The Victoria Cougars won the Stanley Cup a hundred years ago. Being the last non-NHL team to win the Cup brought notoriety and attention. The timing of their victory celebration is noteworthy, especially considering this year’s Stanley Cup Final. If the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers complete a seven-game series, they will play the last […]
On a recent episode of Mark Halperin’s “Next Up” podcast, the experienced journalist interviewed former GOP Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, to gauge his perceptions about how things are shaping up for the 2028 race to replace President Donald Trump. With the next presidential election three and a half years away, guessing who will […]
With three teams remaining, the Edmonton Oilers’ quest for Canada’s first Stanley Cup since 1993 is the dominant story in NHL playoff reporting. When Lord Stanley donated the Cup in 1893, no one could have foreseen the rich history and competitive legacy the Cup would carve out over the following decades. A challenge cup for […]
The recently released Original Sin, filled with fresh allegations about former U.S. president Joe Biden’s mental decline, addresses the Biden administration’s failure to disclose the president’s struggles with memory, mobility, and factual recall. The book takes a swipe at several members of Biden’s team, Democratic officials, and his family, but they give themselves a pass. […]
Watching Canadians during the recently concluded election campaign insist that Mark Carney would be a serious and different Liberal than Justin Trudeau always sounded lame. CBC’s At Issue panel or the hacks on the various network news shows earnestly pointed out that Carney had gravitas. He had been the Governor of the Bank of Canada […]
On the PBS NewsHour of Friday, May 9, 2025, David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart, two pre-eminent mainstream news journalists in America, demonstrated how deeply President Donald Trump has affected the sensibilities and judgment of even the highly intelligent elites. Asked to assess the remarkable ascension of Robert Prevost from a Latin American Cardinal to the […]
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s leadership ran aground in the aftermath of Canada’s federal election. Many things can be said about what happened to Poilievre on the way to the Prime Minister’s office. He held what appeared to be an insurmountable lead over the Trudeau Liberals until the election of Donald Trump in November 2024. When […]
The straightforward violation of the law and arrest of a Wisconsin judge on April 26 has elicited hoots of protest from Democrats, illegal immigrant apologists, and much of the mainstream press. Sadly, any action on behalf of the Trump administration to curtail politics from determining judicial rulings produces claims of interference, executive branch overreach, or […]
One of the most interesting juxtapositions from the recent federal election results is the prospect of Prime Minister Mark Carney achieving a political rarity. Having won a contest many would have thought unlikely just months ago, Carney must thread a needle between problems that appear unalterably headed for a collision. As the leader of the […]
In the aftermath of the 2025 election wreckage, one of the most interesting aspects of the campaign will be how badly Jagmeet Singh failed as leader of the NDP. What transpired last autumn in Singh’s head can only be called a brain cramp. Singh’s commitment to unholy matrimony with the Liberals was the biggest mistake […]