“The shining city on the hill.”
…what a load of crap. They’re something far, far less. They’re barely a democracy, now. So, the next time an American tells you they have the greatest democracy in the…
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My latest: hope and fear, and why fear is winning
In politics, there are two buttons, really. Hope and fear. When you distill everything down their base elements, that’s really all you’ve got. If you’re the government, you offer more…
My latest in Sun Media: mea culpa, mea maxima culpa
It is that time of year when we admit to our failings. It’s a timely time, too. For example, all over the Caribbean and various sun spots, nervous politicians are…
My latest in Sun Media: the best and worst public figures in 2020
Here’s my list of public figures, from worst to best, in 2020: Ranking the worst 1. Justin Trudeau: Did OK at start of pandemic. CERB was a good program. But…
A year of loss
A photo of Florida residents Jim and Elaine Minichino, a place set for their 32-year-old son Adam, killed by the virus. From the cover of today’s New York Times Magazine.…
“We are not prepared” – Globe investigation shows Trudeau government gutted our pandemic preparedness
This investigation by the Globe‘s Grant Robertson is shocking. It shows that Canada’s federal government consciously destroyed our pandemic-alert system. Do they have blood on their hands? Read these excerpts,…
My Top Five Worst and Best Politicos – on Sun Media!
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My latest in the Sun: who gets the vaccine first?
Who goes first? Assuming Canada gets enough of the COVID-19 vaccine anytime soon — a big assumption, given Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s admission that we won’t — who gets to…
My latest in the Sun: the pandemic “process”
A process. That’s what the Deputy Prime Minister calls you getting the vaccine that will keep you from getting sick, or maybe even dying. “A process.” Chrystia Freeland, who is…
Twenty years of www.warrenkinsella.com
Twenty years! I don’t know exactly the day, because I didn’t bother to write it down. And the Wayback Machine website isn’t all that precise. But it does indeed seem…
My latest in the Sun: the vanishing vaccine
Politics is all about symbols. Ask Jimmy Carter. Remember him? He was one of the very few one-term presidents. Usually, presidents get elected for two terms. It’s pretty hard to…
My latest in the Sun: the Brits and Americans are getting the vaccine soon – but not you
What if they developed a vaccine — and no Canadians were going to get it? That, incredibly, seems to be the current reality: within days, Canada’s two closest allies —…
My latest in the Sun: pandemic politics for poltroons
Donald Trump: you’re fired. And Joe Biden didn’t fire you. The coronavirus did. By voting day, Nov. 3, nearly 60% of Americans disapproved — or strongly disapproved — of Trump’s…