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Emmanuel Macron is a centrist at a time in global politics when, to borrow from Yeats, it had seemed as if the centre cannot hold. But with his victory in the French presidential election it has held, if only for now. Germans vote in September, Britain is moving towards its … Read More
“Keep still and listen,” this was the common phrase aimed at fidgety kids years ago. In the smart phone age, however, fidgeting is pretty much epidemic, and not just in classrooms. It seems fewer and fewer people can keep still and listen these days. In business meetings, boredom, anxiety and disinterest … Read More
Let’s face it: cleaning up around the house can be a major pain, especially since these chores typically eat into your precious free time (who wants to spend an hour during monotonous, sometimes back-breaking manual labour at the end of a long day? Not me). But, hey, that pile of … Read More
Since 2,996 people were murdered in the 9/11 attacks in 2001, Canada has passed a fairly comprehensive set of counter-terrorism laws. The last update was in C-51 in 2015, and a review is underway in Parliament – as the Liberals promised. How much will they change, and why? Counter-terrorism almost invariably … Read More
There are four obvious sites to visit in Rome: the Forum, the Vatican, the Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps. But these are insanely crowded with tourists. So even if you decide to hit the obvious spots, here are three havens for catching your breath and getting away from the … Read More
