Popular historian Paul Johnson dead at 94
An enthusiastic polemicist with no qualms about giving voice to his particular perspective on the world
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New books connect sports with higher purpose in life
The Pope’s face lit up and he smiled when presented with On the Eighth Day
1889 book provides a way forward for Aboriginal policy today
An eye-opening description of Aboriginal culture as it was in the 1880s
Every man is not in it for himself
The vast majority of us get along with our neighbours
The Search for Bridey Murphy a tale of reincarnation
Sales of the book far outpaced expectations
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
The tragedy of Oscar Wilde
The Anglo-Irish playwright, poet and novelist ended up imprisoned, the casualty of his own foolishness
The ignominious end of the Ottoman Empire
The last sultan, Mehmed VI, left his palace under British protection on November 17, 1922
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
Remembering the Cuban Missile Crisis 60 years later
The narrative that emerged of American triumphalism was false. There had been a deal
Thoughts about public opinion on a Thanksgiving weekend
If the political winds are shifting in one direction or another, so too will public opinion
What an aging society will mean for inequality, inflation
A labour shortage will reduce income inequality. But inflation will trend higher
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
