The Last Debate
The format for tonight’s Conservative leadership debate is somewhat novel. Stephanie Taylor reports that: No audience, no podiums and appearances from only three out of the five candidates running to…
Owen Gray
The Endgame
It’s time, climate scientists warn, to consider the endgame — human extinction. Damien Carrington writes: The risk of global societal collapse or human extinction has been “dangerously underexplored”, climate scientists…
Is This It?
Donald Trump has almost always escaped the consequences of what he has said and done. Michael Harris writes: Donald Trump has always been too rich, too powerful, and too lawyered…
National Insanity
If you want to understand how insane things have become in the United States, consider this report from this morning’s New York Times: RITTMAN, Ohio — Mandi, a kindergarten teacher…
They’re Nuts
It appears, Tom Walkom writes, that the Conservative Party has lost its mind: Conservatives, it seems, are no longer content with those who promise them good and limited government —…
Institutionalize Him
Yesterday, I stumbled across an article in The Atlantic titled “What Donald Trump Got Out Of His Divorce From Ivana.” The New York City tabloids were full of salacious details.…
They Now Own The Conservative Party
Stephen Harper says he’s putting his money on Pierre Poilievre. Andrew Coyne is not impressed: After all, who knows more about winning elections than Stephen Harper: the leader who took…
A Failed Democracy?
Max Boot writes that he used to be optimistic about his country’s future. No more: As the ads for mutual funds say, past performance is no guarantee of future results.…
Burning Up
On Saturday, we lost power here for nine hours. There was an explosion and fire at an Ontario Hydro station up the road on a very hot day. There will…
Progressive Conservatism 2.0?
Konrad Kakabuski speculates that we may soon see a rebooted Progressive-Conservative Party of Canada: The party looks set to embrace the grievance politics of U.S. Republicans and the European far…
Narcissocracy
If you think it was bad, it was worse than you think. That’s the chief takeaway from last night’s hearing in Washington. Eugene Robinson writes: However outrageous or irresponsible or…
American Taliban
The fallout from the American Supreme Court decision continues across the country. Jennnifer Rubin writes: The horror stories from state abortion bans are piling up: Women facing dangerous delays in…
From The Bottom Up
COVID is back for the seventh time. Doctors are warning that our health system could collapse — because we don’t have enough people to staff it. Kwame McKenzie writes: Early…
The Stupid Party
This week, Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia nixed Joe Biden’s plans to do something about climate change. Manchin argued that Biden’s proposals would make rising inflation simply intolerable. Paul…
Anger Merchant
Michael Harris writes that Pierre Poilievre is an anger merchant. The Conservative Party appears to believe that he will be their ticket to power: The CPC has managed to convince…
Not True Enough
Althia Raj writes that there are several theories circulating about why Patrick Brown was booted out of the Conservative leadership race: Former NDP leader Thomas Mulcair claimed this week that…
It May Not Survive
Ruth Marcus — who writes a column in The Washington Post — holds a law degree from Harvard. She admits that she was skeptical about prosecuting Donald Trump: Not so…
A Shrinking Tent
The fallout from Patrick Brown’s disqualification from the Conservative leadership race continues. Kevin Philipupillai reports in the Hill Times that: Supporters of ousted Conservative leadership candidate Patrick Brown, including new…
It’s About Climate Change
If you want to know what the future holds, consider two words — climate change. Glen Pearson writes: With all the unprecedented challenges facing today’s world, nothing compares to the…