Escape from New York: what last night means
So much for the theory that Jews control democracy and elections, eh? The neo-Nazis I used to interview loved to go on and on about what they called “Zionist Occupation…
Musings
The campaign
Zohran Mamdani is pro-BDS, wants to “globalize the Intifada” and accuses Jews of mass murder: for him to win, he needed a well-funded, well-organized campaign that legitimized all that. Someone…
Who will speak for Canada?
Who speaks for Canada? Ontario’s Doug Ford does. Manitoba’s Wab Kinew does. B.C.’s David Eby does. So do many of the other provincial Premiers. Prime Minister Mark Carney? Well, let’s…
An October to remember
This is an opinion column about baseball and politics, which are two very different things. For starters, baseball has one moral dimension. Politics, too often, has no morality at all.…
THE HIDDEN HAND: The Information War and the Rise of Antisemitic Propaganda
PRE-ORDER IT NOW – HERE! (Also on Barnes and Noble, Amazon, Apple, McNally Robinson, and Internationally) “An explosive inside look into the highly-planned and well-funded global propaganda campaign to delegitimize…
Why Doug Ford’s anti-Trump ad worked, big time
Doug Ford clearly subscribes to Adlai Stevenson’s maxim: “If they will stop telling lies about us, I will stop telling the truth about them.” It’s unlikely Ontario’s Premier and one-time…
Knee Recovery Final, and Doomscrolling, 28
So it ended today, Thursday. My physio sessions are over after seven weeks. I achieved 119° knee bend and, with a push from the therapist, got to 120°, the magic…
Not as advertised: Mark Carney reveals himself
Mark Carney has been Prime Minister of Canada for more than seven months, now. In politics, that represents several lifetimes. So, the past few months have given us lots of…
Recovering Knee and Doomscrolling, 27
Tuesday morning, not long after I finished my morning knee exercises, I drove to Barrie for my annual visit to my urologist — and the surgeon who removed my cancer-riddled…
The hate mask slips
I have to say the antisemites still have the capacity to surprise me. I thought I could usually predict what they’d do next. But, since the ceasefire brokered by Donald…
Doomscrolling Notes, and Knee Recovery, 26
Well, I am happy to say I was wrong. Despite more than seven million people (possibly as many as 8.2 million) participating in the USA’s No King’s protest, the events…
Influential: this column is Paris Hilton approved
“Know the star you are. And see yourself as part of a galaxy.” So sayeth the Mother of All Influencers, the Hashtag Highness, the Rich Stick Insect, Paris Hilton. Paris…
Everyone
My Daisy Group email has been hacked. Please don’t open it. Apologies.