More than monuments: A look at America’s Confederate symbolsFrom bridges and roads to parks and military bases, symbols of the Confederacy permeate many parts of American life
Why a more independent Senate is working better for CanadiansOpinion: Independent Sen. Elaine McCoy on two ways the Senate has been improved by independence
The ethics of restricting speech on social mediaThere are good reasons for tech companies to prohibit hate speech on their platforms. But their status as private organizations is not one of them.
How Donald Trump is poisoning conservative politicsEvan Solomon: An extreme off-shoot needs to be excised from the conservative movement. If the U.S. president won’t draw the line, who will?
This was a better week than you think for the United StatesBoston’s 40,000-strong response to a planned alt-right rally marks a new nation-wide repudiation of both the Confederacy and racism.
The unknown story of how 300,000 Jews were saved in WWIIIn secret talks, would-be saviours duped Himmler into thinking he should stop the extermination of Jews
The Barcelona attack and what it says about ISIS todayThe cell behind the Las Ramblas attack was not sophisticated. But its tactics underscore how difficult it will be to end this kind of terror.
Words and deeds: A rabbi watches the events in CharlottesvilleOpinion: Baruch Frydman-Kohl on being shaken by modern antisemitism and hatred—and how to stand up to it
The KKK has a history in Canada. And it can return.Canada is not immune to hate, and a look at the history of the Ku Klux Klan’s expansion efforts proves it
Our misplaced faith in political MessiahsOpinion: Too often people are turning to political leaders for answers to all that ails them. It’s a dangerous tendency that needs to change.