Prime Minister Harper’s Mideast trip was going pretty well until I opened the paper and saw him handing Jordan about $100 million. Man. That’s one expensive photo-op. Click here to read the rest.

Apparently the U.S. is putting “pressure” on Israelis and Palestinians to advance the “Mideast peace process.” Pressure, I think, is a colourless, odourless gas that causes journalists to write headlines. But I have no idea what this “peace process” might be. Click here to read the rest.

Urging firm and frank opposition to radical Islam, my colleague Tarek Fatah wrote on Wednesday that we need the same clarity as we had about communism in the Cold War. I say be careful what you wish for. Click here to read the rest.

The year started with horrible news out of Africa. And Russia, Iraq and other places. But Africa produced three of the most hideous and heart-wrenching stories. So where’s our famous “Responsibility To Protect” gotten to? Click here to read the rest.

With 2014 on the horizon, we can look forward to a year jam-packed with political failure and fatuity. Same old same old. But perhaps a couple of new year’s resolutions might help. Click here to read the rest.

It never ceases to amaze me how little politicians know about government. Take Canada Post ... please. Everyone was apparently caught flat-footed, or flat-brained, when it announced service cuts, price hikes and a huge unfunded pension liability. It’s a government monopoly. What were you expecting? Click here to read the rest.

Nelson Mandela was a great man. But he is not gone too soon; he had a long, full life. Nor is the world poorer without him. His deeds and example remain and if we cannot profit from them after so long the flaw lies not with him but with us. Click here to read the rest.

You know what I like most about government? Short list, you may be thinking. But about my favourite bit is where they punch you out and insist it’s a massage. Click here to read the rest.