Elizabeth Warren fully intends to change the system, and says so. When she said how good it felt to be with working… — Neil Macdonald Change Copy Share Image
I've seen Jordanian television lead its newscast with three identical, consecutive scenes, all on the same royal couch. It's hilarious, and most… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
Any reporter who's ever covered the Middle East can tell you about the Arab leader photo op. It is one of the… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
The Fed has been acting in rare concert with central banks worldwide to encourage borrowing and spending - and risk. And because… — Neil Macdonald Acting Copy Share Image
Trump is the white evangelicals' version of V.I. Lenin's 'useful idiot,' a character who is helping achieve their apocalyptic fever dreams, but… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
As stupid as it might sound, older people everywhere would probably be better off if they'd abandoned prudence and borrowed more. That… — Neil Macdonald Bankers Copy Share Image
Trump's America is a midden. To hell with it. I am glad I don't live there anymore, and doubly glad to read… — Neil Macdonald America Copy Share Image
Canada needs to be flood-proofed, and somebody has to pay for it. Yes, there are other threats, too - fire, hail, wind,… — Neil Macdonald Climate Copy Share Image
In the U.S. - yes, sorry, the U.S. - surgeons and doctors usually give you their cell phone numbers, and tell you… — Neil Macdonald Cell phone Copy Share Image
I, forever a product of my Scottish Calvinist upbringing, never knew how to react when someone smilingly took both my hands and… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
Among other things, Netanyahu is a master of timing. His emphasis on irrationality coincides with the annual burst of anti-Israel, anti-U.S. malevolence,… — Neil Macdonald Iran Copy Share Image
While Trump, and, yes, Biden spend time with wealthy donors, Warren refuses big money. She also refused to participate in a Fox… — Neil Macdonald Business Copy Share Image
No dog means no disgusting surprises on carpets - thank goodness for those irrigating vacuums they sell at Canadian Tire - no… — Neil Macdonald Animal Copy Share Image
But political parties must claim to be radically different from one another, and political journalism must play along, or else why exist?… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
Americans are raised to believe that anything is possible in America if you are pure of heart and willing to work hard,… — Neil Macdonald America Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, and the Hockey Night in Canada theme issued from our black-and-white Sylvania TV, I disappeared to the… — Neil Macdonald Canada Copy Share Image
A white nationalist would claim that flying the confederate flag on a state building is an expression of cultural history, rather than… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
Yes, America's vast foreign service and intelligence organs may disagree with that assessment. And some of Israel's most senior intelligence figures regard… — Neil Macdonald Diplomacy Copy Share Image
As a senator, Obama denounced the Big Brother provisions of Bush's post-9/11 Patriot Act, particularly its sections enabling the state to spy… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
Personally, I saw no organized malevolence toward reporters in the IDF; I'd dealt with enough Israeli soldiers to know that many of… — Neil Macdonald Book Copy Share Image
