In Biblical Terms
For nearly fifty years, we have bought into a myth — which we take to be as axiomatic as the sky is blue. Rutger Bregman writes: These days, politicians from…
Owen Gray
The Northern Trumpists
Michael Harris writes that, as the Conservative leadership race comes down to the finish, you have to wonder what the party learned under Stephen Harper’s tutelage: Some days it’s hard…
Frightening To Behold
Two days ago, as Donald Trump signed an executive order to roll back Barack Obama’s environmental legacy, he was surrounded by coal miners. “Come on, fellas,” Trump said. “You know…
Sending Him To The Showers
The Liberals want to change the rules in the House of Commons. They want to limit Justin Trudeau’s required appearances in the House to once a week. That’s the way…
Fools And Their Fantasies
Today, Donald Trump signs an executive order to rollback Barack Obama’s environmental protection policies. Last week he re-started the Keystone XL pipeline. The pipeline, Ross Pelot writes, is another Trumpian…
Unpopulism
Around the world, populism is shaking the foundations of what were once liberal democracies. Larry Elliott writes: The rise of populism has rattled the global political establishment. Brexit came as…
That’s Not His Style
Americans were in danger of loosing their health care last week. They dodged a bullet. But there is a bigger danger looming. Tony Burman writes: During a visit to South…
No Man To Do Business With
Yesterday was quite a day. The Republican repudiation of Barack Obama’s health care bill went down to defeat. Ezra Klein doesn’t mince words: Let’s be clear about what happened here.…
Incompetence At State
Rex Tillerson recently told the Journal Review, ““I didn’t want this job, I didn’t seek this job,” but he took it because ““my wife told me I’m supposed to do…
A Small, Cautious Budget
Kevin Page writes that yesterday’s budget was not a history making event: From a fiscal vantage point, Budget 2017 was a very small event. There’s about $6 billion in new…
A Pivotal Moment
Last week’s meeting between Donald Trump and Angela Merkel was — to put it mildly — awkward. Joseph Ingram writes: Take a close look at the body language on display…
With A Capital L
Yesterday was a bad day for Donald Trump. If there was one thing that yesterday’s hearing made clear, it is that Trump is a Liar –with a capital L. David…
The Koch Party
When David Koch was the Libertarian Party’s vice presidential candidate in 1980, he and his running mate, Ed Clark, advocated the abolition of public schools, social security and taxation. They…
The Disappearing President
Maureen Dowd’s analyses of presidential character are always interesting. She uses Freudian and Shakespearean analogies and, for students of literature like herself, she makes interesting reading. She cottoned on early…
When We Lose Our Memories
Henry Giroux writes that, if we are looking for a way to explain the rise of Donald Trump, we should look to our memories — which Giroux believes we have…
Not Exactly As They Appear
There was a collective sigh of relief when Geert Wilders did not come out on top in the Netherlands election. But Tom Walkom warns that all is not sweetness and…
What Goes Around Comes Around
Yesterday, a judge in Hawaii issued a Temporary Restraining Order against Donald Trump’s second travel ban. Last night, in Nashville, Trump fulminated against the judge’s decision to a chorus of…
Paying The Price For Ignorance
Mr. Justice Robin Camp has resigned. You may remember that Camp is the Alberta judge who wondered why a woman who appeared in his courtroom — alleging that she had…
They’re All Lunatics
The Congressional Budget Office has just released its analysis of Trumpcare. It concludes that, by next year, fourteen million of the twenty million Americans who now have healthcare won’t have…
Rae On Diversity
Canadians like to think that, as a nation, we value diversity. Bob Rae reminds us that we haven’t always felt that way: Canada’s commitment to diversity and pluralism has become…