by Rob Cottingham | Jun 30, 2005 | Politics, Technology
There’s a small army of researchers hard at work on public policy projects. But until now, most of their work has stayed hidden from the U.S. taxpayers who fund it. Now that’s changing. Thanks to the work of Open CRS, the efforts of the U.S. Congressional... by Rob Cottingham | Jun 30, 2005 | Culture, Arts and Popcorn, Politics
If Live 8 has served no other purpose, it has spurred a fascinating dialogue about the role of culture in politics, the limits of charity-based political analysis, and just why it is that Bono is about ninety times smarter than the president of the most powerful... by Rob Cottingham | Jun 30, 2005 | Blogging, Politics
As the battle over C-38 winds down in Canada, the fight for equal marriage is just starting to gather steam in France. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a Socialist member of the French National Assembly (and avid blogger), reports on the Paris gay pride march: Les... by Rob Cottingham | Jun 30, 2005 | Politics
If you’re even a little bit curious about how the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms can protect the equality of lesbians and gay men, I can’t encourage you strongly enough to go read this post on Section 15, the Charter’s equality provision.... by Rob Cottingham | Jun 29, 2005 | Everything Else, Politics
Just checked. Defying predictions, our marriage certificate has failed to explode into a ball of flame and ash. Of course, there’s still the Senate vote and Royal Assent yet to come.