It is lawful to stop an unjust aggressor
So says no less than Pope Francis, in response to ISIS’ barbaric killing of 27 Egyptian Christians: “The Pope departed from the script of an address on Monday to emphasise…
Musings
Happy flag day
When we were home in Calgary, during the NEP, someone burned the flag we had up on the roof. “What should we do?” I asked my Dad, as we stood…
CBC National story on Sun News Network: what’s remarkable
…what’s remarkable isn’t the subject matter, or the fact that it used B-roll of people who left the network almost four years ago, or that I wore a sweater Lala…
Dear Sun News Network folks
I was on Twitter, past midnight, reading some of the things people were saying about the network’s demise. There was a lot of gloating and awful stuff being said. I…
In Friday’s Sun: the five stages of political denial
Political people are all the same. Whenever they get into big trouble – whatever their party, whatever their ideology – they go through Five Stages of Political Denial, sort of…
Sun sets
It’s true. There are some good people there, and I feel very bad for them. They worked hard. They were good to me, too, over the past four years. My…
Ratf**king: a lengthy exposition, five questions, and a TV appearance
That’s what they called it, in the Watergate days: ratf**king. No less an authority than Wikipedia defines it as “an American slang term for political sabotage or dirty tricks.” Donald…
In defence of Eve, and all women: new rule
Look, I’m no fan of what Justin Trudeau did this week. Most real Liberals aren’t, either. As I will opine in a column on Friday, he should have: Welcomed Eve…
One of these things is not like the other
Navdeep Bains, former Liberal MP and Justin Trudeau advisor: “ will be subject to same rules as anyone else in terms of a green-light vetting process and the nomination process.…
I am (still) a confused teenager
I don’t know what’s worse: accomplishing nothing that is notable in your life – or accomplishing something when you are young, and never again repeating it. Such were my reflections,…
Pretty good column about Trudeau’s “open nominations”
Worth a read, though I’m biased. Right here.
Breaking #cdnpoli news! Must credit www.warrenkinsella.com!
BREAKING: Announcing my plan to cross office floor to chat with members of #NDP & #CPC. I will then return to my desk. Thank you. #cdnpoli — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren)…
All about Eve: the reviews are in
…and the reviews aren’t so good. Mine, for what it’s worth, is appended at the end. Feel free to add yours in comments. Andrew Coyne, Post: “Justin Trudeau delivers a…
In Tuesday’s Sun: I totally wrote this before the Eve Adams stuff, yes
When Barack Obama’s Democratic Party loses the support of the likes of Anti-Flag, they’re probably in big trouble. Consider that, in 2008 and 2012, Barack Obama and his Democrats won…
A reader writes
(And, for clarity’s sake, I wasn’t denied in the “green light” process – I simply didn’t bother. Life’s too short, etc.) Warren: Here’s one of the things pissing me off…
Adams and Eve: why everyone should be happy
It’s a happy day. If you take everyone at their word, that is. Here’s why: • The Cons are happy because they no longer have around someone they insist they…
From the archives: Laura and Eve (and others)
My friends Laura Miller and Eve Adams (coincidentally) are both in the news today, for different reasons. So, here is some of a column I did awhile back, wherein both…
Fifty shades of domestic abuse
Last night, my (feminist) partner and I went to see a movie. The trailers came on, and one was for Fifty Shades of Grey, which has attracted no small amount…
RIP and happy birthday, Tuff Gong
When Canada Goose was sold to a U.S. Hedge fund, I stitched this over their logo in protest. Today, I display it to remember Tuff Gong on his 70th birthday.…