This question by Nick Freitas is probably the most important and intellectually brilliant question that far too few ever ask. I’ve asked this a hundred times and not enough people can ever answer it. Hamas knew what our response would be, yet they knew with almost 100%

Two years ago, Canadian media picked getting paid for links over market reality. At the time, I wrote in the Globe “Online News Act is written for a different era entirely. In fact, the bill acts as if AI does not exist at all.” theglobeandmail.com/business/comme… thelogic.co/comment/ai-jou…

The need to acknowledge Muslim antisemitism, by Melanie Phillips open.substack.com/pub/melaniephi…

Welcome to postmodern governance. blacklocks.ca/feds-questione…

Even if the premise about AI were true, and setting aside the "remains a global leader" drivel, does any sane person think politicians and bureaucrats know where to invest? Yet we let them do it, and boast of it. canada.ca/en/atlantic-ca…

Planned Parenthood Warns Funding Cut Will Result In Birth Of Thousands Of Babies babylonbee.com/news/planned-p… via The Babylon Bee

It is extraordinary how many politicians seem to lack any sort of real-world skills.

Notice how to those behind the decision “in line with conservative values” is self-evidently synonymous with evil and insane, un-Canadian and must be silenced. nationalpost.com/opinion/michae… via National Post

As the old KGB joke had it, any fool can commit a murder but it takes an artist to stage a suicide. euronews.com/2025/07/07/ukr…

Minor Irritants: No kids allowed, by The Line readtheline.ca/p/minor-irrita…

It only took us 410 days to build the Empire State Building in the year 1930. We’ve literally become less capable, drowning ourselves in red tape and regulation.

For 19 years, passengers at US airports have had to remove their shoes during security screening—all because a would-be terrorist once tried to smuggle a bomb in his shoe. At long last this huge inconvenience, which never made flying safer, is being ended. cbsnews.com/news/tsa-shoes…

Words Worth Noting - July 8, 2025 thejohnrobson.com/blog/2025/7/8/…

Colby Cosh: Mark Carney's unstable environment nationalpost.com/opinion/colby-… via National Post

"The Order of Canada should no longer be considered an honour; instead, it should be seen as a symbol of conformity, obedience and antipathy towards those of us who care about our collective rights and freedoms." nationalpost.com/opinion/the-or… via National Post

Mia Hughes: Alberta judge relies on myth that gender drugs are lifesaving nationalpost.com/opinion/mia-hu… via National Post

The Impact Assessment Agency gives out grants to help people participate in federal project assessments. It recently had consulting firm Goss Gilroy Inc. review this program. The #1 recommendation for change? Add DEI criteria.

THE MORNING AFTER IN POLITICS In my latest Loonie Politics column I say the excitement about Zohran Mamdani is misplaced because what matters isn’t winning an election let alone a primary. It’s what happens if and when he tries to govern and what it tells us about his ideas.

Mainstream does not mean what you think it means.

Fact: She is 3,000 years old