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Michael Taube

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Michael Taube is a contributor for The Washington Times.

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Canada gets it right on free speech (for a change)

Few observers would ever describe Canada as a shining beacon of light for free speech. While the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms may depict this democratic right as a "fundamental freedom," my country nevertheless places strict limitations on speech which makes it far less free here than in the United States.

November 8, 2018

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Behemoth’ by Joshua B. Freeman

For three centuries, the factory system has thrived in our world. It became an important friend and ally of capitalists and communists. It played an important role in the 19th-century Industrial Revolution. It created products that led to greater economic growth, job opportunities and market share. It pitted bosses against workers, caused the rise of trade unions, and could make or break the future of a city, town and community.

September 20, 2018

BOOK REVIEW: ‘At the Centre of Government’ by Ian Brodie

U.S.-Canada relations are at a low point, due to the ongoing trade war which has engulfed our two nations. Nevertheless, we've been close friends, allies and trading partners for over a century in spite of our differences, both subtle and profound.

June 19, 2018

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Wild Things’ by Bruce Handy

Some people believe children's books are only written for, and read by, children. This couldn't be further from the truth. Those same children, when they grow up and become adults, often re-read their favorite stories to their children and grandchildren.

March 26, 2018

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Slugfest’ by Reed Tucker

One of my favorite childhood memories was going to Comics Unlimited, a now-defunct comic book store close to my high school. My friends and I would enthusiastically snatch up just about every new title before it was placed on the racks.

February 22, 2018

‘42 Faith: The Rest of the Jackie Robinson Story’

Jackie Robinson's inspirational story has long been immortalized in books and movie adaptations. He broke major league baseball's color barrier on April 15, 1947. He played for the Brooklyn (now Los Angeles) Dodgers from 1947-1956. He won many individual awards, as well as the 1955 World Series, and is a member of the Hall of Fame.

November 29, 2017

BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Big Lie: Exposing the Nazi Roots of the American Left’

If you look at a political spectrum, the far right is normally associated with the Italian Fascists and German Nazi Party. Yet, the former's leader, Benito Mussolini, started off as a socialist -- and the full name of Adolf Hitler's outfit, the National Socialist German Worker's Party, contained left-wing themes.

October 1, 2017

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Vermeer: The Complete Works’

Johannes Vermeer is regarded as one of the great 17th century Dutch painters. No visit to Amsterdam's Rijskmuseum, The Hague's Mauritshuis or Paris' Louvre, among others, is complete without an examination of his magnificent work in its permanent collection.

July 30, 2017
Misdirected Canadian Money Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Time

Omar Khadr fleeced Canadian authorities

In July 2002, Omar Khadr was accused of throwing a hand grenade and killing a U.S. Army combat medic, Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Speer, on the battlefields of Afghanistan. Khadr was ultimately captured, linked to al Qaeda (reportedly through his father's connections), pled guilty, and sat in a Guantanamo Bay jail cell before being repatriated by Canada in 2012.

July 23, 2017

BOOK REVIEW: ‘42 Faith: The Rest of the Jackie Robinson Story’

Jackie Robinson's inspirational story has long been immortalized in books and movie adaptations. He broke major league baseball's color barrier on April 15, 1947. He played for the Brooklyn (now Los Angeles) Dodgers from 1947-1956. He won many individual awards, as well as the 1955 World Series, and is a member of the Hall of Fame.

July 9, 2017

BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock’

Progressive rock, or "prog rock," was a unique, almost revolutionary form of modern music during the 1960s and 1970s. Its early adherents, including Emerson, Lake and Palmer, King Crimson and Yes, emphasized the desire to create an intellectually stimulating musical experience that was artistic, lyrical, creative and memorable.

June 28, 2017

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Reagan Rising: The Decisive Years, 1976-1980’

When we think of Ronald Reagan, it usually involves either his two successful terms in the Governor's Mansion of California or the White House. What we rarely consider is the period when this great modern conservative figure was trapped in the political wilderness -- with a future that was far from certain.

April 19, 2017