Kate Harris’ Lands of Lost Borders a masterpiece
Lands of Lost Borders: Out of Bounds on the Silk Road By Kate Harris Knopf…
Let’s stop gratuitously thrashing historical reputations
Decades ago, I remember my father complaining about “the new fashion for debunking.” But imbued…
Harry Truman completely unprepared for his accidental presidency
Vice-President Harry Truman’s life changed on Thursday, April 12, 1945. That was the day Franklin…
A New Year’s reading list for the 99.09 per cent
January is book month in our house. It’s when we finally come to grips with…
When an intellectual cozies up to dictators
To most Canadians, George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) may be a quaint figure whose primary distinction…
Poland’s 20th century tragedy
Canadians who grouse about living next door to the American elephant should consider the situation…
Intuition may not add up, but it works
What works better: emotion or logic? Revelation or rationality? Intuition or algorithms? I started thinking…
Eisenhower’s heart attack and the state of presidential medicine
Most of us probably hew to the assumption that the occupant of the White House…