In Tuesday’s Sun: war’s casualties
Saying that truth is a casualty of war isn’t new. It’s the world’s oldest declaration, you might say. Syria is no different. Monday, Syrian despot Bashar al-Assad gave an interview…
Musings
New comment rule
What HuffPo has done has inspired me. Along with my own previously-posted comment rules, here’s a new one: if I see a handle I don’t recognize – and particularly if…
Ontario PC scheme to get McGuinty staffers fails
…like much else they do. What a colossal farce.
This Ford Nation village has plenty of idiots
It amazes me – amazes me – that the paid-up citizens of Ford Nation thought they were doing their heroes a favour by bringing Press Council complaints against media organizations…
In Sunday’s Sun: Syria and the red line
Rallying support for military action — or, more broadly, actual war — is no simple thing these days. Writing paeans to peace, in a modern democracy, is a lot easier.…
For some reason, I’ve got the theme music for “Titanic” running through my head right now
Dunno why, I just do.
Well, Trudeau
I can’t believe I am about to say this, but Paul Wells should be read for what he has to say, here, about Justin Trudeau. The short version of it…
TIFF, campaigns, wasps and loyalty
This time of year, more than previous years, is making me feel a bit nostalgic. At the end of August, and at the start of September, Summer starts to wind…
Peter Shurman, meet Mike Duffy, Pam Wallin and Mac Harb
What’s significant about this story about the main Ontario PC spokesman isn’t (a) that he’s now got the same problem Harb, Duffy, Wallin et al. have, and it isn’t (b)…
The Trudeau paradox
Here, finally, a real poll by a real pollster about what I consider a real concern: Trudeau’s strength is simultaneously his weakness. It is his freshness, and his newness, that…
Open letter to all men, everywhere
Dear Men: Good God Almighty. I’ve given up on swimming, starting right about now. You? Sincerely, Warren
Congrats to a first-time author
…on his new book. As someone who has written seven books, I am always gratified to see newcomers like this “Stephen J. Harper” fellow.
Ten reasons why we must intervene in Syria
I plan to write more about this in my Sunday column. But, as the debate heats up in Congress today, here are a few reasons why I feel we are…
In Tuesday’s Sun: the right response in Syria
If Syria’s regime is permitted to continue gassing its own citizens to death – and, rest assured, it did just that last week, killing hundreds of men, women and children…
Summer is over
Took this up at the cabin, as we were preparing to leave. Summer is truly over, isn’t it?
In Sunday’s Sun: Quebec, values and history
In the fall of 1936, as the plague of Nazism continued spreading across Germany, Oldenburg issued a decree. The northern German district had decided to order the removal of crucifixes…
Guitarist wanted
To fill a rather sudden vacancy. Apply to wkinsella at hotmail.com!