Canada’s FATCA Capitulation
As of this past week, the Canada Revenue Agency works for the Internal Revenue Service. The subordination of Canada's tax authority to its American...
Of course Canada is more business-friendly than the United States
A recent report from Bloomberg News ranks Canada as the second-best country in which to do business, behind Hong Kong and ahead of the...
Toronto Mayor is Not a Victim
I voted for Rob Ford. Normally, I embrace the sanctity of the secret ballot and disdain columnists who announce their personal choices as if...
Canada’s Complicity in the US Surveillance State
In Canadian political debate, accusing one’s opponent of advocating “American-style” policies used to be the equivalent of launching a nuclear missile.
The trajectory of these...
The Power to Persuade
Willis McLeese has accomplished a lot in his first 96 years. From his WWII service in the Navy, to his legendary and lucrative careers...
Ashtiani Has Confessed
Sakineh Ashtiani has confessed. Ashtiani is the Iranian woman who was sentenced to death by stoning for the crime of
The Great Health Care Debate
WASHINGTON, DC – Would you rather get sick in the United States or in Canada? The answer depends, perhaps, on who you are, and...
Hearts and Minds
A young couple died a cruel death last week. According to BBC News:
Saint Nicholas and the Present
Beginning on his Feast Day of December 6 and continuing through the Christmas season, folks are put in mind of St. Nicholas, who comes...
We Wish You a Merry Euphemism
If you insist on saying “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas,” it doesn’t mean you’re a bigot – but it helps. Whether you’re a...
Good luck, America (you’ll need it)
And here I believed that Obamacare, chronic 8 percent unemployment, stagnant economic growth, crippling spending and the potential for more would sink a sitting...
FAMILY VALUES: College-Bound: Turning Your Child Over to the Campus Liberals
College-Bound: Turning Your Child Over to the Campus Liberals
Last week we headed south to launch our daughter on the next phase of her...
Every child a gift from God
I began bothering people in 1973. This was the year that I was born, and folks who have known me since before I could...
One Person Matters
Last week, I wrote about Sakineh Ashtiani, a woman who has been imprisoned, beaten, and sentenced to death by stoning in Iran for the...
GOP faithful energized by Sarah Palin
ST. PAUL, Minn.—When Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain selected Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska to be his running mate, America took notice.
For...
