We are on the path to legal singularity
The following is an excerpt from The Legal Singularity: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Law Radically Better, one of the five books shortlisted for this year’s $60,000 Donner Prize.
Globe reporter dishes up sensational book about Rogers’ family dynasty and feuds
The Rogers family did not offer much co-operation on this book. But relying on her previous reporting at The Globe and Mail, public documents and the aid of confidential sources, Alexandra Posadzki has assembled a riveting account of the boardroom machinations within Canada’s telecommunications sector.
Martin Baron digs into The Washington Post
As the senior news executive at The Washington Post, Martin Baron was a key member of that establishment press. His newsroom was a thorn in Trump’s ego. Collision of Power is his memoir of what that was like.
Parliament’s in a pickle
Is Parliament doomed to fail? Or is it not as bad as most Canadians think it is? Jonathan Malloy, a scholar of Canadian political institutions, discusses his new book, The Paradox of Parliament.
Biography of ex-senator dares to clean up a damaged reputation
Marie-Paule Charette-Poulin’s strong character and unique career stand up against lingering bad karma from the Senate expenses scandal.
Policy improvements, not dismantling work of past governments, the best way forward for any new prime minister, says Ibbitson
If Pierre Poilievre becomes prime minister at the next election, a key test for his success and populism will be if he keeps the interest of the little guy at heart as John Diefenbaker did, says Globe and Mail writer-at-large and author John Ibbitson.
‘My business for a long time was finding humour in every day’: a Q&A with comedian and author Rick Mercer
‘It’s absolutely true that the way we speak with one another in the House of Commons is not acceptable in any workplace, anywhere in the country. I’m a huge advocate for a webcam on every single desk, so you can log in during Question Period or any other debate and see if your Member of Parliament is participating in a respectful way, or if they are a boorish asshole that should be thrown out of the classroom,’ says Rick Mercer.
Ibbitson gives Diefenbaker his proper place in history without downgrading Pearson’s legacy
In his just-released volume, The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson, and the Making of Modern Canada, John Ibbitson gives the 13th prime minister a fair shake after the positive aspects of Diefenbaker’s legacy were dismissed by many historians.
What shape does hope take in a world we can see is rushing to destroy itself?
Hope is rooted in our spirit. It is not a tangible thing we can put on the table to bargain over. Hope is a vision of the future, former senator Doug Roche writes in his latest book.
MacGregor’s success is more than ‘luck’
Roy MacGregor was a small-town kid from Ontario’s backwoods who made it big in Canada’s media world. In Paper Trails, he tells the story about his own colourful life with the same detail and high-calibre soul that he gave to his 50 years in the newspaper business. His engaging and entertaining book is worth reading.
