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Ken Alexander

Politics / September 2008

Shift Happens

September 12, 2008April 15, 2020 - by Ken Alexander

Stéphane Dion is the anti-Reagan

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July/August 2008 / Society

Summer Time

July 12, 2008October 15, 2019 - by Ken Alexander

A suggestion: It’s summer. Collapse into yourself. Remain where you are, with a good book in hand. That is, escape by staying put, on the couch or hammock, with your …

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June 2008 / Politics

Perfecting the Union Versus Packing It In

June 12, 2008July 16, 2019 - by Ken Alexander

Obama wants to perfect his nation, Harper would rather his didn’t exist

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May 2008 / Society

Primary Colours

May 12, 2008October 15, 2019 - by Ken Alexander

The US primaries’ moronic inferno: Why can’t Canada have this much fun?

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Books / May 2008

Nothing to Be Frightened Of

May 12, 2008June 28, 2017 - by Ken Alexander

Julian Barnes memoir is quite an attention grabber

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April 2008 / Education

In Black Focus

April 12, 2008August 23, 2017 - by Ken Alexander

The crisis in Canada’s classrooms

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Illustration by The Walrus Art Department
Environment / March 2008

Bali Dancing

March 12, 2008July 17, 2019 - by Ken Alexander

John Baird embarrasses us again

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January/February 2008 / Society

Puzzling Ethnicity

January 12, 2008October 15, 2019 - by Ken Alexander

As the debate over “the reasonable accommodation of
minority groups” indicates, diversity in Canada is troubled thing

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December 2007 / Society

Thinking Inside the Big Box

December 12, 2007November 27, 2019 - by Ken Alexander

It is an old story, often told: Wal-Mart, with its predatory pricing, strategic positioning, and, despite recent losses, ongoing marriage to the growth model, is a wrecker of local virtues. …

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Memoir / November 2007

From the Inside Out

November 12, 2007May 1, 2017 - by Ken Alexander

I have never been to the Arctic—Canadian, Siberian, or any other northern region now being contested because there is something there that non-indigenous populations want, feel entitled to, and, yes, …

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