Kathy Shaidle

Kathy Shaidle blogs at Five Feet of Fury. Her new book about the Canadian Human Rights Commissions is The Tyranny of Nice: How Canada crushes freedom in the name of human rights — and why it matters to Americans, coauthored with Pete Vere.

Mark Steyn Victorious… But Don’t Celebrate Yet

Saturday, October 11th, 2008 - by Kathy Shaidle

He's been found not guilty of "flagrant Islamophobia" — yet is it a victory when a shadowy court permits you to write?

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Fighting Back When Called a ‘Racist’

Friday, August 15th, 2008 - by Kathy Shaidle

Trapped in an Orwellian nightmare, Canadian author Howard Rotberg struggles to clear his name.

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Ezra Levant 1, Canadian Thought Police 0

Friday, August 8th, 2008 - by Kathy Shaidle

One legal battle for the publisher who reprinted cartoons of Mohammed is over. Seventeen others remain.

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Canada Charges Comedian with Not Being Funny

Friday, July 18th, 2008 - by Kathy Shaidle

The Canadian Human Rights Commission hits a new low by investigating a stand-up comic who heckled hecklers.

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The Kafkaesque Show Trial of Mark Steyn

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 - by Kathy Shaidle

At a surreal tribunal last week, ancient liberties came under assault from the Canadian thought police.

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Mark Steyn vs. the ‘Sock Puppets’

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 - by Kathy Shaidle

Warming up for his appearance before a human rights tribunal next month, Mark Steyn recently confronted his phony "accusers" on live TV. He got the better of them, but they will have the upper hand in court.

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Daniel Flynn’s Conservative History of the American Left

Saturday, May 10th, 2008 - by Kathy Shaidle

The Left's tendency to repeat its mistakes over and over actually illustrates the conservative view of life: that human nature is fallen, universal, and cannot be permanently improved.

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Canada’s Human Rights Kangaroo Court

Friday, April 4th, 2008 - by Kathy Shaidle

Why is the Canadian Human Rights Commission permitted to employ high-tech Stalinist tactics?

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