Reading Time: 3 minutes Fifty-six years after John F. Kennedy took the oath of office, his words and deeds still inspire and move people – well, most of them
Author: Pat Murphy
Canadian citizenship is only 70 years old
Reading Time: 3 minutes Until 1947, Canadians were still considered British subjects, albeit living in an independent, self-governing country
2016 was the year of elite comeuppance
Reading Time: 3 minutes When virtually the entire elite class holds the values of large numbers of people in contempt, something important has been lost
The complicated secret life of Charles Lindbergh
Reading Time: 3 minutes Aviation hero, outcast, tragic victim and serial philanderer – an American icon’s strange and storied tale
King Edward’s sorry path to abdication
Reading Time: 3 minutes Scandalous episode that rocked U.K. seems unbelievable today
Death of a tyrant
Reading Time: 4 minutes The best assessment of Castro came from his daughter Alina who, when told he was a dictator, replied: “Strictly speaking, Fidel is a tyrant”
A rebellion’s autopsy: from heady hope to harsh reality
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Hungarian Revolution, 60 years later, carries some stark lessons about rebellion and the difficulty dealing with a refugee surge
Next challenge for GOP: consolidating the new voter alliance
Reading Time: 3 minutes If whites start to vote Republican to the same extent that African-Americans and Hispanics monolithically vote Democrat, it becomes an entirely different ball game
Republicans on way to becoming a truly formidable party
Reading Time: 3 minutes If the GOP can constructively adapt to the needs and aspirations of its newer constituents
Pierre Trudeau and Canada’s October Crisis
Reading Time: 3 minutes Invoking the War Measures Act was an iconic moment in the former prime minister’s career, but was it just authoritarian posturing?