Pat Murphy - Calgary's Business

Was Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe always a thug?

Posted by Pat Murphy | Nov 22, 2017

It’s hard to know for sure, but one can safely say that, once ensconced in power, thuggery came easily to him

Posted by Pat Murphy | Nov 17, 2017

Although expensive and complicated, nuclear weapons are essentially an old technology that can’t be uninvented

Posted by Pat Murphy | Sep 15, 2017

The storied president was more English than Irish, despite being seen as the ultimate symbol of Irish-American success and social acceptance

Posted by Pat Murphy | Sep 8, 2017

Historians are divided on Josef Stalin’s intent in the Ukraine that resulted in millions of deaths. Anne Applebaum’s new book has revived the dispute

Posted by Pat Murphy | Aug 25, 2017

While popular opinion may cast her as a victim, it’s hard to imagine that she’d have given Charles a second thought if he wasn’t the Prince of Wales