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      Will America’s Democratic Flaws Be Its Undoing?

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      Kayce Atencio was 19 when he suffered a heart attack caused by an undiagnosed congenital defect. It nearly killed him. The medical bills that followed devastated his finances and impacted his credit, making it difficult for Atencio to secure a lease or mortgage. By 25, Atencio had to declare bankruptcy. He spent much of his… Continue reading Will America’s Democratic Flaws Be Its Undoing?
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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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      The Guardian view on Trump’s deal with Putin: grim and grubby, but not gamechanging | Editorial

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      President Zelenskyy’s allies must show the Russian president that American perfidy won’t alter the course of a war the Kremlin is losingWhen Donald Trump pledged to end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of re-entering the White House last year, no one with any depth of insight into the conflict believed him. But Mr Trump took his own words seriously enough to feel the lack of a ceasefire as an affront to his self-image as a master dealmaker. After a period when it seemed that Kyiv’s European allies had steered the US president away from pro‑Kremlin partisanship, he has reverted to the grotesque view that Ukrainian capitulation is a necessary precondition for peace.These are the perilous circumstances in which President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Andy Burnham on Wednesday in Downing Street. In recent days, the US president has called for a change of government in Ukraine. He claimed that a partial ceasefire had been agreed, while Russia escalated its bombardments. According to Mr Zelenskyy, the latest missile strikes have come without the intelligence warnings from the US that have, in the past, facilitated self-defence. There have been reports of Ukrainian soldiers losing access to the Starlink satellite network, controlled by Elon Musk, the US tech oligarch. This raises suspicion of coordinated pressure to tip the scales in Russia’s favour after many months when Mr Putin’s forces have failed to deliver significant advances and his country’s economy has been suffering from the effect of Ukrainian missile and drone counterstrikes.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading… More

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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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