Author archive:
John Lorinc

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June 2012
The New Cold War
The New Cold War
Citizen Lab, a group of University of Toronto hacktivists, techies, human rights advocates, and academics, is leading the global charge for democracy in cyberspace
World Affairs • by John Lorinc
May 2012
Road Rage
Road Rage
In Taras Grescoe’s Straphanger, pitched battles over transit are about where and how we want to live
Books • by John Lorinc
April 2012
The Deficit in Financial Intelligence
The Deficit in Financial Intelligence
A federal task force proposes a financial literacy leader to teach us what we didn’t learn in school: how to manage our money
Essay • by John Lorinc
November 2011
How Toronto Lost Its Groove
How Toronto Lost Its Groove
And why the rest of Canada should resist the temptation to cheer
Society • by John Lorinc
September 2011
Aid for Aides
Aid for Aides
A Carleton program will certify political aides, the fall guys behind our elected officials
Frontier • by John Lorinc
June 2011
Climate Controlled
Climate Controlled
How do we regulate the weather-changing technologies of geoengineering?
Science • by John Lorinc
March 2011
False Heroes
False Heroes
The Conservatives have positioned themselves as fiscal saviours, but slaying the deficit will be a cinch
Essay • by John Lorinc
July 2009
Canada’s Merchant Banker
Canada’s Merchant Banker
Is the recession really over? A profile of Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney
Economics • by John Lorinc
June 2008
Before the Flood
Before the Flood
Can sea barriers save New York from global warming’s perfect storm?
Environment • by John Lorinc
February 2008
The Aging City
The Aging City
Can the urban spaces handle legions of retiring boomers?
Urban Planning • by John Lorinc
April 2007
Driven to Distraction
Driven to Distraction
How our multi-channel, multi-tasking society is making it harder for us to think. NMA nominee: Science, Technology & the Environment
National Magazine Award Nominee • by John Lorinc
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