fri. Jul 04, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
When the bloodshed stops, so does the coverage.

Wed. Jul 02, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Calamity for sale.

Sat. Jun 21, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Our friend, the ruthless African dictator.

Fri. Jun 20, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
No one cries about an increased probability.

Wed. Jun 18, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
We will never run out of energy.

Sat. Jun 14, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Weak beer, mighty brand.

Fri. Jun 13, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
We need to establish a floor on oil prices now.

Wed. Jun 11, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Money in the jeans and gas in the truck.

Sat. Jun 07, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The Science of Uncertainty.

Fri. Jun 06, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Please, oh please, censor me.

Sat. May 31, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
An irrational and stupid drug policy.

Fri. May 30, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Why do we say silly things? Because we don't challenge our silly thoughts.

Wed. May 28, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
On Pesticides, Science and Fear.

Sat. May 24, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
There's no Green Revolution for Africa.

Fri. May 23, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Evidence-based drug policy? Why start now?

Wed. May 21, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Why we'd act to save one child, but not thousands.

Sat. May 17, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Dion and his carbon tax.

Fri. May 16, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Je ne comprends pas these language commissioners.

Wed. May 07, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Why we care about how the other guy's doing.

Fri. May 02, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Real leaders don't engage in gas-pump populism.

Wed. Apr 30, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Tear down the walls.

Fri. Apr 18, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Bilingualism trumps reality.

Sat. Apr 12, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
How the Olympics can really rise above politics.

Fri. Apr 11, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
What the torch really means.

Wed. Apr 09, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Bill Clinton just keeps on giving -- oh, and getting.

Sat. Apr 05, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Why rising food prices won't make us thin.

Fri. Apr 04, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Canada: stagnation wrapped in delusion.

Wed. Apr 02, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
More on Clinton's memory muddle.

Sat. Mar 29, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The fear we should fear.

Fri. Mar 28, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Hillary's story was false, but it was no lie.

Wed. Mar 26, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Fascinating facts about China.

Sat. Mar 22, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Is counter-terrorism worth the money?

Wed. Mar 19, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
More than words in Obama?

Fri. Mar 14, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
There ought not to be a law.

Wed. Mar 12, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Canada allowed an abused child to rot in prison.

Sat. Mar 08, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Euro-Bashing and the Conservative Imagination.

Fri. Mar 07, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
As open-minded as a growling Rottweiler.

Wed. Mar 05, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Not funny, even when the joke is on Conrad.

Sat. Feb 23, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Mind the Baby Gap ... But Ignore the Steyn.

Fri. Feb 22, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Maybe a carbon tax isn't political poison after all.

Wed. Feb 20, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Reports of America's decline have been exaggerated.

Sat. Feb 16, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Darfur is just the beginning of the trouble with China.

Fri. Feb 15, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The value of hate speech.

Wed. Feb 13, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Why McCain is the neo-cons' man.

Fri. Feb 08, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
How the Bush administration drowned out debate on waterboarding.

Wed. Feb 06, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Obama's Appeal: Reality.

Sat. Feb 02, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Building the stone wall to new heights.

Fri. Feb 01, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The politics of risk.

Wed. Jan 30, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The prime minister is in touch with our feelings.

Sat. Jan 26, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The costs of Afghanistan.

Fri. Jan 25, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
When former U.S. presidents attack.

Wed. Jan 23, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
There remains the small matter of the opium trade.

Sat. Jan 19, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Our federal government is so 1970s.

Fri. Jan 18, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The cowering giant.

Wed. Jan 16, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
We don't really know anything about school violence.

Sat. Jan 12, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Imagine, if you will, a justice policy based on research.

Fri. Jan 11, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The Biased Hypotheses Industry.

Wed. Jan 09, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Obama and history.

Sat. Jan 05, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Victory goes to the environmentalists.

Fri. Jan 04, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Iowa's outrageous privilege.

Wed. Jan 02, 2008. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Agreeing to disagree.

Fri. Dec 28, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Good news is no news.

