American presidential elections are likened to marathons for good reason. The first caucus and primary elections for the respective...

One minute. In scarcely 60 seconds a stream of bullets fuelled by irrational hate streams into crowds of partygoers on a Dayton, Ohio...

Nothing unites our collective consciousness faster and with greater clarity than tragedy. Whatever one’s religion, it was impossible to...

What does the passing of a man in 2018 -- albeit a great one -- have to do with the recently-dawned New Year? Quite a lot actually. For...

Another year. Another Fourth of July. Just one of many the man has seen. He’s older -- seen more, experienced more. His once thick brush...

There is nothing essentially out of place about seeing a stocky, broad-shouldered, vertically-challenged man sitting in what is...

Donald Trump’s recent recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capitol was swift and predictable: Arab nations, among them hitherto staunch...

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It tends to be common knowledge that Albert Einstein was bad at school, but less known is that he was also bad in school. Einstein not...

Another day, another massacre in an American city at the hands of a disturbed individual armed with what most other countries would...

"Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it." -- George Santayana Between Roppongi and Akasaka -- two of the ritziest...

That Barack Obama had aimed at the presidency for some time was common knowledge to those who came within his orbit, whether at Harvard...

The black and white footage flickers intermittently, grainy with age, occasionally shifting out of focus. Large auditorium doors swing...

On July 1st, Canada marked 150 years since its Confederation as a nation. Beyond this date milestone, there is a very real cause for...

The United Kingdom has seen its fair share of societal turmoil this last year. There was David Cameron’s shock Brexit vote, his...

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“All of us might wish at times that we lived in a more tranquil world -- but we don't. And if our times are difficult and perplexing, so...

Our lives seem to drag on aimlessly, pointlessly. When we are young we are filled with enthusiasm and vigor, and we are less likely to be...

Syrian army flags fly over the burned-out, scarred remnants of Aleppo. Huge smoke clouds still slash the sky in blackish swathes from...