If you want proof that politicians don’t get it, look no further than the dreary Biden-Ryan vice-presidential debate Wednesday. I think Biden did slightly better, passionate and eloquent as well as rude and theatrical. But while neither man melted down, both missed the key point that politics is basically unpleasant. Click here to read the rest.
It's now impossible to imagine an American presidential election without televised debates. But it wasn't always this way. And the reason they've caught on is, for all their flaws, they help voters make up their minds about candidates. Click here to read the rest.
If I call Peter Sellers a comic genius you may well say “I know that. You don’t have to tell me that.” But as with so much in this world, his work tends to fade with time. And not just major things like Inspector Clouseau. Indeed, my goal right now is simply to revive his miniature classic Party Political Broadcast. Click here to read the rest.
The confrontation between Dalton McGuinty's administration and Ontario's teachers, like the recent Chicago teacher's strike, pits pampered educators against progressive politicians in a bloated, arrogant public sector cage match in which the public interest is largely forgotten. Click here to read the rest.
Wherever the hidden imam may be hiding, it doesn’t seem to be the pages of Canadian newspapers. Which won’t bother Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad much since he despises Canada. But it should concern readers. Click here to read the rest.