Rick Salutin

Is Justin Trudeau NAFTA expectations a fantasy wish list destined for side deals, or are the talks simply a hoax to hoodwink Donald Trump?

Pope Francis's revelation that he'd seen a psychoanalyst decades ago comes at a time of renewed attack on Freud.

There’s an endless appetite for rescue scenes, but little emphasis on what caused the tragedy, and what could have been done to prevent it

The U.S. president lacks the control and detachment to do lasting, structural harm, which any non-trivial destroyer requires.

But no matter how many numbers Freeland plucks to show the economy's mighty growth in the free trade years, in those same years, most people's lives have hardened.

What now for Chavez’s children? Events in Venezuela are the latest points of light for young, left-wing idealists to fade.

Don't mistake gossip about Trump's tweets, with real politics that affects actual life and impacts those you care about.

The arc of history is long, as Dr. King said, even if it bends toward freedom. But the circle of history, which returns to where it began, can look pretty extensive too.

Coming to terms with a personal odyssey to understand a murky family history that's clouded by cinematic imagery and time.

Although literature found its way into Bob Dylan's songs, and gave him "a way of looking at life, an understanding of human nature, and a standard to measure things by," it doesn't make him an author.

The symbols that would have the right to hang out proudly with other national symbols are all in decline. "O Canada" and the Maple Leaf are down, the Mounties and beaver, way down.

This goes well beyond a slip; it's a conceit with a useful history in disparaging Indigenous claims.

Socialism is no longer a dirty word and left-wing parties have valuable lessons to learn from authentic candidates who were able to attract the youth vote.

The revival of "1837" revealed that our show is (relatively gently) charged with overlooking truer victims: the First Nations.

Corbyn boldly, even recklessly, doubled down, blaming the bombing partly on the aggressive, militaristic foreign policy of previous leaders, including Labour's own Tony Blair. Why did it work?