Margaret Thatcher was respected abroad, archetypically British and entirely at odds with her times. The three together made her great. Click here to read the rest.
Peering through the haze into North Korea we seem to see a man in a clown suit yelling incoherently and waving an axe. But we can't tell if it's an act or psychotic rage, whether the axe is real or what's under the clown makeup. Perhaps another clown. Click here to read more.
How can the federal NDP be debating whether to stop calling themselves socialists? It's not that political philosophy doesn't matter. It does, so much it can't be a standalone PR decision. It has to come from debating whether socialism is a good idea. Click here to read the rest.
Canada is part of a scary international experiment. If I call it "quantitative easing" you might pass out or flee. But I bet "governments printing money like there's no tomorrow" gets your attention. Click here to read the rest.
For Christians Easter Sunday is an eerie pause between Good Friday’s tumult and the even greater upheaval of Easter Monday, so quiet, C.S. Lewis says in the Narnia Chronicles, “you feel as if nothing was ever going to happen again.” For non-Christians it’s a chance to hunt coloured eggs and wonder idly whether trading a cosmic message of redemption for a bunny made of bad-tasting chocolate was quite the deal it seemed at the time. And whether there isn’t something to be said for the occasional unnaturally quiet day. Click here to read the rest.
[Correction: This column contains a stupid mistake. Christians of course believe the Resurrection occurred on Sunday not Monday. Mea culpa.]
Oh, here’s a surprise. A press release tells me “Minister Clement Concludes Successful Trip to Washington”. You don’t say. Click here to read the rest.
Once again "budget day caused a huge hoo hah in Ottawa that left the rest of the country cold. But once again it did not produce a budget. Click here to read the rest.
If you believe in the rule of law it is painful to contemplate how the Canadian government broke its solemn 1870 promise to give land to Métis children in Manitoba. And almost as painful to read the Supreme Court's effort in Manitoba Métis Federation v Canada to apply an incomprehensibly cosmic remedy to that injustice. Click here to read the rest.