Patrick Maynard

The Trump Administration is right about space regulation

… but not for the reasons they're thinking of.

Nov 8 • Patrick Maynard

July 2025

Introducing Roko's Eeyore

Sometimes, two wrongs can make for a neutral situation, if not exactly a right

Jul 21 • Patrick Maynard

June 2025

The brilliant, slimy nostalgia of Wag the Dog

It's time to pull out an old classic

Jun 20 • Patrick Maynard

May 2025

Greetings from the Carpathians

An overgrown boy has gotten things even more wrong than usual, which is saying something

May 3 • Patrick Maynard

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April 2025

When “gang members” aren’t

We’ve tended to get this label wrong.

Apr 26 • Patrick Maynard

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March 2025

He put his body on the line. Few noticed.

Trigger warning: This piece contains references to politically motivated self-harm

Mar 7 • Patrick Maynard

February 2025

A modest proposal

Paneláks! Paneláks for everybody! What could possibly go wrong?

Feb 6 • Patrick Maynard

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January 2025

And so it begins

Executive orders have been promised.

Jan 21 • Patrick Maynard

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September 2024

If You Called Your Dad, He Could Stop it All

Yes, it's always difficult to stand in someone else's shoes, an iconic song reminds us. That doesn't mean we shouldn't try.

Sep 26, 2024 • Patrick Maynard

July 2024

The quiet colonialism of a Reuters throwaway line

The Toronto-headquartered global news service does a lot of great reporting. But by sticking its foot in its mouth on the topic of forced privatization…

Jul 28, 2024 • Patrick Maynard

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June 2024

Pouring one out for Gustav

A famous composer is getting the 150th birthday treatment in the Cotswolds. But his influence extends far beyond Britain.

Jun 27, 2024 • Patrick Maynard

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December 2023

Americans should all have the protected right to travel on foot. They don't.

The year 2024 will include the 10th anniversary of a case that threw pedestrian infrastructure -- as well as race and inequality -- into the spotlight…

Dec 26, 2023 • Patrick Maynard

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