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Entries from September 2007

Dogma Isn’t History

David Frum wrote on September 29th, 2007 at 12:00 am

The Canadian Islamic Congress (CIC) has been bombarding journalists and local politicians with press releases urging that October be proclaimed “Islamic History Month.” The cities of Victoria and Kingston have duly complied, in the same crowd-pleasing spirit that has inspired the U.S. Congress to proclaim the last week in May “National Pickle Week.”
As organizations go,   more

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It’s The 1970s All Over Again–except For

David Frum wrote on September 22nd, 2007 at 12:00 am

“Freedom costs a buck oh five,” goes the song from Team America–and soon, maybe, will a Canadian dollar.
For the first time since the middle 1970s, the value of a Canadian loonie has surpassed that of the once mighty U.S. greenback. Thirty years! Think how long ago that was!
Back then, the United States was entangled in   more

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Year Of The Spouse

David Frum wrote on September 15th, 2007 at 12:00 am

The first time I heard it, I laughed. “Oh, come on, I thought. He didn’t just say that.” We were at a restaurant in southern Ohio, where a hundred or so Democrats and a handful of young campaign workers had gathered to hear my husband, Sherrod Brown, announce for the seventh time in two days   more

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Meet Mr. Generic Republican

David Frum wrote on September 8th, 2007 at 12:00 am

The comedian Howie Mandel used to perform an improv sketch that went something like this. “Improv is the test of a comedian. So let me work off the audience tonight. Give me a character.” A voice from the back: “You’re an old lady!” “Good, good. Now give me a situation.” “You’re refilling your prescription at   more

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Who Wants To Be Canada’s Gray Davis?

David Frum wrote on September 1st, 2007 at 12:00 am

“Yes sir,” goes an old cartoon about bureaucracy, “we’ll steer a moderate middle course between sensible policy and total nonsense.”
That same spirit has guided Canada’s energy policy–and not only Canada’s–for years. This week, Ontario’s power generation monopoly has released a new report calling for further doses of sense mixed with nonsense.
“Sense” in this case is   more

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