Despite the 10-day truce between Israel and Lebanon announced by U.S. President Donald Trump midday on Thursday, it's unlikely that Hezbollah will give up its war against the Jewish state unless it's forced to submit — something the Lebanese government is incapable of doing and the international community is unwilling to. Read More

Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled off of a political coup when his party won three byelections on Monday after enticing five members of the opposition parties to cross the floor, thus turning a minority into a majority government for the first time in Canadian history. But to suggest, as many Liberals are, that he has formed some sort of "unity government" is patently ridiculous. Read More

Some western conservatives are upset that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was defeated in a landslide election last weekend. This is silly: Orban was a rotten leader, and his centre-right successor, Peter Magyar, represents a superior model of conservative governance. Read More