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International

The world regresses

Feb 13, 2025

Lord Peter Mandelson has not always been a fan of Donald Trump. The long-time member of the British Labour Party and former cabinet minister, has…

International

And what about the .70 percent?

Feb 11, 2025

In these days of increasing international tensions, we hear incessantly about the magic two percent. Members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have agreed…

International

Is this what the Gaza invasion was all about?

Feb 8, 2025

It seems that no indignity is too great for the people of Gaza. After being subjected to perhaps the most horrific assault of the 21st…

Religion United States

Christianity, Trump and the evangelicals

Feb 7, 2025

One of the many curiosities about American Christianity is how a godless man like Donald Trump has managed to gain more devoted support from white…

Religion United States

An American Christian

Jan 25, 2025

On Tuesday a gutsy lady in Washington spoke truth to power. At a church service in Washington National Cathedral, Bishop Mariann E. Budde preached a…

United States

Return to manifest destiny

Jan 23, 2025

Any commitment the United States may have had to a rules-based international order has been sabotaged by President Trump. As far as he is concerned,…

Politics

A quality leadership contest

Jan 20, 2025

I look at what the Americans just elected as their national leader and then at the current Liberal leadership contest, and I feel fortunate to…

United States

Biden’s warning—the Gilded Age redux

Jan 18, 2025

U.S. presidents warning the American people about perceived threats in their farewell addresses has a long history. In fact it began with their first president.…

Politics

Poilievre—an authoritarian?

Jan 17, 2025

Conservative boss Pierre Poilievre is noted for his iron control of his caucus. Does this make him an authoritarian? It’s important to know as he’s…

United States

How far will the felonious president go?

Jan 13, 2025

Since the U.S. presidential election, I have had to pinch myself occasionally to believe I’m still in the real world. It just gets more and…

Religion

Religious mischief in the Balkans

Jan 8, 2025

“To be a true Albanian, you have to be Christian.” If there is anything the Balkans can quite do without it’s a statement like this.…

Politics

Thank you, Justin

Jan 6, 2025

“Sunny ways, my friend, sunny ways.” I admit I didn’t think that taking the high road, the sunny ways, in the 2015 federal election could…

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