Every man is not in it for himself
The vast majority of us get along with our neighbours
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Category: Books
The Search for Bridey Murphy a tale of reincarnation
Sales of the book far outpaced expectations
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Sociologist reflects on living in the time of the pandemic
Until Further Notice, by Amy Kaler, is a collection of short personal reflections written in real-time during the first year of the pandemic
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The tragedy of Oscar Wilde
The Anglo-Irish playwright, poet and novelist ended up imprisoned, the casualty of his own foolishness
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The ignominious end of the Ottoman Empire
The last sultan, Mehmed VI, left his palace under British protection on November 17, 1922
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The role Russian history plays in Putin’s War with Ukraine
Rodric Braithwaite’s book, Russia Myths and Realities, provides a perfect segue into Putin’s brain
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Remembering the Cuban Missile Crisis 60 years later
The narrative that emerged of American triumphalism was false. There had been a deal
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Thoughts about public opinion on a Thanksgiving weekend
If the political winds are shifting in one direction or another, so too will public opinion
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What an aging society will mean for inequality, inflation
A labour shortage will reduce income inequality. But inflation will trend higher
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Windsor bookstore’s highly successful venture into publishing
Biblioasis has recently released two new books, one on baseball, the other on the origins of Covid
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The assassination of Sir Henry Wilson Ireland’s Sarajevo?
Regardless of the British reaction to Wilson’s death, the Irish civil war was likely to happen
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Richard Nixon’s California embarrassment
How did a man with one of the highest profiles in American politics – someone who’d just come within a hairsbreadth of winning the presidency in 1960 – flop so badly in 1962?
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