By Jonathon Van Maren In Russia, everything seems to have a violent backstory. The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, for example, was built in Moscow in 1883, the largest church in the vast Russian Empire—until Joseph Stalin, in his iconoclastic fervor, blew it up to make way for a proletarian public swimming pool. Accompanied by…
By Jonathon Van Maren So the latest politician to get taken down over allegations of sexual misconduct is Michael Harris, a Member of Provincial Parliament in Ontario. Harris, who was promptly turfed as a candidate by the Progressive Conservatives, had apparently been sexting with a young intern. According to the PC caucus chair: The evidence…
By Jonathon Van Maren To start your Monday off with some good news, here’s the story that had friends from across the continent messaging me in excitement this weekend. From the New York Post: Sleazy classified site Backpage.com was shut down Friday after the FBI raided the home of its co-founder, according to new reports.…
In a chilling new book, Juanita Broaddrick describes how she survived being assaulted by Bill Clinton–and how Hillary Clinton threatened her to cover it up. She joined Jonathon Van Maren to discuss the Clinton crimes, and how the recent attention to her story has impacted her life.
By Jonathon Van Maren If you’ve been wondering how Rachel Notley’s NDP is going to try cling to power and fend off the steamrolling Jason Kenney, here’s your answer, posted to the Alberta’s NDP Facebook page on March 28: One year later, as the UCP prepares for its policy convention, where does Jason Kenney stand?…
By Jonathon Van Maren Perhaps you thought that after Trudeau was widely mocked for his “peoplekind” comment, and the Liberal gender budget flopped, and Canadians collectively groaned at the news that their government was going gender-neutral, that perhaps the Liberals realized it was time to lay low on the subject of gender for awhile. If…
By Jonathon Van Maren Behind the scenes, Liberal Members of Parliament have been panicking about Trudeau’s insertion of an “abortion attestation” into the application requirements for the Canada Summer Jobs Program for months already. One Liberal MP, Scott Simms, broke rank and voted with the Conservatives on their motion protesting the attestation—the NDP’s David Christopherson…
By Jonathon Van Maren Those of you who follow politics will have been exposed, in all likelihood, to the latest distasteful news about President Donald Trump’s pre-presidency personal life. Stephane Clifford, a porn performer who went by the name Stormy Daniels, has accused the president of having an affair with her shortly after his marriage…
By Jonathon Van Maren We stared up at the enormous steel gates as our Uber headed back into the chilly Moscow night. I’d never seen anything like it. A huge metal eagle with the head of a wolf hung from the arch, wings outstretched, talons grasping for prey. An entire MiG fighter jet was welded…
By Jonathon Van Maren On Saturday night, I had the privilege of attending the Easter concert “He is Risen,” put on by the Mattaniah Men’s Choir and the Hosanna Choir (which my wife sings in), both of which are directed by Herman den Hollander. I’m very grateful for the enormous amount of work he and…