I don't know how the American vox populi will see it, but I call tonight's debate for John Kerry.

From my perspective, he effectively rebutted Bush's attacks on him and ably defended his own position....   more »

Back in August, I posted a note entitled Is Kerry Doomed? After tonight's debate, however, we should know if Dubya is poised to join the Bush pantheon of one-term presidents.

Here's something I put together for CTV.ca: A backgrounder on the Afghanistan elections.

It has links to various reports by Human Rights Watch and Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit.

While I hate to sound ...   more »

Had lunch today with a friend of mine who was holidaying in Massachusetts last month. He overheard a disquieting comment when he was down there.

Two older women, obviously of wealth, were chatting loudly. One ...   more »

Bill O'Reilly, the (ahem) combative host of The O'Reilly Factor on Fox News, was on the Daily Show tonight.

One thing he said that grabbed me was that one reason Bush deserved to be re-elected ...   more »

U.S. President George Bush said he didn't pick Dick Cheney to be his running-mate because of his hairdo, but because of his judgment.

The response is why John Kerry should have hired away the Daily ...   more »

A New York Times reporter is facing jail time over her refusual to identify a source in the Valery Plame case. The twist is while she did reporting on it, she never published a story....   more »