Sat. Dec 22, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
More Than "Christmas" Needs To Be Banned.

Fri. Dec 21, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Politicians shift, the people generally do not.

Wed. Dec 19, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Faith wins out again.

Sat. Dec 15, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The arguments may be drivel but that's no reason to censor them.

Fri. Dec 14, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Now we'll go back to ignoring women on the street.

Wed. Dec 12, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
A taste of American justice.

Sat. Dec 01, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Why we shouldn't care about Karlheinz Schreiber.

Fri. Nov 30, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Weapons of short-term nausea and some itchiness.

Wed. Nov 28, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
No secrets in The Secret History Of The War On Cancer.

Sat. Nov 24, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Don't blame chemicals for this nonexistent epidemic.

Fri. Nov 23, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Taking stock of the cost of Iraq.

Wed. Nov 21, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
While we pump gas, a young woman is lashed.

Sat. Nov 17, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The joining of church and state.

Thur. Nov 14, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
For the glory of God.

Sat. Nov 03, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Listening to activists can cause cancer.

Fri. Nov 02, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Why we're all feeling relieved this week.

Wed. Oct 31, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
For ancient wisdom, you'll have to look elsewhere.

Sat. Oct 27, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
This time the wolf is real, but nobody's listening.

Fri. Oct 26, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Why they call it 'Islamofascism'.

Wed. Oct 24, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Go ahead, enjoy a potentially deadly psychoactive drug.

Sat. Oct 20, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Harper gets tough on the Liberals.

Fri. Oct 19, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
How Giuliani is learning to love bombing.

Wed. Oct 17, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Why atheists aren't such a bad lot.

Sat. Oct 13, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The rise of the Goracle.

Fri. Oct 12, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Fear of 'those people' is alive and well in Ontario.

Wed. Oct 10, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The author of Giving would make a great president.

Sat. Oct 06, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
What's Harper smoking?

Fri. Oct 05, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Innovation looks cheap compared to securing oil supplies.

Wed. Oct 03, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Unfairness in education funding rolls on.

Wed. Sep 26, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Why we should listen to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Sat. Sep 22, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Fearing Russia.

Fri. Sep 21, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
America the Pure.

Wed. Sep 19, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
It really is time to move out of the basement.

Sat. Sep 15, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Things are looking grim for pessimists.

Fri. Sep 14, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Stunts with toxins just poison the debate.

Wed. Sep 12, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The trouble with the niqab.

Sat. Sep 01, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
When a theory is not just a theory.

Fri. Sep 07, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The political game in Ontario is something to behold.

Wed. Sep 05, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Why we dig the hole deeper.

Sat. Sep 01, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The next big war museum controversy.

Fri. Aug 31, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The good news about the Michael Vick saga.

Sat. Aug 25, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
There is no such thing as safe.

Fri. Aug 24, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
You can't fund one without the others.

Wed. Aug 22, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Want to get in the green game? Commission a poll.

Sat. Aug 18, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
I'm just a thug-hugging, dope-smoking corporate stooge.

Fri. Aug 17, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The math of diversity remains elusive.

Wed. Aug 15, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
We weep for one child soldier, and loathe another.

Sat. Aug 11, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Why drugs should be allowed in sport.

Fri. Aug 10, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The earth can get along just fine with us.

Wed. Aug 08, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
A bad prediction about predictions.

Sat. Aug 04, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
A demand-side theory of celebrity twaddle.

Fri. Aug 03, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Why everything is a crisis.

Wed. Aug 01, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Beware of scary numbers.

Sat. Jul 28, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
A tough sell for the premier.

Fri. Jul 27, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The end isn't nigh.

Wed. Jul 25, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Why randomness doesn't seem random.

Sat. Jul 21, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Michael Moore a journalist? That's Sicko.

Fri. Jul 20, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
what 'human rights concerns' look like.

Wed. Jul 18, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Why Bush isn't worried.

Sat. Jul 14, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Our supremes are superior to theirs.

Fri. Jul 13, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The police aren't the experts on drug use.

