The dispute over the fate of General Lee statue reached its climax early on Wednesday morning, when municipal workers turned up on Richmond’s historic Monument Avenue with a cherry-picker. As they were removing the statue from its graffiti-covered podium, the debate over whether it was the right move raged on. …
Read More »Trump decries one of ‘greatest defeats in American history’ amid Afghan collapse, calls for Biden to ‘resign in disgrace’
“What Joe Biden has done with Afghanistan is legendary,” Trump said on Sunday. “It will go down as one of the greatest defeats in American history.” Trump went on to say in another message that Biden should “resign in disgrace for what he has allowed to happen to Afghanistan, along …
Read More »Modern India at 75: Looking back at its history, British colonization & imperialism, and independence
For 2,000 years, India was among the richest and most advanced civilizations in the world. Ancient Indian philosophers were contemplating the meaning of life when their counterparts in Europe were emerging from forests. Indian goods and ideas were coveted all across the globe. From the decimal numeral and positional system …
Read More »French president boycotts UN conference on racism over ‘history of anti-Semitic remarks’
“Concerned by a history of anti-Semitic remarks made at the U.N. conference on racism, known as the Durban conference, the President of the Republic has decided that France will not participate in the follow-up conference to be held this year,” the statement from his office read. France is the latest …
Read More »Residential schools are a stain on Canada’s history that won’t be erased simply by appointing an indigenous Governor General
Recently, I wrote about the sudden emergence of media attention to the horrific issue of the Canada-wide “residential schools”, where starvation, torture, sexual and physical and mental abuse were rife. In spite of this being raised for decades, and largely ignored in media, recent months has seen interest rise around …
Read More »Masks off? Or masks on? A history of the CDC’s consistently inconsistent advice on face coverings
It’s a shame so many Americans do not appreciate the new rules concerning the use of face coverings among the fully vaccinated. After all, asking jabbed citizens to mask up after telling them they don’t need to mask up, after suggesting to them that wearing two masks almost all the …
Read More »Alaskan Peninsula rocked by huge 8.2-magnitude earthquake, 6th-largest in US history, triggering tsunami advisory notice
At 10:15pm local time on Wednesday evening (06:15 GMT Thursday), an earthquake rocked the Alaskan Peninsula. The US Geological Survey said the quake, measuring 8.2 in magnitude, had occurred at a depth of 29 miles (46.7km), and that the epicenter was 56 miles (91km) southeast of Perryville, a small settlement …
Read More »South Korean climber makes history at 57 before reportedly falling down side of mountain in Pakistan and going missing
Kim had finished scaling the 26,400ft Broad Peak before it is believed he fell into a crevasse. Aged 57, his climb made him the first ever disabled person to reach the summit of all of the world’s tallest mountains. An initial search has thus far failed to locate him, but …
Read More »‘Dumbest idea in Senate history’? Graham slams plan to wedge amnesty proposal into overstuffed infrastructure bill
“If you give one person legal status there will be a run on our border like you have never seen before,” the South Carolina Republican warned during a Fox News appearance on Monday, calling it “the dumbest idea in the history of the Senate, the history of the White House.” …
Read More »If we erase every part of our history that’s deemed problematic by today’s ethical standards, what will be left?
Sir John A. Macdonald served as Canada’s first Prime Minister from 1867-1873 and again from 1878-1891. He was born in Scotland, moved to Canada with his family as a child, and was a lawyer by trade. And while experts consistently rank Macdonald as one of the country’s most effective leaders, …
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