Views from the Beltline

Donald Trump has figured much in my posts lately. And it irks me. Why am I wasting so much of my time on a vulgar…

Turning and turning in the widening gyreThe falcon cannot hear the falconer;Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,The blood-dimmed…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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.…

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…

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…