On the Rough Beast Within
Did W.B. Yeats Predict the Rise of Donald Trump?
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Feudal Superheroes in an Age of Empire
What do Jason Bourne, Superman, Batman, and Frank Underwood have in common?
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Why #NeverTrump Remains More Important Now Than Ever Before
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What are the painful takeaways from the Liberal Party’s overwhelming victory in Canada’s recent federal election?
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After attending an academic exchange program sponsored by the Chinese government for 36 of the world’s leading young sinologists, Mark McConaghy reports back on what he learned.
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By Mark McConaghy
How one downtown wine bar can become a space of comfort in a world gone mad with violence and inequality.
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By Mark McConaghy
On how we are processing the terrible events of last week, even as we remain caught in our web of digital existence.
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By Mark McConaghy
As we approach the end of the Ontario provincial election, one would be forgiven for wondering just why it is that so many politicians come off as so profoundly disingenuous. Why can’t they seem even somewhat genuine to us?
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By Sean Callaghan
No one else is trying to rewrite the future, so the rest of us should start.
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By Mark McConaghy Here in Toronto, as the city moves on with its daily business amidst the aftermath of the Rob Ford scandal, many of us are still trying to take our bearings and figure out just what it all meant. Many people have asked me- why haven’t I written about it yet? Given the […]
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