Colby Cosh (born May 2, 1971 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian commentator, writer and editor of non-fiction, and blogger. 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... More than one place has the name Edmonton. ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th) Land 642,317 km² Water 19,531 km² (2. ... A weblog (now more commonly known as a blog) is a web-based publication consisting primarily of periodic articles (normally in reverse chronological order). ...

Cosh grew up in Bon Accord, Alberta, north of Edmonton. He recieved a Bachelor of Arts (1993) from the University of Alberta, and did further study in European intellectual history under libertarian scholar Ronald Hamowy. Bon Accord is located approximately 40 kilometres north of downtown Edmonton on Provincial Highways # 28. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B., from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... University of Alberta on the south side of Edmonton The University of Alberta is situated along the south bank of the North Saskatchewan River in the heart of the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... This article deals with the libertarianism as defined in America and several other nations. ...

Cosh generally writes political, social and sports commentary for his blog, and professionally for the conservative press. His own voice might be more closely described as libertarian. His writing style has been compared to that of H. L. Mencken. For an overview of Conservatism in the United States, see Conservatism in North America. ... H. L. Mencken Henry Louis Mencken (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956), better known as H. L. Mencken was a twentieth century journalist and social critic, a cynic and a freethinker, known as the Sage of Baltimore and the American Nietzsche. He is often regarded as one of the most...

He started to write professionally in 1992, as a researcher and writer on the Alberta in the 20th Century book series, a project of the Byfield family and United Western Communications. He ended up writing for a commonly owned periodical, the influential conservative newsmagazine Alberta Report and its affiliates. He wrote feature reports and an "Up Front" column, and from 1997 to 2003 served as senior editor. 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... A newsmagazine, sometimes called news magazine, is a usually weekly magazine featuring articles on current events. ... The Alberta Report was a Canadian right-of-center magazine which has now ceased to exist. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Subsequently, he became variously a columnist or a regular op ed contributor for the National Post. He also joined the Western Standard, in some ways an unofficial spiritual successor to the Report, as its sports columnist. An Op-Ed is a piece of writing expressing an opinion. ... The National Post is a large Canadian English language national newspaper based in Toronto. ... The Western Standard bills itself as Western Canadas leading news magazine and is printed every two weeks. ...

He has also written for other media including the The American Spectator, the Ottawa Citizen, the Montreal Gazette, and Comics Journal, and he has been a guest on talk radio outlets including CBC Radio One, CKNW and CHQR. The American Spectator is a conservative-leaning American monthly magazine covering news and politics, edited by R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. ... The Gazette is a major English-language daily newspaper produced out of Montreal, Quebec. ... The Comics Journal is an American magazine of news and criticism pertaining to comic books and strips, renowned for its in-depth interviews, often scathing reviews, and an editorial ethos that views comics as a fine art deserving of broader cultural respect. ... Talk radio is a radio format which features discussion of topical issues. ... CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ... CKNW is the leading talk radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia. ... CHQR is a radio station owned by Corus Entertainment operating in Calgary, Alberta. ...

ColbyCosh.com, the weblog he started in June 2002, quickly emerged as one of the most-read and referenced weblogs from Canada. A weblog (now more commonly known as a blog) is a web-based publication consisting primarily of periodic articles (normally in reverse chronological order). ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

During the 2004 federal election, a post in Cosh's blog touched off a political scandal that briefly won national headlines. Malcolm Azania, an Edmonton teacher, writer and activist, was running for the New Democratic Party in Edmonton—Strathcona. Cosh remembered Azania as a more strident and controversial campus activist in the 1990s; after googling the candidate, he retrieved a 1994 Usenet post by Azania entitled "JEWS: ENEMIES?FRIENDS?" The post, taking an essentialist view of race and discussing the relationship between Jewish and Black people, could potentially, at worst, be read as anti-Semitic. Azania quickly stated that his intent with the post was not anti-Semitic, and apologized strongly. B'nai B'rith accepted his apology. A Canadian federal election (more formally, the 38th general election) was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ... A political scandal is a scandal in which politicians engage in various illegal or unethical practices. ... Malcolm Azania, also known as Minister Faust (for the literary reference, see Faust), is a Canadian teacher, writer, community activist, radio host and political aspirant. ... The New Democratic Party (French: Nouveau Parti démocratique) is a left wing political party in Canada that advocates varying forms of socialism . ... Located in Edmonton, Alberta, the federal riding of Edmonton-Strathcona is located in the heart of Edmonton. ... // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ... The word google was first used in the 1927 Little Rascals silent film Dog Heaven, used to refer to a having a drink of water. ... Essentialism is the belief and practice centered around a philosophical claim that for any specific kind of entity it is at least theoretically possible to specify a finite list of characteristics, all of which any entity must have to belong to the group defined. ... A race is a population of humans distinguished from other populations. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... The term Blacks is often used in the West to denote race for persons whose progenitors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan Africa. ... The Eternal Jew: 1937 German poster. ... The Independent Order of Bnai Brith (Hebrew: Sons of the Covenant) is the oldest continually-operating Jewish service organization in the world. ...

External links

• ColbyCosh.com
• Colby Cosh fact file from ColbyCosh.com