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Lawrence Martin

Will the PM get away with his risky gambit? Probably

Tories are confident that when the election is under way, stories about what prompted it are quickly forgotten


Jeffrey Simpson

Gender politics and Hillary Clinton's enduring appeal

New York Senator was the representative of something much broader happening in the Democratic Party and in American society generally


Commentary

Lessons of a postmodern war

Practitioners of hard power were able to use soft power, but advocates of soft power wielded no power


Commentary

Listeria hysteria can't hurt

The latest listeria outbreak is reminds us how vulnerable we are to threats generated from our food supply

globeeditorials

Stigma suffers a real setback

An Ontario court's decision struck a blow against the stigma of mental illness


Faking independence

In its conflict with Georgia, Moscow has demonstrated an Orwellian eagerness to adopt the language but not the substance of international order


A shield, not a sword

Ken Epp's unborn victims bill should have been fully considered on its own merits

 

Globe editorials 

Face the Commons before an election

Mr. Harper must show some serious regard for the fixed-election-date reform he introduced only two years ago.

Question of timing
on tainted meat scare

Federal Health Minister Tony Clement doth self-praise too much, too soon.

Arctic sovereignty:
On to Mould Bay

It will clearly be an important plank in the Tory election platform.

Biden strengthens Democratic ticket

He is smart, passionate, and unafraid — exactly the sort of voice America needs.

No overheating here

The world's central bankers should work toward a co-ordinated but not necessarily uniform policy toward inflation.

Bikes made for many

In a modern society, citizens should be offered a range of travel options beyond driving.


Columnists 

Margaret Wente: Just call her mom-in-chief

Even with her edges sanded off, Michelle Obama is a contemporary and infinitely interesting woman.

Jeffrey Simpson: The 'framing' of Barack Obama

For four days this week, the Democrats get their chance to define their candidate.

Lawrence Martin: Get ready for Team Harper's big blitz

The Tories will try to do to Stéphane Dion what the Republicans did to Michael Dukakis in 1988.

Preston Manning: Reinventing Canada's political circus

We could look to the example of the buskers who found a whole new audience with Cirque du Soleil


Commentary 

Piotr Dutkiewicz: Russia clobbered Georgia — and lost the war

Rather than vilifying Russia, the U.S. should be engaging it as much as possible as a partner. It is not a zero-sum game.

Clifford Orwin: Americans should stick to their own worries

Canada does not protect academic freedom? What a load of bupkes

Comment: Let's depoliticize by-elections

Parliamentary democracy would be better served by reducing the maximum time between a vacancy and a by-election.

Stephanie Coontz: Feminism didn't fail the family

Women were already working when Betty Friedan arrived. Now, their incomes build domestic stability.


Globe Essay 

Globe essay: Pointless party conventions in the U.S.

Damage control is the best the Democrats and the Republicans can aim for in Denver and St. Paul

Rob Huebert: As the ice melts, control ebbs in the Arctic

Canada is ill-prepared for foreign ships that will challenge our sovereignty in an ice-free Northwest Passage.

Wenran Jiang: Revolution from below

Chinese democracy is coming from the Chinese people, not from their rulers or from the West

Murray Campbell: Ontario thinks it's Canada

Amid regional grievances, McGuinty fights for a fair share of taxpayers' dollars

John Bloom: Terrifying ally against terror

Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan may be a strategic convenience, but he is a real-life parody of a despot

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