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History Lessons from the Toronto Mob Targeting a 19th-Century Gay Icon

26 Nov 2021 · 15 min read

Toronto statue of Alexander Wood (1772-1844), created in 2005 by sculptor Del Newbigging.

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Mahmood Mamdani Wants to Dismantle America

John Aziz 2 Sep 2025 · 7 min read

Mahmood Mamdani on stage, in a suit, with lanyard. He is a handsome pale-skinned man in his late fifties or early sixties.

A Guest Workers’ Son in the IDF

Benny Morris 1 Sep 2025 · 12 min read

Sad Filipino family cry next to IDF soldiers in uniform.

Beautiful Visions

David Cohen 31 Aug 2025 · 11 min read

Van Morrison lays saxophone on stage. He wears a hat and polarised aviator sunglasses.

It’s All Too Much

George Case 30 Aug 2025 · 7 min read

Paul McCartney and John Lennon in the 60s. On stag

The Next Generation of Wokeness

Claire Lehmann 30 Aug 2025 · 10 min read

Zohran Mamdani speaks into a microphone before a crowdat the Resist Fascism Rally in Bryant Park on Oct 27th 2024. Photo by Bingjiefu He at Wikimedia Commons.

Setting Man Free from Men

Ralph Leonard 29 Aug 2025 · 11 min read

Man standing in front of mirror.