Rick Salutin

Thuggification, not suppression of speech, is the true sign of Trump’s era.

We met in 1976 while I was writing a play on Les Canadiens for Montreal’s Centaur Theatre.

It's as if for 80 years discussion, at least in the West, was largely battened down and held to what was not taboo. Now, for some reason, it’s aired out

I don’t mean to suggest Carney knows which side he’s on. That’s possible but pretty rare; politics doesn’t work like that normally. Politicians find out who they are and what

From honing its message to getting the issues right, progressives have some important decisions to make.

Backing down to Trump took some of the Canada out of Canada Day and the prime minister showed he didn’t quite understand the role of culture in rallying the country.

Union leader made some questionable decisions and alliances with the rich and powerful in his later years.

"Zolf’s problem I’d say ... is that once having gained the success and fame you yearned for, it’s easy to fall into terror it’ll be snatched away," writes Rick Salutin.

Donald Trump wants the Nobel Peace Prize, to match former president Barack Obama’s. That’s contingent on an Arab peace with Israel. Saudi rulers are amenable to it, but won’t act

Increasingly, it seems, many people are not getting their news from mainstream media, as recent election results show. Is this a problem?