Why not all opinion pieces are created equally.

A decade ago the National Post had an all-star roster of opinion columnists, but now they publish more advocates than ever. Stephen Marche joins to dig into the current state of opinion writing. 

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Stephen Marche 

Further reading: 

• Gloves Off with Stephen Marche
• Shortcuts #871: The Han Dong Situation is Bad Either Way – Canadaland
• Shortcuts #912: Is the foreign interference scandal overblown? – Canadaland
• Shortcuts #1001: Global Spanked, not SLAPPed – Canadaland
• Global News and former MP Han Dong Settle Lawsuit – Global News

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