Jonathan Kay | The Walrus
Skip to content

The Walrus

Fact-based journalism that sparks the Canadian conversation

  • home
  • Articles
    • Environment
    • Business
    • Health
    • Politics
    • Arts & Culture
    • Society
  • Special Series
    • The Longest Winter
    • Living Rooms
    • In Other Worlds: A Space Exploration
    • Record of a Pandemic
    • Terra Cognita
    • Common Ground
    • Dirty Money: Seven Cases of Global Corruption
    • The Beauty Conversation
    • The End: How We Die Now
    • Sex Ed: Beyond the Classroom
    • Opioids: A Public Health Crisis
  • Events
    • The Walrus Talks
    • Article Club
    • The Walrus Talks Video Room
    • The Walrus Leadership Roundtables
    • The Walrus Leadership Forums
    • The Walrus Gala 2021
  • Subscribe
    • Renew your subscription
    • Change your address
    • Magazine Issues
    • Newsletters
    • The Conversation Piece Podcast
  • Shop
  • The Walrus Lab
    • Amazon First Novel Award
    • The Walrus Fact Checking
  • Donate

Jonathan Kay

Jonathan Kay (@jonkay) is a journalist, book author and editor, and public speaker.
President John F. Kennedy in the Oval Office on July 11, 1963
Society

What the Classified JFK Files Say About His Assassination

October 27, 2017April 3, 2020 - by Jonathan Kay

I delved into the recently released documents, and got lost in the rabbit hole

Read More
Photograph by Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press
Media

Ezra Levant’s Failed Bid to Change Canada

August 21, 2017September 24, 2020 - by Jonathan Kay

The fallen darling of conservative rage will rise again—even if it means plying his trade outside our borders

Read More
Photo courtesy of HotDocs
Film

In Shined Shoes, a Reflection of How We Glamorize Menial Work

May 4, 2017November 11, 2019 - by Jonathan Kay

There are two poles of the modern consumer experience: consumption as quick-service convenience versus consumption as sensuous art form

Read More
Photo by Señor Codo
Media

How Climate Change Denial Set the Stage for Fake News

May 1, 2017June 19, 2020 - by Jonathan Kay

I wasn’t worried when the newspaper I worked for started publishing “climate skeptics.” I should have been

Read More
Illustration by Jason Logan
First Person / May 2017

The Joys of Gas-station Cuisine

April 20, 2017April 3, 2020 - by Jonathan Kay

On the board-game circuit, a choice between convenience and conviviality

Read More
Photograph by Derek K. Miller
Media

Why Jian Ghomeshi’s New Podcast Is Absolutely Guaranteed to Fail

April 10, 2017November 11, 2019 - by Jonathan Kay

A friend recently asked me if his firm should consider representing the former CBC Radio host’s media business. Here’s what I told him

Read More
Media

The Globe’s Hypocrisy Is Showing Through Its Starched Shirt

March 31, 2017July 4, 2020 - by Jonathan Kay

Hit-hungry editors encourage confessional journalism. But when things get too hot, they let writers like Leah McLaren take the fall

Read More
Photo by MR McGill
Science

How We Finally Taught Machines to Think

March 30, 2017July 17, 2019 - by Jonathan Kay

Today’s launch of the Vector Institute caps a stunning run for Canadian researchers in the field of AI

Read More
Photo by Matt Hintsa
Media

The Andrew Potter Affair Is a Sign of Things to Come

March 24, 2017January 11, 2021 - by Jonathan Kay

Universities want journalism’s relevance without its rabble rousing. What they’ll get is more conflict and hypocrisy

Read More
Illustration by Jason Logan
April 2017 / Politics

My Encounter with the Crank Behind Donald Trump

March 17, 2017April 2, 2020 - by Jonathan Kay

I’d love to say I predicted Stephen Bannon’s rise to power. But the notion of a conspiracy theorist in the White House was beyond my imagination

Read More

Posts navigation

1 2 … 11 Next

Our Latest Issue

Cover of the Mar/Apr issue of The Walrus magazine. Mar/Apr 2021

Double issue: declaring your data at the border, the Group of Seven 100 years later, an Indigenous-led camp for unhoused people in Edmonton, death in the age of Facebook, and quitting America for good.

Part of The Trust Project

The Trust Project is a collaboration among news organizations around the world. Its goal is to create strategies that fulfill journalism’s basic pledge: to serve society with a truthful, intelligent and comprehensive account of ideas and events.

Learn more.

Editorial Policies

Editorial Policies


  • Editorial Standards Page
  • Ethics Policy
  • Diversity Statement
  • Diversity Staffing Report
  • Corrections Policy
  • Ownership Structure, Funding
  • Founding Date
  • Masthead
  • Mission Statement with Coverage Priorities
  • Fact-checking Standards
  • Unnamed Sources Policy

Editorial Standards Page

This policy can be found on this page.

X

Walrus logo with tusks and Canada's Conversation


About The Walrus

  • About Us
  • Our Staff
  • Contact
  • Submissions
  • Careers & Fellowships
  • Advertise with us

The Walrus Lab

The Walrus Lab creates customized solutions to help our clients meet their promotional needs.

Subscribe

  • Magazine Subscription
  • Weekly Newsletter
  • Events Newsletter
  • The Conversation Piece Podcast

More

  • The Walrus Talks @Home
  • The Walrus Books
  • The Walrus Podcasts
  • Magazine Archives
  • Policies and Standards
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
© 2021 The Walrus. All Rights Reserved.
Charitable Registration Number: No. 861851624-RR0001