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Chris Selley: Even pro-choicers seem uneasy with late-term abortions

The National Post’s weekend story about the realities of late-term abortions in Canada — namely that they’re available, although many OBGYNs won’t perform them; and that women needn’t provide any medical reason for requesting such a procedure — produced some very interesting responses. Many could be filed under S for “spittle-flecked denial.” Read More
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J.D. Tuccille: Separated at birth? Trump and Mamdani have way too much in common

You’ve probably heard the term “horseshoe theory” thrown around in recent years. It’s the idea that on the political extremes, where dwell communists and Nazis, fascists and socialists, partisans of authoritarianism have more in common with one another than they do with advocates of personal liberty and limited government. In the abstract, it means the real divide isn’t between left and right, but between control and freedom. In practical application, it helps explain why Republican U.S. President Donald J. Trump could have such a friendly meeting with his theoretical nemesis, democratic socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Read More
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