Sharia Banking is Bad Islam

At Huffington Post Canada , Tarek Fatah explains why the Canadian experiment in Sharia banking has collapsed: The leading promoter of Sharia banking in Canada,  UM Financial Inc. has gone into  receivership without much fanfare. None of the nation's newspapers have bothered to report the …

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Written by FrumForum Editors on Tuesday October 18, 2011

Budget Fight May Freak Out Markets

Global financial institutions are keeping a close eye on Washington. And even if there is a budget deal, the damage may already be done. Whether the federal government “closes down” for this weekend remains unknown at this time. But for the sake of discussion, let’s assume that Congress …

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Written by Steve Bell on Friday April 8, 2011

Why Watch Cable?

As a sometime talking head on CNN, I'm arguing against interest here - but Friday was a day that fully drove home the uselessness of cable news. All day long, cable breathlessly reported the Tiger Woods story, while managing totally to ignore what had actually occurred. As a sometime talking head …

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Written by David Frum on Saturday November 28, 2009