An Enraged, Ignorant Minority
The protesters claim they want “freedom.” But, Michael Harris writes: What freedom is it that they are celebrating? Essentially, the freedom to disrupt and endanger the vast majority of their…
Owen Gray
A Sad History
This week, the United States Supreme Court takes up cases against the affirmative action programs at Harvard University and, my alma mater, the University of North Carolina. Paul Butler writes…
The Truckers And Fox News
Fox News has picked up the story on the truckers convoy. Kieran Levitt writes in The Toronto Star: The convoy has received substantial air time from U.S. right-wing outlets and…
Fools Parade
The truckers will arrive in Ottawa this evening. Along the way, they’ve picked up quite a lot of money. The CBC reports that there have been a lot of anonymous…
Breyer Retires
U.S.Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has announced his retirement. Linda Greenhouse writes that he was the right man in the wrong age: Justice Breyer’s belief in the power of facts,…
Are EVs The Solution?
Electric vehicles are having a good run. But are they the solution to our energy problems? Andrew Nikiforuk is skeptical: I reject the optimistic narrative for electric vehicles. Instead, here’s…
His Days Are Numbered
Erin O’Toole is a strange creature. He’s a leader who doesn’t act like a leader. Althia Raj writes: Watching Erin O’Toole obfuscate with reporters Monday — on whether he supports…
When Will They Ever Learn?
Last week was a tough slog for politicians with an exaggerated sense of self. Michael Harris writes: Take Jason Kenney, temporarily Alberta’s premier until next year’s election. He was already…
Ignorant Of History
The filibuster is alive and well. And Joe Manchin has cited James Madison in his argument to keep it. James Bouie writes: “Allowing one party to exert complete control in…
Authoritarian Alberta
Taylor Lambert illustrates how Jason Kenney deals with his enemies: When Jesse Drwiega won the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Award for Performing and Visual Arts in 2020, he was thrilled. The…
Reason Over Passion
Inflation is surging. And Canadians — naturally — are worried. Heather Scoffield writes: It’s not just that the price of apples and oranges is up well over six per cent…
A Tough Row To Hoe
Yesterday, Joe Biden held a very long press conference. For the most part, Jennifer Rubin was impressed. She writes: President Biden, while marking the end of his first year in…
BoJo’s Troubles
Boris Johnson is in trouble. Andrew Mackasill and Guy Faulconbridge report that: Johnson has repeatedly apologized for the parties and said that he was unaware of many of them. However,…
The Circular Firing Squad
The Democratic Party is forming a circular firing squad. Paul Waldman writes in The Washington Post: Faced with voting rights legislation felled by Sens. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) and Kyrsten…
A Northern Trump
Susan Riley writes that Trumpism has infected Canadian politics: Something strange has been happening in Canadian politics since the Trump contagion to the south. Voters elect a mostly reasonable, often…
So Are They All
The bug found its way into our house. My wife and I have been down with something. The doctor says that tests aren’t available and we should assume that we’ve…
The Power Of A Lie
It’s been a year since the attack on the American capitol. But here’s a depressing number. Edward Keenan writes that: One year after Jan. 6, 2021, only 55 per cent…
While The Truth Is Putting On Its Shoes
The nutbars are loose and roaming the range. Stephen Mahar writes: On Sept. 22, Shanon Sheppard of Halifax posted a video on Facebook to share terrible news with the world.…
Overwhelmed
One step forward and two steps backward. When it comes to COVID, that’s the pattern. Ontario is once again repeating that pattern. Bruce Arthur writes: Four days after the chief…
Spinning Our Wheels
If you thought that 2021 was going to be a year of radical change, Susan Delacourt writes that you must be disappointed: It has become a cliché to call 2021…