Death to who?

October 17, 2024 · 0 Comments

by BRIAN LOCKHART “Death to America!” The first time I heard this catchy slogan was probably during the days before and after the Iranian Revolution. ...

Chinese commies at 75

by GWYNNE DYER “No one can stop the wheel of history,” said China’s President Xi Jinping on the 75th anniversary of the day when the ...

Don’t shoot me, I’m only the piano player

by BRIAN LOCKHART “It’s a hellova thing killing a man. You take away all he’s got, and all he’s ever gonna have.” That pretty much ...

Who ruined Sri Lanka?

by GWYNNE DYER It’s hard to know who ruined Sri Lanka, because are so many plausible candidates. You could blame the Buddhist extremists of the ...

First responders

by BRIAN LOCKHART Several years ago I was driving up Highway 400 around 10:30 p.m. heading north. There was a car ahead of me travelling ...

Uncharted territory

by GWYNNE DYER No sirens are blaring, nobody even looks frightened, but they should be. Last week the world moved into uncharted territory. The ‘aspirational’ ...

If Taylor Swift says it….

by BRIAN LOCKHART I’ve never been much of a fan of celebrities who make political endorsements. I don’t mind celebrities or sports figures who make ...

Israel’s Curse

by GWYNNE DYER Six Jewish hostages were murdered by Hamas last week just before the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) reached them, and a controversy has ...

My gun is bigger than your gun

by BRIAN LOCKHART There are two main wars underway in the world and several other smaller ones that have been more like continuing skirmishes. The ...