HEALTH CARE is the albatross hanging around the neck of the United States, preventing it from being great under any definition of that word. Unless and until the [Continue]
IT’S FITTING that Canada and the United States both celebrate the official birth of their countries on two days so close together in July. The two nations’ historical [Continue]
DONALD TRUMP has been president of the United States for five months and the effect of his new administration can only be seen as positive and encouraging. Democracy may have [Continue]
WITH WHAT should have been a simple and forgettable handshake, newly-elected French President Emmanuel Macron showed his intention to be a thorn in the side of U.S. President [Continue]
BEING STRANDED in an airport is no fun. Being stranded in an airport with an animal can be a nightmare. Four-legged passengers should not have their already heightened stress [Continue]
“STICKS AND STONES may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” So goes the adage we all learned as children – usually taught to us by protective parents [Continue]
ALRIGHT, NO ONE panic but Earth has a “people problem.” This according to Bill Nye as outlined in an episode of his Netflix series, “Bill Nye Saves the World.” Since [Continue]
THERE’S A SCENE in The Godfather: Part III where Michael Corleone – as played by Al Pacino – regrets his inability to escape from a life of organized crime and [Continue]
IN AREAS as diverse as criminal justice reform, education and gun safety, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is taking steps to show that it’s possible to advance a liberal agenda [Continue]
JEFF VARNER made a mistake. Who is Jeff Varner? He’s the Survivor contestant who revealed fellow castaway Zeke Smith was transgender during tribal council – the climax to [Continue]
SPRING SIGNALS rebirth and renewal. As ice melts and water flows freely again, it’s an excellent time for Canada to turn its attention towards the Northwest Passage. With [Continue]
A RIVER in New Zealand has been given legal personhood status and will have the same rights as a human being. It’s the first time in the world that a river has been legally [Continue]