April 2011

Cloak and Dagger Politics

A new book argues that western spies shaped the modern Middle East.

A Party Divided

Liberal tensions go deeper than left versus right, argues one insider.

A Dangerous Isolation

The police are moving farther away from the public they serve

The Problem with Neutrality

It’s wrong to be even-handed when children’s lives are at stake

Official Blackmail

One Kurdish refugee’s story shows the dark side of our security apparatus.

Two Other Solitudes

The India-Canada relationship has taken a long time to develop

What Causes Social Inequality?

From Scandinavia to the Anglosphere, it may come down to choice.

No One’s Best Friend

A Canadian expert examines the devastation diamonds have wrought in four African countries.

Forbidden Fruit

Hydra

Mother

Belonging (an excerpt)

The Young, the Old, the Now and the Gone

The generation gap yawns in two new story collections.

A Life Worth Living

A wise, inventive—and refreshingly graphic—meditation on how to be an artist

Passionate Darwinism

A Quebec science writer travels back 3.5 billion years from his porch.

The Migrant’s Quest

There are many surprising detours on the way to the Emerald City.

Children As “Weapon Systems”

A general dedicates his life to ending the use of child soldiers worldwide

The Frozen Bodies of Edward S. Curtis

A new collaborative play and photographic series tackle the representation of aboriginal peoples and the legacy of colonialism