The Crazies Have Found A Home There
Think the United States is the only place with a large loud population of crazies? Think again. We’ve go them, too. Alex Boutilier reports that: Key figures of the convoy…
Owen Gray
It Keeps Getting Worse
Yesterday’s hearings in Washington continued to lay bare the depravity of Trump and Associates. Jennifer Rubin writes that Rusty Bowers was the most compelling witness so far: Most informed Americans…
Caveat Emptor
While the House Select Committee is laying bare Donald Trump’s attempted coup, Republicans are openly advocating violence. Consider what is happening in Missouri. Eric Greitens is a Republican who is…
Mad As Hell
When Lyndon Johnson was asked why he didn’t fire J. Edgar Hoover, he famously replied that he wanted Hoover “inside the tent pissing out and not outside the tent pissing…
Poilievre’s Future
At the moment, if Pierre Polievre becomes the leader of the Conservative Party his future looks clouded. Robin Sears writes: Poilievre will likely fall victim to the torment faced by…
Dangerous and Demented
The morons who occupied Ottawa in February are returning to the capital this summer. David Fraser reports that: Ottawa police say they expect more protests and larger than usual crowds…
To Accomplish Their Ends
John Eastman was at the centre of yesterday’s hearing into the Trump insurrection. Paul Waldman and Greg Sargent write: The committee and witnesses offered a devastating case against Eastman, one…
Bigger Than Nixon
The third public hearing of the committee looking into the Trump insurrection takes place today. Liz Cheney has provided a preview of what’s to come. Greg Sargent writes: Cheney reminded…
A Hot And Dark Future
Crawford Killian writes that COVID has broken Canadian society: After two years of the pandemic, Canada might well be diagnosed as a case of political long COVID: We know what…
The Loonies Were In Charge
Rudy Giuliani was Donald Trump’s most trusted advisor. And Giuliani was too well lubricated to advise anyone. That’s one of the conclusions you have to reach after watching yesterday’s hearing…
Refusing To Accept Reality
Andrew Nikiforuk writes that we are trapped between two false narratives: We are now trapped in what I have called “the poverty of two narratives” that pits the business-as-usual crowd…
Not What They Used To Be
Maureen Dowd writes that monsters are not what they used to be: I’m reading “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley for school and the monster is magnificent. He starts out with an…
Will It Be Poilievre?
Chantal Hebert writes that the Conservative leadership race is Pierre Poilievre’s to lose — and there’s plenty of time for him to do it: If the Conservative leadership vote took…
A Teachable Moment
Last night, the House Select Committee investigating Trump and Co.’s attempted coup held its first hearing. It aimed to educate. It did that in spades. Jennifer Rubin writes: The challenge…
Slouching Toward Extinction?
For the second consecutive election, the Ontario Liberal Party has failed to achieve official party status. Is the party slouching toward extinction? Susan Delacourt writes: Is there anything about the…
The Long Emergency
The inflation we’re facing now is part of what James Kunstler called “the long emergency.” Andrew Nikiforuk writes: In 2005 Kunstler, famous for his critique of suburbia, noted that civilization’s…
The Clock Is Ticking
Boris Johnson survived a no-confidence vote yesterday. But, Doug Saunders writes, his days are numbered: He survived the vote by 211 to 148, meaning he will return to 10 Downing…
Good Bye, BoJo?
This could be Boris Johnson’s last day in office. The Guardian reports that: Boris Johnson is to face a vote of no confidence on Monday evening after the threshold of…
Nixon And Trump
In his farewell address to the nation, George Washington warned his countrymen that democracy is fragile: “Cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the…
Getting it Together
Doug Ford won the election because progressives couldn’t get their acts together. Alex Ballingall writes: For left-wing Ontarians, the despair — and frustration — is real. The premier they accuse…