COMMENTARY

I’ve always appreciated Mark Twain’s advice of not allowing school to get in the way of your education. This isn’t to knock the benefits of our school curriculum but rather to acknowledge that...

Our government procedures have been structured around rules of order and procedure—all with the noblest of intentions. Through this order, we can achieve a consistency of process and ensure...

Food. It’s essential for human life. It provides us with the energy and nutrients we need to perform our normal daily functions. For most reading this now, you’ve likely never had to consider...

Mark Twain once said, “I shall never use profanity except in discussing house rent and taxes.” As a satirist, he understood the special level of frustration that taxation can bring to the...

The temperature is warming, and grass is peeking out from long-unseen lawns, bringing on grateful thoughts of spring as those of us in the True North bid au revoir to a long winter. Though the...

The business of government is a ruthless taskmaster. Those who serve must face the daunting task of governing for the good of all people—the voices loud and quiet, those who lobby and those...

There is no doubt that the bus crash that took the lives of the Humboldt Bronco junior hockey team was a tragedy. The 16 lives lost and the additional 13 lives forever altered by injury are a...

The word “crisis” is often used to refer to an extreme situation—for example, to describe conflicts that just fall short of being called wars. I suspect this is why we use it to refer...