Michael Taube
Michael Taube is a columnist for the National Post and was a speechwriter for former Canadian PM Stephen Harper. He tweets at @michaeltaube
Confessions of a left-wing Pope
Life: My Story Through History by Pope Francis with Fabio Marchese Ragona
Bastards of the fleet
David Grann writes the definitive tale of the Wager’s descent into madness
Corto Maltese – graphic novels on a higher plane
The faithful translation of Hugo Pratt’s graphic novels introduces his hero to the wider audience he deserves
It is good to challenge kids
That which makes us anxious can also make us strong
Israel and the danger of perpetual war
Friends of Israel should be alarmed about the prospect of fighting on numerous fronts
The age of reason, sliced and diced
No historian wields Ockham’s razor more effectively than J.C.D. Clark
Confessions of a Melbourne Bus-Fare Evader
I am become bus, destroyer of bourgeois class consciousness
Booze or muse?
Composers have been no slouches when it comes to the sauce
The expensive problem with the minimum wage
Higher wages for some, perhaps, but joblessness for others
Don’t appeal to our worst instincts
How many will talk themselves into asking for a parent’s early death if money is involved?
Who Should Be The Next Archbishop of Canterbury?
With the shock resignation of Justin Welby, who will the Great British Public select to lead the Church of England?
It’s the economy, stupid
The US election was another reminder of people’s biggest political priority
The problem with EDI
Equality, diversity and inclusion policies are constraining free thought and dividing people