For Uganda, ‘justice’ is complicated
March 9, 2012
Article by SALVATOR CUSIMANO, President of the APSS, and SIMA ATRI. Published Thursday, Mar. 08, 2012 in The Globe and Mail An extraordinary thing happened on Monday night and Tuesday. Kony 2012, an online video campaign by an American NGO called Invisible Children, went viral in social media, where it was shared tens of thousands […]
Is Obama trying to leave Israel no choice?
March 7, 2012
Article by CLIFFORD ORWIN from Wednesday’s Globe and Mail Published Wednesday, Mar. 07, 2012 “Obama to warn Netanyahu against military strikes on Iran.” So proclaimed the headline in Saturday’s Washington Post. At their meeting on Monday, Barack Obama reportedly did just that, while reaffirming America’s commitment to Israel’s safety. And yet … could this be […]
Zack Taylor notes that some city wards are a lot more populous than others
March 6, 2012
Hume: Fixing Toronto’s democratic deficit By Christopher Hume, Published On Sun Mar 04 2012 Even without robo-calls and winner-take-all elections, Canada’s claim to democracy is growing strained. Toronto is no exception. When Zack Taylor of the University of Toronto Cities Centre did a little number crunching recently, his worst suspicions were confirmed: It seems some […]
Putin’s flawed victory, Russia’s painful future
March 6, 2012
Article by AUREL BRAUN from Tuesday’s Globe and Mail Published Tuesday, Mar. 06, 2012 As sure as the winter snow in Moscow, Vladimir Putin is back as president. But in the wake of mass protests after the widely discredited December parliamentary election instead of the coronation march expected in September of 2011 when he and […]
Examining the robo-call controversy: an interview with Neil Nevitte
March 5, 2012
U of T political scientist discusses election irregularities Article by Kelly Rankin, UofT News. Posted March 2, 2012 There is a lot of speculation and finger pointing surrounding the current robo-call election controversy. U of T News spoke to Neil Nevitte, a professor of political science, to help sort out the details and find out […]
Russia's Putin declares victory in controversial election: A Canada AM Interview with Aurel Braun
March 5, 2012
5 March 2012, Canada AM Host: Beverly Thomson Guest: Aurel Braun, Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto Watch the full video of the interview with Aurel Braun online at CTV.ca: http://watch.ctv.ca/news/latest/putin-victory/#clip631387
Marshall University’s College of Liberal Arts hosted a presentation and book signing by award-winning author Jean Edward Smith
March 3, 2012
Distinguished biographer, Jean Edward Smith, signed books on Marshall’s campus Monday Published Saturday, March 3, 2012 on HuntingtonNews.Net HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University’s College of Liberal Arts will host a presentation and book signing by award-winning author Jean Edward Smith – a writer critics call “America’s most distinguished biographer” and “America’s greatest living biographer” – […]
Syria and Shame, by Michael Ignatieff
February 29, 2012
Article by Michael Ignatieff published February 29, 2012 Bashar al-Assad’s artillery shells blast into Homs and families huddle in dark and unheated basements trying to stay alive as the shuddering assault edges ever closer. With the bombardment entering its fourth week, those watching video clips filmed with mobile phone cameras feel the same emotion they […]
Matthews won't be fired over Ornge scandal, says Nelson Wiseman
February 28, 2012
By Jonathan Sher, London Free Press First posted Friday, February 24, 2012 “McGuinty won’t be apt to so again, said political scientist Nelson Wiseman of the University of Toronto. “If he now dumps Deb Matthews, it looks like the Health Ministry is totally out of control,” Wiseman told QMI Agency.” Click here for the full […]
Religious freedom does not mean freedom to practice illiberal religion, says Clifford Orwin
February 23, 2012
To defend religious freedom no more implies its superiority to other human rights than to defend any such right Article by Clifford Orwin, professor of political science, classic and Jewish studies at the University of Toronto, as well as a distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford. Published Wednesday, February 22, 2012 In […]