Shribman: If those walls could talk
In the White House, the walls don’t have ears. They have voices. Wander through its corridors, as Donald Trump will soon do, and you might hear the presidential... Read more.
Shribman: Things are changing at the top of the world
MONTREAL — With ice clumping on the sidewalks, with winds swirling between downtown buildings, and with white mountains growing in designated snow-deposit sites... Read more.
Shribman: It’s a sweet time of year
David M. Shribman BOUCHERVILLE, Quebec — Macaroons. Chocolate eggs. Candy polar bears, lambs, owls and bunnies. A 3-foot-tall figure from “Lord of the Rings,”... Read more.
Shribman: Irwin Cotler faces threats while defending rights
MONTREAL — Irwin Cotler arrived at a restaurant in this city’s Mile End neighborhood in a mini motorcade of six vehicles, all of them holding Canadian security... Read more.
Shribman: Government drama won’t start until Jan. 20
There’s nothing like a clear election victory to clear away a constitutional crisis. Or to set one in motion. The result: Jan. 6, 2025, will be a bore. But Jan.... Read more.
Shribman: Lost in the circus acts, Putin’s declaration chills
Nearly lost in the week’s news — the nomination of an iconoclast to run the nation’s health agency who is at odds with the nation’s health experts, and an... Read more.
Shribman: What’s to come for Trump 2.0
The ballots are counted (and in some few places, recounted). The blame is being distributed (but only in one of the two parties). The lawn signs have been struck... Read more.
Shribman: National archives brushes American conflicts under the rugs
In the last several days, the country has been making difficult history. In the past year, its government has been warping history. The forced removal of Japanese... Read more.
Shribman: Politics is never ‘all over’
The American political struggle will not end Tuesday. There. Having resisted for months making a prediction about the contemporary political scene, I have no hesitation... Read more.
Shribman: Heed these words: ‘Mind the gap’
There are three words that should guide any interpretation of the 2024 election: Mind the gap. Those three words define the problems and potentials of the major-party... Read more.