There's a lot at stake in B.C.'s May 14 election. Not in policy terms unless the NDP have hidden Karl Marx or Ken Kesey somewhere in their platform. But in political terms, because one of British Columbia's many remarkable qualities is its tendency to create then destroy political dynasties. Click here to read the rest.
Justin Trudeau's knee-jerk "root causes" explanation of the Boston Marathon bombing, "there is no question that this happened because there is someone who feels completely excluded", certainly shows he's not ready for prime time. But the question of root causes would be interesting if the phrase were not clearly code for "it's our fault." Click here to read the rest.
So World War I was a “bourgeois” war fought by capitalists on the backsof workers and peasants. Is that the sort of national security thinking the NDP want to take into 24 Sussex?
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.
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.
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.