Michael Taube
Canada’s election takes the shine off Trudeau
Canada’s election has exposed Justin Trudeau as one of the weakest and most ineffective leaders his country has ever known
Canada’s Crusader for Conservatism
‘What is the secret of Stephen Harper’s success in a liberal society? Refusing to be bogged down by ideology and giving people what they want’
Overrated: Andrew Sullivan
The centre-right celebrity is now firmly placed in the twitterati pantheon, but he’s long since abandoned his principles
Underrated: Andrew Breitbart
The death of this conservative Everyman and social media pioneer was shamefully ignored by the British media
Defender of the Faith
Book review of Why We Should Call Ourselves Christians: The Religious Roots of Free Societies by Marcello Pera
Tolerating the intolerant
“For those who thought that a global pandemic would sound the death knell for identity politics, think again”
How to prevent the next pandemic
‘I have been reporting as a science journalist for years that the world is at increasing risk of pandemics like this; that this was predicted; that we know what we need to do to prepare and we simply haven’t done it; and that more and worse pandemics are coming so we need to do that, now’
D’où parles-tu? The post-truth world
Power, illusion and the open society: how postmodernism undermines our foundational concepts