The Taliban: local or international threat (IV)The issue of whether the Taliban are insurgents with strictly local grievances or an Islamist movement with international...
Renaming Our KillersKiller : Swine Flu Aggrieved party/parties : Hog farmers and producers Proposed new name(s) : H1N1 flu, Mexican flu, “La...
The Catchphrase Of the Week, or CotWHave you noticed that a lot of shows now seem to concentrate less on coming up with catchphrases, and more on finding what might...
The Liberal convention’s undeclared star attractionWatching Michael Ignatieff make his walk into the gleaming new Vancouver Convention Centre this afternoon—the sun shining...
Liberal leadership festivities: a sneak previewFirst, a moment of silence for the thousands of defenceless words about to be sacrificed
Theme Songs That Are Musically Up-To-DateHere’s an obscure TV theme song that I just found on YouTube (a pretty good one) that brings up a question: how often do TV shows...
How Fowler’s freedom was bought: letting other countries do our dirty workI’ve just spoken with a source who is familiar with the negotiations that took place for the release of Canadian diplomats...
Computers Always Make MistakesGetting back to the beloved subject of standard TV plots, last week’s episode of Better off Ted used one of the most...
School heads are ‘enablers’ of anti-SemitismI will eat my hat the day they allow an Anti-Islamism Week or even an Anti-Taliban Week