Towards Theocracy
By Pervez Hoodbhoy FOR 20 years or more, a few of us in Pakistan have been desperately sending out SOS messages, warning of terrible times to come. Nevertheless, none anticipated how quickly and accurately our dire predictions would come true. It is a small matter that the flames of terrorism set Mumbai on fire and, [...]
Can Pakistan Be Governed?
By JAMES TRAUB TO ENTER the office where Asif Ali Zardari, the president of Pakistan, conducts his business, you head down a long corridor toward two wax statues of exceptionally tall soldiers, each in a long, white tunic with a glittering column of buttons. On closer inspection, these turn out to be actual humans who [...]
Harper’s credibility
By Chantal Hebert If credibility is the foundation of political success, then this was a week when Stephen Harper’s government took a sledgehammer unto itself. With Parliament adjourned and the government out of the daily reach of the opposition parties, this was to have been an opportunity for Harper and his ministers to show Canadians [...]
Let Immigration Reduce the Deficit
By David Cohen First, a bit of good news: Canada will likely weather the current economic storm better than any other Western nation. As the Prime Minister recently pointed out, Canada has a low debt burden, an efficient inflation regime, a diversified economy, flexible labor markets and proper fiscal management going back for more than [...]