With Israel winding down its incursion into Gaza, we search through the physical and mental rubble for lessons. As usual, an air of unreality permeates the exercise. Click here to read the rest.

A hundred years ago today Canada entered the First World War, the defining event of the calamitous 20th century, and found itself as a nation. Click here to read the rest.

Oh, here’s some good news. The Treasury Board says Chinese government hackers just forced the National Research Council to shut down its computers completely. Click here to read the rest.

The Gaza crisis and shooting down of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine should at least stop loose talk of the “international community.” There is no such thing, and if there were, it wouldn’t be on the side of the West. Click here to read the rest.

Ottawa has a problem with guns and gangs. Several problems actually. But the biggest one, as usual, is conceptual, because if you don’t realize what you’re doing wrong you can’t change it. Click here to read the rest.

Are you enjoying your newfound global tranquility? If so you can thank Barack Obama. At least, that’s what he says. Click here to read the rest.

Here’s an amazing story. Amazing as in dreadful. A South Carolina mom just got arrested for letting her kid go play in a park. Click here to read the rest.

We face a multiple choice question on prostitution: Criminalize it for both parties, legalize it, or pursue the “Nordic model” where it’s illegal to buy sex but not to sell it. All have drawbacks but you must pick one. Click here to read the rest.