Wed. Jul 04, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The American-Canadian.

Sat. Jun 30, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
A great tossed salad of humanity; Is multiculturalism working? That depends on what kind of multiculturalism you mean.

Fri. Jun 29, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
We can't keep native communities on life-support forever.

Wed. Jun 27, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Stressed out by housing prices? well, I have the cure.

Sat. Jun 23, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Green Spin.

Fri. Jun 22, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Why some bystanders jump in, and some don't.

Wed. Jun 20, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Our Middle East obsession.

Sat. Jun 16, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The earth will be fine; we may not be.

Fri. Jun 15, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The naysayers were right.

Wed. Jun 13, 2007. ©The Ottawa Citizen
What separates serious journalism from unscrupulous trash.

Thur. May 11, 2006. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Tories have 'faith' in get-tough gun sentences, but no evidence they'll work.

Fri. Apr. 21, 2006. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Where the unspeakable is routine: The backward immigrant ghettos that produce honour killings relentlessly perpetuate themselves, creating an impossible situation for Europe.

Wed. Mar. 29, 2006. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Afghanistan's fatal compromise: Abdul Rahman's escape from charges of abandoning Islam isn't a good-news story for those hoping for effective rule of law in Afghanistan.

Mon. Mar. 20, 2006. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The many faces of prostitution: Opposition to legalized prostitution lies in its public perception as a drug-addled, violent, criminal trade. But the stereotype is not true.

Wed. Feb. 22, 2006. ©The Ottawa Citizen
When tribalism meets demographics, something has to give.

Fri. Feb. 17, 2006. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The trouble with all religions.

Wed. Feb. 12, 2006. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Lies, Damned Lies and Crime Statistics.

Fri. Feb. 10, 2006. ©The Ottawa Citizen
New math: cartoons equal bloodshed.

Wed. Feb. 08, 2006. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Why the Danish cartoons are works of art.

Fri. Jan. 27, 2006. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The trouble with blogs.

Wed. Jan. 25, 2006. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Harper has his justice platform locked up.

Fri. Jan. 20, 2006. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The moment Martin lost it.

Wed. Jan. 18, 2006. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Courting public opinion.

Fri. Jan. 13, 2006. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Harper still believes in homo economicus.

Wed. Jan. 11, 2006. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Drawing the line on divine intervention.

Fri. Jan. 06, 2006. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Crime-fighting claims don't bear scrutiny.

Fri. Jan. 06, 2006. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Justice plan missing one detail -- the cost: Billions would be needed to put more people in jail and keep them there longer.

Wed. Jan. 04, 2006. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Gun crime by the numbers.

Wed. Jan. 04, 2006. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Crime is more puzzling than rocket science.

Fri. Dec. 30, 2005. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Selling happy-talk as truth: Ralph Goodale's studious avoidance of the word 'productivity' shows little respect for Canadians.

Wed. Dec. 28, 2005. ©The Ottawa Citizen
It's actually getting better.

Fri. Dec 23, 2005. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The anti-politician: A candidate like Britain's colourful Boris Johnson could never make it in uptight Canada. And that's a real shame.

Wed. Dec. 21, 2005. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Has Bush gone too far? Not nearly far enough.

Fri. Dec. 16, 2005. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Martin's opinion of same-sex marriage remains a mystery.

Wed. Dec. 14, 2005. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The missing piece to the gang-violence debate.

Fri. Dec. 9, 2005. ©The Ottawa Citizen
The world has lost its human rights champion.

Fri. Dec. 7, 2005. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Harper's drug-war flashback: The Conservative leader's new ideas for fighting drugs are in fact very old, and still badly flawed.

Fri. Dec. 2, 2005. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Knights of Columbus were right. period.

Wed. Nov. 30, 2005. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Ignatieff punished for tackling hard questions.

Sat. Nov. 26, 2005. ©CanWest News Service
Canada in decline, even in the Commonwealth.

Fri. Nov. 25, 2005. ©The Ottawa Citizen
Dear Bono: you've been had.

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