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A dystopia whose time has come
Vancouver Zeitgeist history:
A brief and random survey
In a city where ongoing demolition and redevelopment give the past so little presence, historical awareness helps foster a sense of continuity. More importantly, it offers perspective on the present and maybe the future too.
East, West—or neither
Mingheria’s Turks and Greeks adopt artificial nationalism.
Those of Cyprus seem destined for multiculturalism.
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Covering Christian heritage
with a Muslim veil
Byzantine sites fall victim to Islamic aggression,
political ambition and maybe cultural jealousy.
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Louisiana: Legault should use
the reference in gratitude
Britain saved New France from the Cajuns’ fate
and Canada built Quebec. Read more…
That relic of the 1970s,
Ted’s dead
But Byfield’s work predeceased
him with Link. Read more…
A society immune
to “genocide” fatigue
PC propaganda aside, Canadians’ historical ignorance
allows the falsification of our past. Read more…
Identity politics:
On the edge of self-destructing chaos?
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Capital crimes
Money for Nothing re-examines
the South Sea bubble, warning of even
worse financial chaos to come. Read more…
Hagia Sophia: Maybe now
the real iconoclasm begins
As the West destroys its secular monuments,
Islam might be suggesting more important targets.
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Potosí’s legacy
A renowned but notorious mountain of silver
looms over Bolivia’s turmoil. Read more…
Just off Broadway
The Cellar co-op left Vancouver jazz
a lasting legacy. Read more…
Fraser River rush revisited
New research shows how gold fever brought
American warfare north of the border.
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The revolution didn’t need him
He’s a hero to the “left” but dead Dave Barrett’s real claim
to fame was three years of shitty government. Read more…
When B.C.’s NDP wanted coal mining—
and to run the business itself
An industry insider reveals 1970s New Democrat
tactics of resource nationalism. Read more…
When a wordsmith encountered
the Woodsmen of the West
This compelling account fell into obscurity,
probably because it took place in Canada.
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