Tag: Musings

Saying that truth is a casualty of war isn’t new. It’s the world’s oldest declaration, you might say. Syria is no different. Monday, Syrian despot Bashar al-Assad gave an interview in which he casually acknowledged chemical weapons may have been used in Syria — but, if so, by his enemies,

What HuffPo has done has inspired me. Along with my own previously-posted comment rules, here’s a new one: if I see a handle I don’t recognize – and particularly if the commenter is highly critical of others – I will send him/her a confirmation email. If it bounces back or

…like much else they do. What a colossal farce.

It amazes me – amazes me – that the paid-up citizens of Ford Nation thought they were doing their heroes a favour by bringing Press Council complaints against media organizations who did extraordinary investigative work about the drug-related enthusiasms of DoFo and RoFo. All that these addled, knuckle-dragging fools have

Rallying support for military action — or, more broadly, actual war — is no simple thing these days. Writing paeans to peace, in a modern democracy, is a lot easier. Barack Obama has had this problem for a while now. Slightly more than a year ago, in July, a spokesman

Dunno why, I just do.

Why?

I can’t believe I am about to say this, but Paul Wells should be read for what he has to say, here, about Justin Trudeau. The short version of it might be: IT’S STILL THE ECONOMY, STUPID. Will they listen to Wells? Doubt it.  But on this single occasion, they

This time of year, more than previous years, is making me feel a bit nostalgic.  At the end of August, and at the start of September, Summer starts to wind down, the wasps seem to proliferate everywhere, and the Toronto International Film Festival kicks off.  Over the years, I never

What’s significant about this story about the main Ontario PC spokesman isn’t (a) that he’s now got the same problem Harb, Duffy, Wallin et al. have,  and it isn’t (b) that someone is going to call for an OPP investigation into a possible residence scam by a high-profile PC. What’s

Here, finally, a real poll by a real pollster about what I consider a real concern: Trudeau’s strength is simultaneously his weakness. It is his freshness, and his newness, that is attracting the attention (and the enthusiasm) of many Canadians.  It is his freshness and newness that also – per

Dear Men: Good God Almighty. I’ve given up on swimming, starting right about now.  You? Sincerely, Warren

…on his new book. As someone who has written seven books, I am always gratified to see newcomers like this “Stephen J. Harper” fellow.

I plan to write more about this in my Sunday column. But, as the debate heats up in Congress today, here are a few reasons why I feel we are compelled to take action, in no particular order. Comments welcome. Morality: More than 1,400 were killed by Assad’s Sarin gas,

If Syria’s regime is permitted to continue gassing its own citizens to death – and, rest assured, it did just that last week, killing hundreds of men, women and children – then George W. Bush and Tony Blair share some of the blame. Already, the effects of Bush and Blair’s

Took this up at the cabin, as we were preparing to leave. Summer is truly over, isn’t it?

In the fall of 1936, as the plague of Nazism continued spreading across Germany, Oldenburg issued a decree. The northern German district had decided to order the removal of crucifixes from public buildings, and even from Catholic schools. For equivalency, Oldenberg’s fascist leaders also ordered that pictures of Martin Luther

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