June 2010

Darwinists and Divinity

A whirlwind tour through western thought explores the big questions

Diderot Derivative

A novel (?) poses puzzles to convey the angst of the Holocaust

The Thinking Man’s Marxist

From Montreal youth to Oxford chair, G.A. Cohen became one of our era’s great philosophical minds

Culture Clash

From opposing political camps, two new polemics aim to Enlighten

Football Fables

The beautiful game bestrides the world like a colossus.

Dangerous Liaisons

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Selling Tradition

In Nova Scotia, history has been written for the visitors.

An Unpopular PM Revisited

There was a lot more to R.B. Bennett than the Bennett buggy.

I Don’t Think I Need to Tell You

A poem

Bee on Thistle

Inventive Evasion

Narrative games avoid the problem of confronting pain.

The Canadian Supernatural

In fiction from Charles G. D. Roberts to Gabrielle Roy and Joseph Boyden, nature takes on spiritual power.

A Political Pioneer

The personal struggles and triumphs of Canada’s first black member of Parliament.

Escape to Turkey

An Iranian father places his teenage son in the hands of smugglers.

A Persistent Myth

Whether effective or not, we love our peacekeepers

Quiet Resilience

Flight from Nazi Vienna … to the Quebec bench … and to Morin and Truscott.

Untying the Knot

A new book untangles historical confusion and contemporary anxieties about marriage