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

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

...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