The assassination of Vladimir Putin

Every morning when I fire up my computer, that’s the headline I expect to see. Either that or “Vladimir Putin Assassinated.” Subhead: “Russian generals announce ceasefire, seek peace talks with Ukraine.” Maybe I am dreaming in technicolor. But perhaps this scenario is not as far-fetched as you might think. I summon Adolf Hitler to the…

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A merciless takedown of Mackenzie King

I was taken with Roy MacLaren’s new book about Mackenzie King and said as much in this review that turned up on May 13 in the Globe and Mail. (Special to the Globe) After talking privately with Adolf Hitler in Berlin, Wailliam Lyon Mackenzie King concluded that the German Fuhrer was a fellow mystic who…

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