October 2, 2007 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs
Books attempting to explain “what went wrong” in Iraq (to borrow the title of a canonical neo-conservative text on the Middle East) are getting to be very thick on the ground. Indeed, The Mess They ... Read More »
Dick Pound is probably best known to Canadians as the former vice-president of the International Olympic Committee and later the crusading head of the World Anti-Doping Agency. He also finds the time to serve as ... Read More »
October 2, 2007 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs
In Dr. Seuss’s story “The Sneetches,” the star-bellied Sneetches discriminate against those plain-bellied Sneetches with “none upon thars.” That is, until arch-capitalist Sylvester Monkey McBean rolls into town with a machine that puts stars on ... Read More »
August 30, 2007 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs
According to criminal justice consultant and youth gang expert Michael Chettleburgh, every Canadian city has, or will soon have, a problem with youth gangs. He shows us the statistics: 62 gangs, with over 1,100 members, ... Read More »
July 27, 2007 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Politics & Current Affairs
New books by well-known journalists and authors Roy MacGregor and Andrew Cohen, as well as a revised anthology from the Dominion Institute, all attempt to examine the current Canadian zeitgeist. It may be an impossibly ... Read More »
July 27, 2007 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs
New books by well-known journalists and authors Roy MacGregor and Andrew Cohen, as well as a revised anthology from the Dominion Institute, all attempt to examine the current Canadian zeitgeist. It may be an impossibly ... Read More »
July 27, 2007 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs
New books by well-known journalists and authors Roy MacGregor and Andrew Cohen, as well as a revised anthology from the Dominion Institute, all attempt to examine the current Canadian zeitgeist. It may be an impossibly ... Read More »
July 27, 2007 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs
Reflections on Islam mostly comprises more than four dozen columns about Islam and terrorism written by author and National Post columnist George Jonas between 2001 and 2006. The new material – a postscript and an ... Read More »
July 13, 2007 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs
In his preface to Canada in Afghanistan, the U.K.-born, India-raised Peter Pigott, known mostly for his books on aviation, declares that “Kipling has always been a favourite writer of mine. In fact, I can still ... Read More »
July 12, 2007 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs
A good polemic challenges and enlightens readers, but shouldn’t leave them with a headache. David Solway’s The Big Lie requires extra-strength Aspirin. Over-written and overwrought, Solway’s book is both reminiscent of 1950s Red Scare screeds ... Read More »
July 12, 2007 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs