The book I will write one day
I fantasize about writing a novel in which the main character knocks cell phones out of the hands of distracted people who are walking towards her. She would be regarded…
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Where we were a year ago
Right now, Lisa and me are in the US, trying to get back to Canada. Trump said he’d run the government like one of his businesses, and he sure did…
Laura Miller wins!
We’re way down here in Florida, but we have friends in courtroom 125 in frosty Toronto. And the result is in: Judge Timothy Lipson has ruled that Laura is not…
Maximum Rock’n’Roll: new SFH album is “solid punk rock”!
Holy crap! Maximum Rock’n’Roll is the bible of punk and hardcore – and they like the new SFH record, Kinda Suck! …straightforward punk rock…melodic and catchy, just like the Canadians…
Neo-Nazi hate rag: Canadian Jewish News has the latest
A quick summary, also provided to Paul at CJN: the Criminal Code charges for promoting hatred against women and Jews are going ahead with a hearing in February the criminal…
Do all Jewish people look alike?
Quebec’s bigoted securities regulator certainly thinks so. Check out this shocking Graeme Hamilton report in the Post: MONTREAL — Rabbi Momi Pinto has a beard and wears a yarmulke, just…
Column: ink-stained enablers
Who’s to blame? When the United States of America regains its sanity – when the equivalent of political Nuremberg war crimes trial is convened – who will bear the blame…
New Dark Ages? What?
Spotted late last night on Apple iBooks. I didn’t expect to see it. And, it immediately had the effect of panicking me about where I am on book three in…
How’d you like to get this in your inbox?
All of Hawaii did, today. Would certainly make you a lot more alert, wouldn’t it? When I was a kid in Dallas, at David G. Burnet Elementary, we used to…
When a neo-Nazi hate rag returns, don’t stick your head in the sand
As many of you know, Lisa and I and many others – in the Jewish, Muslim, LGBT, and other minority communities – have been fighting the neo-Nazi hate sheet Your…
Trudeau’s open mic tour takes guts
It just does. And I said so on Tasha’s show yesterday. Also on Brian Lilley’s show last night. Stephen Harper never, ever did this unscripted, unscreened stuff. Few Prime Ministers…
Jordan Peterson in his own words
I’ve been spending the past couple years writing about – and fighting with – actual neo-Nazis, so I haven’t had much time for fringe cases like Jordan Peterson and Lindsay…
Ten reasons why Oprah would be a great candidate
Besides the weather, it’s all anyone is talking about: her speech at that awards thing was a blockbuster. Personally, I think it’s a cool idea. Here’s ten reasons why. 1.…
Column: l’affaire Boyle
Not so long ago, I was in Vancouver at the same time as Jean Chretien. He was there for his law firm, I was there for mine. We decided to…
Oh, that way madness lies; let me shun that.
Donald Trump’s latest tweets – about how he isn’t insane – indisputably make the case that he is. There can’t be much doubt, now. What now? What do we do?…
Racist is as racist does
Firstly, sincere congrats to Andrew Scheer for expelling the extremist Senator Lynn Beyak. Delighted to hear that he objects to his Senators being so defiant about their bigotry – but…
L’Affaire Boyle: who knew, and when did they know it?
…and if they didn’t know, why didn’t they know? A snippet from next week’s column, about this mess: Sure, it seems likely that Joshua Boyle was under criminal investigation when…
Did Justin Trudeau just give Patrick Brown a gift?
It sure looks that way. Check this out: Minimum wage hikes across Canada this year could cost about 60,000 jobs, despite the benefits they would bring, the Bank of Canada…
The new world disorder
2017 was bad; 2018 will be worse. That’s been my view for a while. It’s centred on a three-part thesis: one, that the West’s enemies will take further advantage of…
Happy New Year, y’all
Heading out to a fancy dinner and then a party with the most amazing woman. She’s beautiful and brilliant. Have a great evening, all – and an even better 2018!