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Hard to believe, but I’ve been doing this web site thing - not a blog! - for about 25 years, now. I’m a dinosaur, pretty much. But, prior to their extinction-level end, even dinosaurs evolved. So, I’m evolving. Twenty-five years ago, this web site seriously looked like a 14th Century wood cut (it often read like one, too). My brother said it needed to change. He was the one who conceived the one-eye Warren branding thing at top right, which I’ve kept. It stayed like that for

Leon Panetta, the revered former U.S. Secretary of Defence, is speaking about war. “Leaders have to understand,” Panetta says in an interview. “That when you send people into war, you better damn well have a very clear mission for what they’re doing and why they’re doing it.” He pauses. “And, if you constantly change that mission…that really begins to screw up what soldiers are thinking. The reason they’re out there, putting their lives on the line. It begins to hurt your own

Adrienne Batra, Brian Lilley and me on Mark Carney's ever-changing position on the Iran war. For it? Sort-of against it? Ready to send troops? What? Check it out.

John Tory - who I helped get elected, twice - is out. He made the right decision: as the Toronto Integrity Commissioner ruled, Tory broke the law, twice . He had to go. As you all know, I months ago indicated I'd be supporting my friend and Beaches councillor Brad Bradford for the job. He represents positive change. And, according to Abacus' David Coletto this morning, Toronto agrees. Check out these numbers and David's analysis: "For the better part of a year, Toronto polit

The decision was absolutely, unreservedly the right one. Israel and America’s decision to move against the Iranian regime, that is. For decades, Iran’s Islamist leaders have murdered and brutalized their own people - and exported terror all around the globe . So the decision to take action was the right one, and it was overdue. But make no mistake: the Israel-America-Iran conflict is likely to become very unpopular, very soon. Ten reasons. 1. Leadership. Donald Trump is the

Ali Khamenei is dead. The Iranian regime's "supreme leader" - who presided over a decades-long campaign of murder and brutality against his own people, and sponsored acts of terror around the world - has been eliminated, fittingly, by an Israeli. War is always easy to start, and harder to end. Yes. But this war, at least, is starting with an historic victory over hate. We shouldn't be naïve, of course. While their "supreme leader" may be gone,the Iranian Islamic dictatorship

Getting a tattoo is a big decision. I know. I’ve got several. When people see them - four ravens and/or crows, two totems, one family crest, a bit of Latin, a Haida myth, a New Order lyric, family member initials - they’re often surprised.  Tattoos can be controversial. For many Jews, tattoos are even more controversial. Some note that Jewish law - as decreed in Leviticus 19:28 - strictly forbids tattoos.  The human  body is effectively on loan from God, and it is not to be i

...and I think I may need to unpack. I very much doubt our press mission is happening, at this point. I'd still go, in a New York minute. But - as I've experienced before - airlines are going to start cancelling flights and it's going to be hard to get there, and even harder to get out. So, prayers for Israel, and prayers for the people of Iran. And we wait.

Hey, look: this started to come out this week. E-book first, hardcover later. ** Win the gold, turn it into tin by currying favor with a fascist. That's America's men's hockey team. That team, in fact, has reminded us all that Trump's departure isn't going to make us all magically like America again. After Trump, Americans are still going to be pretty easy to intensely dislike. Because Trump is America, now, and America is Trump. Remember, Team USA: Trump destroys everything

Already? E. spotted this last night on Amazon (and, yes, we hate Bezos' online flea market, too, but when you live in a rural area, it's pretty hard to avoid). According to Amazon, my new book The Hidden Hand is number four in Amazon's "political doctrines" books, number nine in "political ideologies" books, and waaaaaaaay back in plain old bestsellers. Given that the e-book version only became available on Tuesday, none of that seems very likely, to me. And, yes, I know tha

Michael Bauer has the best story about the looming Iran-Israel-America war. It’s about his two sons. The weekend is coming, and the Israeli author’s sons are arguing about who should get to use the family car. “I need the car on Friday,” says Bauer’s oldest son. “No, I’ll need the car on Friday,” says his younger son, “unless there’ll be a war, and then I won’t need the car.” The older brother agrees: if there’s a war with Iran, he won’t really need the car, either. The sold-

...in ebook form, to start. Hardcover comes in April, and lots of events and signings. Here. It's more than two years in the making, and this is the story it tells: October 7th, 2023 was a truly horrific day—a day in which Israeli men, women, and children were slaughtered or kidnapped, in the most barbaric fashion possible by the Iran-backed, Gaza-based terrorist group Hamas. The attack set off a bloody war, with profound consequences for both Israelis and Palestinians. That

The terror group Hamas has covertly targeted scores of Canadian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and charities operating in Gaza – to infiltrate the organizations, steal aid, and attempt to control their operations, according to a respected watchdog organization. The shocking allegations are contained in confidential Hamas documents from 2018-2022 period, and seized by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the Hamas-Israel war in Gaza, according to NGO Monitor. The document

Someone said to me today that Epstein was bumped off before he could spill. Sure, I said. So? That's extremely unlikely to happen with the guy who was arrested today, said this person. Which should make Trump and his co-conspirators really, really nervous. Good point, said I. ** Here's the Andrew formerly known as Prince, leaving the Aylsham police station after being charged with sharing UK government secrets with Epstein. Not a happy birthday, I take it. ** Trump + Prince A

Exactly 100 days after Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023, I was asked to speak at a rally at Toronto’s city hall, to call for the release of the Israeli hostages still held by Hamas. I appeared before a crowd of a couple hundred people, tops. My colleague Brian Lilley was there, too, covering the event . It was bitterly cold, so Brian and I headed a few blocks East towards Yonge Street, to warm up. Almost immediately, we could hear lots of chants and noise.  The clamour w

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Many guys will understand what I mean when I say this: your father is both a bit of light, and a bit of shadow, over your path through life. Mine, T. Douglas Kinsella, MD, OC, would have been 94 years old today. So many years after we lost him in 2004, he remains a constant in our lives. He still illuminates some of the path. Without even being here, he still quietly persuades me to examine the choices I have made. Me? I have made bad choices. I have been reckless and uncarin