The Mad King
Robert Reich is a little guy who speaks with a big voice. He wrote two days ago that Donald Trump has become a mad king: Before, he was constrained by…
Owen Gray
Conspiracy, Not Collusion
Donald Trump keeps claiming that there has been no collusion with Russia. But Robert Mueller isn’t investigating collusion. He’s investigating conspiracy. Christian Farias writes: Rick Gates, Trump’s deputy campaign manager…
The Wrong Side Of History
Things are starting to get nasty out in British Columbia. Michael Harris writes: In the last few days, approximately 30 Canadian citizens have been arrested for opposing Kinder Morgan’s pipeline…
What Goes Around
Max Boot is no liberal wingnut. He was on the conservative side of the political spectrum long before Donald Trump got there. Boot writes that Trump is perfecting the Big…
Not The Man
The latest poll suggests that Doug Ford will be the next premier of Ontario. Alan Freeman hopes the poll has it wrong: The new Ontario Progressive Conservative leader and would-be…
Trudeau And Trump
Lately, things have not being going well for Justin Trudeau. He’s still trying to recover from his gaffe filled trip to India. But, thanks to Donald Trump, he has the…
Newsflash: Donald Trump Is A Liar
Donald Trump is a liar. And he brags about it. The Canadian Press reports that: U.S. President Donald Trump boasted in a fundraising speech in Missouri on Wednesday that he…
No Donald Trump
For those of us who worry that Doug Ford is Donald of the North, Tom Walkom has a calming message: Forget the comparisons to Donald Trump. Doug Ford, Ontario’s new…
Sears On Ford
In some ways, Doug Ford is like Donald Trump. But, Robin Sears writes, Ontario’s Liberals and Dippers would be wise not to treat Ford the way the Democrats treated Trump:…
Willy Loman In The White House
Arthur Miller’s play, Death of a Salesman goes to the core of the American character. Willy Loman, the chief protagonist, fervently believes in the American Dream. And he believes that…
A Mob That Is Mad As Hell
Martin Regg Cohn offers a succinct summary of the Ontario PC leadership race: Mere months before the election, the province’s official Opposition sacrificed its leader in a scandal over sexual…
Twins: Donald and Bibi
The water Donald Trump swims in keeps getting warmer. Bibi Netanyahu also finds himself increasingly in hot water. Jonathan Freedland writes: Trump was born into serious money, while Bibi was…
Wile E. Coyote
Apparently, Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un are going to talk to each other. The news should be viewed in the light of an opinion from a former C.I.A. analyst.…
That Meeting In The Seychelles
Robert Mueller has another cooperating witness. His name is George Nader. Mueller is interested in Nader because of a meeting he attended. Andrew Prokop reports in Vox that Nader met…
Hit The Swing States
Canada has to respond to Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminium. But the response must not equal Trump’s stupidity. Lawrence Martin writes: You have to threaten him, says former…
You Can’t Go Home Again
Christine Elliott has run for the leadership of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives three times. The first two times she lost. Martin Regg Cohn writes that she was the right choice…
Hot Air
Michael Harris believes that all of Donald Trump’s tariff talks will amount to nothing: My two cents worth is that Trump’s tariffs will fizzle like just about everything else he…
An Orange Idiot
For awhile, it looked like Donald Trump was going to declare war on North Korea. Now it’s beginning to look like he’s declaring war on . . . the world.…
It’s Coming Apart
The pace of Robert Mueller’s investigation has been stunning. And it’s a big investigation. Paul Koring writes: It’s bigger, much bigger both in scope and gravity. This isn’t about whether…
It’s Going To Be Awhile
In Tuesday’s budget, the Liberals announced the beginnings of a national pharmacare program. But, later in the week, Bill Morneau told the Economic Club of Canada, “We need a strategy…