Colby Cosh
National Post
Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Colby Cosh: What's with all the balloons flying over North America?
The illicit Chinese activity in our heavens may not have anything to do with surveillance at all → Read More
Colby Cosh: In defence of legal sports betting
It’s closer to the truth to say that gambling is an inherent part of the pleasure of sport than to say it’s inimical to those pleasures → Read More
Colby Cosh: Taking animal justice to its philosophical extremes
A new book makes the claim that humanity has altered the planet so profoundly that the very idea of 'the wild' is nonsensical → Read More
Colby Cosh: Does Canadian support for immigration come from a place of self-interest?
Some say immigration mostly serves the interests of 'old stock' Canadians who are over-represented among homeowners and employers. One would hate to think this… → Read More
Colby Cosh: Saskatchewan follows Alberta down the path of liquor privatization — nearly three decades later
It is only the existence of an absurd status quo lingering from another century that allows silly arguments in favour of government-run liquor stores to be… → Read More
Colby Cosh: In B.C. and the U.K., it's party elites, not members, who really choose the leader
Like the British Conservatives, the B.C. NDP found itself in the grip of an establishment-versus-mass-membership conflict recently → Read More
Colby Cosh: Do you crave meat? You may be part Neanderthal
Article content Happily, there’s a new technique that examines isotopes in zinc from tooth enamel instead of nitrogen, and a group of human-origins scholars have applied this zinc analysis to a single Neanderthal tooth — a first molar — found at a Neanderthal site near Gabasa, Spain. The nice thing is that the dig site had contemporary bones from a wide range of other animals, including ancient… → Read More
Colby Cosh: Yvon Chouinar — committed philanthropist or self-interested tax weasel?
The Patagonia founder discovered that if you give oodles of money away, you then don’t have to pay tax on it. It was something of a surprise to see the… → Read More
Colby Cosh: Finding common ground on constitutional reform among libertarians, progressives and conservatives
Once these teams had written their fantasy constitutions, they got together and tried to see what changes they could agree on → Read More
Colby Cosh: England’s fractious debate over fracking
There is much posturing on both sides of the debate in England → Read More
Colby Cosh: Vampires, prophets and conquerors — King Charles's surprisingly diverse ancestry
Also, for the first time, Canada has a queen consort with a Canadian ancestor → Read More
Colby Cosh: Moronic fantasies behind the hatred of King Charles
If there’s one thing history teaches us, it’s that a crown changes a person → Read More
Colby Cosh: Mikhail Gorbachev's mixed legacy
He was the man who was willing to try anything to save Leninism — anything, that is, short of adopting capitalism and democracy → Read More
Colby Cosh: The controversial B.C. overdose legislation that just won't die
David Eby, expected to replace Premier John Horgan, mulls involuntary treatment for repeat overdose patients who won't seek it themselves → Read More
Colby Cosh: Peering into the eyes of the prophet — Mormons may have discovered the likeness of Joseph Smith
A significant religion, thriving numerically and global in scope, may just have been given a previously unknown photographic image of its founder → Read More
Colby Cosh: If you want expanded private health care in Canada, don't count on the courts
The fussy nature of the appeal court’s new decision suggests that there is room for deference to prevail when the Supreme Court is presented with a chance to… → Read More
Colby Cosh: Boris Johnson's indiscretions finally proved too much
He certainly lived down to the reputation he had already established → Read More
Colby Cosh: Why rescue a dog from abroad when so many here need adoption?
Large numbers of Canadians appear determined to import pets while local shelters are struggling to deal with COVID-19 fallout → Read More
Colby Cosh: MLA's reward for exposing insecure Alberta health site? A possible $200K fine
Removed from the NDP caucus during an investigation, Thomas Dang may not be allowed to stand in next year's provincial election → Read More
Colby Cosh: Facing a better team on paper, the Oilers proved Edmonton is also the hockey capital of Alberta
The Oilers mystique, which has taken a grand total of one night off in the long history of the Battle of Alberta, proved insurmountable → Read More