Stan Persky taught philosophy at Capilano University in N. Vancouver, B.C. He received the 2010 B.C. Lieutenant-Governor's Award for Literary Excellence. His most recent books are Reading the 21st Century: Books of the Decade, 2000-2009 (McGill-Queen's, 2011), Post-Communist Stories: About Cities, Politics, Desires (Cormorant, 2014), and Letter from Berlin: Essays 2015-2016 (Dooney's, 2017).
Letter from Europe: Worst-Case Scenarios
The Grand Tour is more precarious than it used to be.
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I Read the News Today, Oh Boy (Part MMXVIII)
Some mornings, we sit by the waters of Babylon and scroll down.
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2017: Last Year’s Reading
Longer than a tweet, faster than a Fox News lie, here are some of the books of the year — read, re-read, and not-so-red in the Age of Trumpty-Dumpty.
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Vancouver: I’m Not Proud of This
The Vancouver Pride Society wants to ban uniformed police from the annual Pride parade. Is this something we should take pride in?
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Berlin notebook: Antifa, “Fascists,” and the Real Thing in the Streets of Warsaw
Straight from the front lines of Facebook to your ear (and God’s, and the CIA’s).
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The Ins and Outs of the Labyrinth
It’s a flash-mob Greek tragedy. Stan Persky reviews “Adults in the Room,” the political memoir that tells you almost everything you need to know about the EU.
Read MoreOur Intrepid Reporter
Martha Gellhorn’s journalistic beat covered the globe. Today, there’s more reason than ever to read her dispatches from the front.
Read MoreSenator Corker, Bob (R – Tenn.)
Since Trumpty-Dumpty is moving at a pace far-too-fast for mere mortal Dooney’s journalists to keep up with, our friends at BBC are asking us to share this dispatch from the front lines with you. Four ways Bob Corker skewered Donald Trump Anthony Zurcher North America reporter @awzurcheron Twitter On Sunday morning, Donald Trump went off…
Read MoreLetter from Berlin: “Mutti” Merkel in the Middle
German chancellor Angela Merkel won a fourth term, the Far Right won seats in Parliament for the first time since Hitler. Dooney’s is on-site to read the tea-leaves.
Read MoreTrump’s Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The end of the world used to include Death, War, Famine and Pestilence. The 2017 edition features Climate Change, Civil War, Nuclear Armageddon, and Trump. And don’t forget the Pink Lady.What’s a Dreamer to do?
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