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War: Two steps forward, two steps back?

February 13, 2025   ·   0 Comments

by GWYNNE DYER In classical civilizations, there was a continuing, unresolved debate about whether history moved forward or just went around in circles: was it ...

Get out and vote

by BRIAN LOCKHART Several years ago I worked with a full crew of guys who were fun to be around. The usual ‘guy talk’ was ...

Strategic Shmategic

by GWYNNE DYER The Strait of Malacca is strategically important. It’s the shortest shipping route between the Far East and the Indian Ocean, the Middle ...

Buy Canadian

by BRIAN LOCKHART Marco Polo is considered one of the first, maybe the original, true explorer. The Venetian-born merchant travelled the Silk Road into the ...

Slide back towards war

by GWYNNE DYER We seem to be drifting back into the world of ‘Might Makes Right’. That would be a bad place to be. Last ...

Consumer debt

by BRIAN LOCKHART If you have been looking for a new car or truck lately, you will have noticed that new vehicles are getting quite ...

The Middle East: Where next?

by GWYNNE DYER In the 80 hours between Wednesday, Jan. 15, when the Gaza ceasefire agreement was announced, and Sunday, Jan. 19, when it went ...

Bring in the new recruit

by BRIAN LOCKHART Every few years I’m required to renew my firearms license. It’s not a big deal. You fill out a form and submit ...

Vintage Tonnage

by GWYNNE DYER The name is brilliant: ‘vintage tonnage’.  It evokes 17th-century pirate vessels flying the skull-and-crossbones, 18th-century ships-of-the-line bristling with cannons, or even 19th-century ...

Get the needle

by BRIAN LOCKHART As part of my work, I do a lot of research. Some of that research is about local history. As such, I ...

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