GeneralThe W-wordWhy "Whiteygate" is a non-scandal: The campaign of Barack Obama has had to rebut, not once but several times, the wild rumors that...
GeneralMemories of Rideau Club-catered Dinners PastAnd to think just a few weeks later, one of these three dining companions would be investigating allegations that another had...
GeneralYou can’t quit, you’re fired!No one knows whether Ian Brodie’s reportedly impending departure as the prime minister’s chief of staff has anything to do with...
GeneralGood luck, Africa. You’ll need it.Must-reads: Don MacPherson on anglophone patriotes ; James Travers on Giuliano Zaccardelli’s soft landing; Graham Thomson on land...
GeneralThe United Nations: beacon of hope, or cesspool on the East River?Must-reads: John Ibbitson on the boomers’ lament; Rosie DiManno on Afghanistan’s disabled; Colby Cosh on "food miles"; Janet...
General75,000I know it’s on Drudge , but jeepers -- 75,000 people turned out in Portland to see Barack Obama speak today. Two days from a...
UncategorizedThe Limbaugh (Non) EffectMuch has been said about the role of Republicans in Indiana’s primary, where like in many other states, they were allowed to...
UncategorizedRace and ClassI’m finally back from almost three weeks of back-to-back travel that included a longish stay in Indiana. My in-laws live there so...
GeneralMay 9 shall henceforth be known as National Embarrassment DayMust-reads: Daphne Bramham on polygamy; Jeffrey Simpson on the refugee system; Susan Riley and Chantal Hébert on l’affaire...
GeneralYou can’t beat the smooth, mellow flavour of a legally-produced cigaretteMust-reads: Barbara Yaffe on Insite; John Ivison on contraband smokes; Don MacPherson on corporate welfare bums; Graham Thomson on...