Reading Time: 4 minutes The narrative that emerged of American triumphalism was false. There had been a deal
Tag: History
Rocky Marciano vs Sugar Ray Robinson
Reading Time: 4 minutes Rocky Marciano retired undefeated while Sugar Ray went into a long decline
What Queen Elizabeth II meant to Canada
Reading Time: 4 minutes She’ll always be remembered fondly as an important part of the Canadian family
Winston Churchill: ruffian or hero?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Doesn’t matter. He was a very useful guy to have around when the chips were down
Mikhail Gorbachev, from global hero to forgotten man
Reading Time: 4 minutes Gorbachev didn’t grasp the depth of resentment in Eastern Europe or within many of the constituent Soviet republics
It’s time to commemorate Winston Churchill in Calgary
Reading Time: 3 minutes Churchill’s leadership contributed to a freer, more flourishing world, and he admired all things Albertan
Hollywood icons and the Second World War
Reading Time: 4 minutes MURPHY: Some Hollywood legends actually participated in the reality of war, rather than merely on celluloid
Canada’s Fenian years featured some interesting personalities
Reading Time: 4 minutes A plotter, a spy with an overactive libido and a three-time attempted invader all called themselves Fenians
Four critical things to know about critical race theory
Reading Time: 5 minutes Why an academic theory that dates back to the 1970s has become a political lightning rod today
Some ‘Christians’ deserve our anger and contempt
Reading Time: 3 minutes But filtering our anger through our spirituality becomes a powerful force for good