Give me a break

Who knows what puritanical bureaucrats will ban next? I see myself as a cosmopolitan fellow, having travelled much of the world and having friends of...

True confession

Bush stands tall in admitting Allies sold out Europe to Stalin President George W. Bush’s extraordinary public confession that the U.S. and its wartime...

Measuring up

Liberal opponents underestimated the man who took their power away Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Liberal opponents, in their arrogance, greatly underestimate the man who toppled...

Tale of red ink

My bubble always bursts when it comes to investments Five years ago a quite enterprising lady urged me to go into the real estate business...

Meet Mr. Honesty

Ald. McIver’s upfront philosophy makes him effective Philosophical colleagues repeatedly insist Ric McIver is the only really politically honest alderman on city council. I stress...

Two sets of rules

Republicans held to different standard than Democrats by American media HOUSTON—I always feel right at home sitting with Republicans, while invariably feeling more than slightly...

Frontrunners emerge from pack

Conservative leadership race may be over for all but Oberg and Dinning Albertans surely owe Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Lyle Oberg one big round of...

Israel holds fast

Palestinians used as pawns by sheikdoms and terrorists The night before I was to fly to Israel in 1998 to help celebrate the 50th anniversary...

Friends forever

Relationship from John Paul II’s childhood helped bring religions together   GUADALAJARA, Mex.—This diverse nation of 100 million is 95% Roman Catholic and even on...

Lesson of Hungary

Revolt gave West chance to topple Soviets 50 years ago Fifty years ago around this time, my tiny home in Britain was crammed full with...

All the right moves

Dinning should do end-run around party that betrayed him There are many twists and turns in politics. We just witnessed in Canada former socialist New...

Right comes full circle

Political tome reads like a thriller Prime Minister Stephen Harper is definitely his own man. As was Canadian Alliance leader Stockwell Day. So was Reform...

Natural leader

Bush personifies all that pseudo intellectuals detest DALLAS—President George W. Bush is reviled by the Lib-Left media and its adherents and the pseudo-intellectual set...

Being ‘likable’ isn’t enough

This is what should frighten all of us about “likable” Premier Ed Stelmach in the face of a possibility of a resurgence of federal...

Alberta Tories on brink

True conservatives must rescue party from lib lefters Eighty-one-year-old Ron Moore hasn’t sat in the Alberta legislature since 1993, but few will forget the years...