How did Egyptians get from celebrating the military departure from politics to celebrating its return in just two years? By not appreciating that self-government in the political sense depends on self-government in the personal sense. Click here to read the rest.
Aaaaah, summer. When young people shed their bulky clothes and show remarkable quantities of ... ink. Seriously, what's with all the tattoos? Click here to read the rest.
Next Canada Day, a year from now, Canadians will be gearing up for the 100th anniversary of the First World War and our nation's glorious contributions to saving freedom in that dreadful conflict. Or not. It's one of many parts of our history we don't hear much about lest it cause controversy. Click here to read the rest.
Dalton McGuinty seemed strangely diminished on Tuesday as he attempted not to testify about the deliberate deletion of emails in the gas plant scandal. Snarling, snapping, leveling cheap accusations of partisanship, he seemed smaller, tired, almost used up. Click here to read the rest.
Syria's like this multiple choice test where all the answers are lousy. So you can understand the impulse to write in new ones. But that doesn't even work in math class let alone the Middle East. Click here to read the rest.