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      The Committed, the Conflicted and the Complacent: Who Are the Real Canadians?

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      As a writer and editor, I’ve always been attracted to alliterations — whether true or stereotypical or just fun. When applied to nationalities, one can come up with terms like “the boisterous Brazilians,” “the fashionable French,” “the stoic Swedes,” “the spirited Spaniards” or “the amiable Australians.” But when I turn my gaze on Canadians today… Continue reading The Committed, the Conflicted and the Complacent: Who Are the Real Canadians?
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      Are Europe’s Cast of Fallen Angels Preparing the Apocalypse?

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      A genuine Devil’s Advocate spends time poring over the biographies of potential saints to determine whether the exceptionally virtuous life of each candidate reflects a state of grace that will justify designating them officially as examples to emulate. To cross the finish line towards canonization, they must also be accountable for at least two miracles.… Continue reading Are Europe’s Cast of Fallen Angels Preparing the Apocalypse?
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      Cornell University: The Suppression of Free Speech and Acquiescence to Misogyny

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      I spent five wonderful years in Ithaca, New York, as a grad student at Cornell University during the 1980s. It’s where I got married and had my first child, where I got my PhD and where I had my first full-time teaching job at nearby Ithaca College. So, I have been following with particular interest… Continue reading Cornell University: The Suppression of Free Speech and Acquiescence to Misogyny
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      Peter Thiel: Prophet, Provocateur or Threat to Liberal Democracy?

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      Few figures in contemporary technology and politics generate as much contradictory commentary as entrepreneur and venture capitalist Peter Thiel. Depending on the lens, he appears as a visionary investor, a philosophical contrarian, a kingmaker of the American right, or, in darker readings, an architect of illiberal politics dressed in Silicon Valley language. To understand why… Continue reading Peter Thiel: Prophet, Provocateur or Threat to Liberal Democracy?
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      Ethnic Strife Looms Large As Trump’s Weighs Options In Iran

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      In recent months, Bahrain — the only Gulf state that is home to a Shiite Muslim majority and a prime target of Iranian retaliatory strikes in the Islamic Republic’s on-off tit-for-tat war with the United States — has rounded up scores of religious scholars whom authorities accuse of conspiring with Iran. The arrests sparked protests… Continue reading Ethnic Strife Looms Large As Trump’s Weighs Options In Iran
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      Brazil Is the Country of the Devil — and God Knows Who the “Believers” Are

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      When someone thinks their own life got worse because someone else’s got better, the ballot box stops choosing governments and starts handing out punishment. The best diagnosis of the average Brazilian came in a one-minute statement by Felipe Nunes, the founding partner of Quest, a Brazilian polling and research institute. He said that the country’s… Continue reading Brazil Is the Country of the Devil — and God Knows Who the “Believers” Are
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      Cyborg Manifesto: Bodies, Data and Power in the Age of AI

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      The cyborg is not a distant fantasy — it is already embedded in everyday life. In 2024, the Delhi High Court ruled that a deceased cancer patient’s cryopreserved sperm was inheritable property, allowing his parents to have a child using his genetic material after his death — a process known as posthumous reproduction. A similar… Continue reading Cyborg Manifesto: Bodies, Data and Power in the Age of AI
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      New Delhi 2026: The Summit of the Disunited BRICS

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      On September 12 and 13, New Delhi hosted the 18th BRICS summit under the solemn theme “Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability.” It was a fine formula, but what reality did it cover? For the first time in their history, the BRICS met with members waging war on one another, members who had just signed military… Continue reading New Delhi 2026: The Summit of the Disunited BRICS
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