The Column

Faith-based Voting

By Stan Persky | November 5, 2004

Praise the Lord! And pass the ammunition. What’s behind W’s born-again re-election?

George W. Bush, Albania, or, Who Let These Dogs Out?

By Brian Fawcett | October 21, 2004

Brian Fawcett ties a strange event in Albania to the policies of George W. Bush

Playing to Win

By Max Fawcett | October 19, 2004

Max Fawcett reminds a friend about the rules of the political game and discusses, in broader terms, how they apply to the Israel-Palestine discourse.

Raw Fish, Suicides in Florida and humiliating Margaret MacMillan

By Brian Fawcett | October 5, 2004

Brian Fawcett vents about some things that happened last Wednesday.

Letter from Berlin: Seeing Nazis Everywhere

By Stan Persky | September 26, 2004

The Globe says Germany is "agonizing over neo-Nazis’ resurgence." Is it agonizing? And are neo-Nazis resurging? Stan Persky reports on whether Germany is seeing Nazis or the media are seeing ghosts.

Letter from Berlin: The Scary Season

By Stan Persky | August 5, 2004

The press thinks it’s The Silly Season. But in Germany it’s The Scary Season.

What It Means To Be an Adult

By Brian Fawcett | July 21, 2004

Brian Fawcett reveals what he’s learned from playing baseball

Letter from Berlin: The Most Boring Subject in Europe

By Stan Persky | July 3, 2004

Stan Persky gets drowsy discovering what Europeans are least interested in.

Going Too Far

By Brian Brett | June 26, 2004

From Saltspring Island, Brian Brett outlines the larger context of the current Federal Election, and finds it pretty depressing.

Some Downtown Toronto Political Confusion

By Brian Fawcett | June 12, 2004

Brian Fawcett files an election report from downtown Toronto