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I’ve Friended McNabs Island
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Passionately Resisting Censorship
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Two Perspectives on Alice Munro
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Frank Lloyd Wright vs. Modern Kitsch
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Getting off Lightly
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Argo: A Story of Heroic Public Servants
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In Praise of the Indispensable “Utility” Player
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Heather Robertson Does it Again
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And here’s to you, Heather Robertson: Heaven Holds a Place for those who Sue
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Donating Her Inuit Art Collection
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Public Service at the Front Lines: My Latest Experiences
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Energy Choices after Fukushima
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My Common Ground with John Boehner
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The Two Nixons: A Natural Experiment
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On Remembrance Day: Man, Book, Machine
- I am Professor of Public Management Emeritus at the University of Toronto, having retired in July 2020 after a 45-year academic career.
- My latest book, Public Representations: Screen Stories, Narrative, and the Public Sphere, co-authored with Beth Herst, was published in April 2026 by University of Toronto Press (open access).
- On this website I post blogs about politics, narrative, and my life experiences.