Category World Affairs
Just Thinking
As a student of world affairs, I understand Israel’s preoccupation with security matters, even if I wonder at times if being less heavy-handed would better further their national aims. Bombing Iran’s nuclear facilities was no surprise. Back in 1981 Israel bombed nuclear facilities in Iraq to stop that country’s nuclear weapons program. It established a […]
Today In Red Square
Am I the only one who was struck by the similarity between Donald Trump’s big parade of military vehicles in Washington and the the annual May Day parades that used to be a staple of the Soviet Union? The ones Vladimir Putin has moved to Victory Day? Soldiers from all branches of the service, military […]
Troops on the Ground
First it was the National Guard, then the Marines. U.S. President Donald Trump has sent troops into Los Angeles to put an end to protests against his immigration policies. Needless to say, there is a lot of outrage. The courts may yet restrain him. For those of us old enough to remember the Guard being […]
Roman Reflections
Pope Francis died on Monday. Not being Roman Catholic, his death didn’t impact me emotionally, but it brought back memories of 2018, when I heard him speak in St Peter’s Square. It was Easter Sunday morning, the annual Urbe et Orbe (City and the World) sermon, kind of like an American State of the Union […]
So True!
I’ve seen this floating around social media a few times this past week. If you are Canadian you are smiling when you see these iconic images. Mind you, everyone’s experience of a country and culture is different. I haven’t asked my wife if she can name what all four of these are – but if […]
Good Neighbo(u)rs
This showed up in my Facebook feed one of those algorithm things I guess. If you don’t understand the allegory, ask yourself if perhaps you may be part of the problem rather than part of the solution. We’ve been neighbors for years. We’ve always gotten along. A few years back we agreed to plant some […]
Food For Thought
President Trump does not seem to notice or care that if you betray people, or jerk them around, they will revile you. Over the last few weeks, the Europeans have gone from shock to bewilderment to revulsion. This period was for them what 9/11 was for us – the stripping away of illusions, the exposure […]
Dear Wayne
Your wife has told the media you are brokenhearted at Canadians’ reaction to you these days. Funnily enough, that is how Canadians are feeling about you. Your continued silence says that you just don’t get it. I’ll try to explain. You were our hero. Whether we should put a hockey player on a pedestal is […]
Music For Our Times
My friend Paul posted a video that puts some of the more recent news events in perspective. Not that those who need to hear it will listen.
Three Years Later
Three years ago today, Russia invaded Ukraine. Followers of Donald Trump please note: that is a fact. That Ukraine has held out against the aggressors is a tribute to the Ukrainian people. That there are those now suggesting that democracy should no longer be defended is shameful. As has been said so many times, the […]
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