Alberta’s rising crime rate begs more policing, not less
The ‘defund the police’ movement provides opportunistic politicians with a moral high ground while doing nothing to address the root causes of criminality…
We’re too quick to condemn policing and its officers
The ugly realities of humanity that we would rather believe belong in someone else’s world are the realities police officers encounter daily…
The truth about Extinction Rebellion’s smiley-face terrorism
The climate alarmist group has redefined activism in an extreme way while expertly manoeuvring around accusations of extremism and terrorism…
Shaking off colonial shackles no easy task
Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Congo, may have been an idealist but he clearly understood the pain of colonialism…
The return of the Armenian Genocide must be stopped
Putting the health of the people in the South Caucasus at risk puts us all at risk. Diseases spread and mutate rapidly in refugee camps…
The war on drugs is costly and off-target
A report on drug abuse released by police chiefs is less about reducing drug abuse and more about protecting police budgets and jobs…
As domestic abuse victims move online for support, abusers can follow
Social services providing online help amid pandemic need to be aware of how technology can be used and misused, argues U of A researcher…
Julius Caesar’s assassins paid the price
The assassins fled and the hunt commenced. Some died in battle, some by suicide, and at least one after being tortured then beheaded…
It’s time we all stood up for Julian Assange
What message do we send dictators and the people who live under their tyranny if we don’t have the courage to live up to our own ideals?…
Race-based police data won’t end systemic issues
Examining use of force by race or counting arrests and charges by colour isn’t about to change police culture…