The deadly derailment in Lac-Megantic dramatizes the hazards of carrying oil by train. But such accidents are very rare and no form of transport is entirely safe. So we should be asking not whether trains should carry oil but how much oil they should carry instead of pipelines. Click here to read the rest.
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.
Can someone tell me the password for deleting accountability in Ontario? If it's as obvious as "McGuinty" we should change it. Click here to read the rest.
Boy, I hate to seem like a malcontent. And I know the question is annoying. But at a certain point you have to ask "Are we there yet?" For instance, I keep seeing stories about how great, or late, or lame Apple's new iOS 7 will be although apparently we have to wait all the way until fall for it. As various people have said "Patience? How long's that gonna take?" Click here to read the rest.