One wonders how Conrad Black and Jeffrey Skilling would fare as cellmates. After being charged with criminal offences in 2005, Black distanced himself from other prominent white-collar cases. Full Article at Canadian Business Online

American politics is suffering acutely from the gridlock of entrenched officeholders and election financing controlled by special interests. Over 300 of the 435 congressional districts almost never change partisan hands. Full Article at National Review Online

My arrangement with my gracious temporary hosts includes the understanding that while I write a great deal for publication in many places in several countries, I do not describe what happens here, other than in the sketchiest terms. Full Article at National Post

Twenty years ago, like scores of millions of others, I watched in delight as the Berlin Wall came down. Full Article at National Post

Twenty years ago, like scores of millions of others, I watched in delight as the Berlin Wall came down. Full Article at National Review Online

First, to declare an interest: Hugo Young was a political columnist for this paper, and there is a foreword by Alan Rusbridger, the editor. But I'd choose this book even if Young wrote for the Daily Mail and the foreword were by Conrad Black. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited