Their names are Struthers and Fishbein and the incident happened 70 years ago, give or take one or two years. It was an event that had such an impact on me that their faces and names were never forgotten. In the summer I played tennis at Beatrice Park which was near Harbord and Grace Streets Continue Reading
This article was written by Lee Smith, a senior editor of the Weekly Standard, a fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the author of The Strong Horse: Politics, and the Clash of Arab Civilization Why is it that no one bats an eyelash when a former United States adviser says,” The Israelis Continue Reading
I’m the king of the castle and you’re the dirty rascal, I’m the king of the castle get down you dirty rascal. The castle, of course, is the provision of health care for the people of Ontario, and the king of the castle is the doctor. Whether in private practice, in government or in the Continue Reading
While blue hornet writes up his Lexus, Murray Rubin peels off Globe & Mail article May 29, 2010 by Jeff Gray Retired pharmacist and businessman Murray Rubin, 79, doesn’t look like an outlaw, with his mustard shirt and wispy white hair. But looks can be deceiving. He was, after all, the subject of possibly the Continue Reading
It has been said that Democracy is the worst form of government except for all the others. I have no reason to argue with that proposition. The problem, of course is in the nature of human beings who can subvert the best system and do regularly. Allan Levine, a Canadian writer, in a biography of Continue Reading
By this time, people who read my blog should be aware that I do not write about frivolous events, such as buying a brown suit, or a new car or that I met a friend I hadn’t seen in years in the mall. I look at the world around me and question how humans are Continue Reading