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  • On Writing, with James Laxer
    On Writing, with James Laxer
    June 10, 2016

    On Writing, with James Laxer

    Three men shaped one of the most influential decades of North American history. John A. Macdonald, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson, each an icon in his own right, all contributed in ways that are ...

  • March 05, 2010

    Anthem Grammar Appalling

    “True patriot love in all thy sons command.” By all means, let’s change the words to “in all of us,” but maybe we could fix the grammar in the process. No-one seems concerned but, dammit, the ...

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