Politics, propaganda and the Bayeux Tapestry
French President Emmanuel Macron has loaned the historic depiction to Britain for public display. Is he taunting the English about Brexit?
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Author: Pat Murphy
Stephen Harper in the rearview mirror
MURPHY Calling the Harper years a particularly dark time for Canada is partisan fiction, not reality (PREMIUM membership content)
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When an intellectual cozies up to dictators
Democracy is anathema for those convinced of the correctness of their views, the righteousness of their morality and the superiority of their intelligence
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The pope, the president and the resurrection of Poland
Pope John Paul II and Ronald Reagan shared a vision of an independent Poland. Together, they helped the country break free from the Soviet bloc
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Heroes and villains: how history picks the winners
The Second World War movie Darkest Hour raises questions about perspective and reality
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