I just gave a talk at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee entitled “Revolution in Egypt: Sights, Sounds, Significance,” and faced the impossible task of deciding which sights and sounds the students just had to experience. The following were the ones I ultimately decided on, but I welcome Read More →
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In light of current discussions regarding ‘liberal’ intervention in Libya, I thought I might post an essay on this topic that I originally published in July 2009 in The Toronto Star… In his May speech to Canadian troops in Kandahar, Prime Minister Stephen Harper reflected on our military’s impact on Read More →
I was delighted to attend an Arab solidarity demonstration during a visit to my hometown today. There were large Libyan and Iraqi contingents, but I was particularly delighted about the presence of a small but determined Bahrain contingent of 5-10 protesters (who had by far the best signs). Here is Read More →
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