by Rob Cottingham | May 12, 2004 | Politics
Two stories with no real connection, except that they could conceivably involve the word “Sydney”…First there’s this from Australia:CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – Facing a falling birth rate, the Australian government has a simple message: Go... by Rob Cottingham | May 10, 2004 | Politics
From the factory that brought you the Contract with America and push-polling, here’s the latest product from the American Right.No longer content with wheedling NASCAR dads into resenting poor people on an individual basis, the Republican Right’s brain... by Rob Cottingham | May 5, 2004 | Communicating, Politics
A fearless prediction: at least one of the two Liberal attack ads featured on the front page of the Globe and Mail yesterday will never appear again.It’s the ad attacking Stephen Harper for urging Canada to jump into the war in Iraq. And it’s just plain... by Rob Cottingham | May 4, 2004 | Media Mix, Politics
David Brock, the one-time character assassin for the U.S. far right (and that’s a generous way of putting it compared to his own self-assessment), has resurfaced.In his book Blinded by the RightBrock came clean a few years ago about his role in tarring Anita... by Rob Cottingham | May 3, 2004 | Technology
Had enough of 40-year-old wannabe anthropologists breathlessly reporting their latest find after spending half an hour surfing the ‘Net? (“It seems that kids are using ‘sick’ to mean ‘cool’!”) No? Good! Because here’s...
