Now that the dust is settling on the Kavanaugh affair, it is well to remember that much of the concern over the stance he may take as a judge could be unjustified. These are life appointments, and judges' views change

Matt McClain/ The Washington Post via Getty Images As the position of ambassador to the United Nations is about to be vacant, from the retirement of the well-regarded Nikki Haley, former governor of South Carolina,

(Yuri Gripas/Reuters) This is impetuous, but I think the electoral map has changed with the Kavanaugh decision. The Democrats avoided direct confrontation and tried to sandbag the nominee by a late allegation of

Matt York/AP Some readers lightly chastised me last week for not commenting on the fracas in the United States about the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of that country. I write for the

Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call We are in the midst of the fourth and fifth rounds, now unfolding simultaneously, in Donald Trump's revolutionary eviction of the Democratic establishment with its allies in the media,

Paul Chiasson/CP Canada is very late and very laconically beginning to consider the implications of the Quebec election on Oct. 1. If, on Monday night, as polls indicate, 40 per cent of Quebecers have voted for

Andrew Cullen/Reuters It is likely that this week is the turn from a soft blue trend in the election campaign, which is turning into a referendum on the Trump presidency, in to a clear red confirmation. The patient

Carlos Garcia Granthon/Fotoholica Press/LightRocket via Getty Images Everyone knows that the entire Christine Blasey Ford challenge to Judge Brett Kavanaugh is nonsense. Her identified witnesses have deserted her. She

Chris Young / THE CANADIAN PRESS Canada's tax policy is in shambles and its fiscal condition is deteriorating. In the 2015 election campaign, the NDP leader, Thomas Mulcair, tried to debunk the tradition that New

(Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) The current standing of the Democrats in the midterm election polls is a levitation. Their record when they had the administration was poor. Their official leader, former president Obama,