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Tag Archives: history
If I could turn back time – for peace, for love, …, for dinosaurs?
At the beginning of this year I accepted a challenge from fellow blogger John Persico, who writes the thought-provoking blog, Aging Capriciously. I committed to writing on 3 topics of John’s choosing, and in return he’d write on 3 that … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Just wondering
Tagged Cher, dinosaurs, history, If I could turn back time, leadership, Margaret MacMillan, Ming Dynasty, peace, philosophy, war
57 Comments
Fleeing Ukrainians – why does it never stop?
When we think of paintings by the famous French painter Mark Chagall (actually Russian-French), we typically think of his dreamlike themes and brilliant use of colour. Always imaginative. Often free-floating. But he also painted powerful paintings that didn’t dance and … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics
Tagged art, history, Marc Chagall, Russian invasion, The Ukrainain Family, Ukraine
34 Comments
Map Monday: this sovereign nation called Ukraine
As the world watches in horror as a megalomaniacal tyrant re-enacts what our parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents lived through in Europe in the last century, it’s impossible to contemplate writing about anything but the travesty – the evil – that … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Map Monday
Tagged freedom, history, maps, Putin, Russia, sovereignty, Ukraine
44 Comments
Map Monday: Population growth – and shrinkage – over the millenia
We all know – well, most of us know – that the human species has roamed the Earth for a very long time. A fascinating interactive population map at Our World in Data provides us with lots of data to … Continue reading
Posted in Map Monday
Tagged history, human history, maps, population density, population growth, world maps
25 Comments
Knowledge, wisdom, truth, and trust
How many of you are presented with an unexpected New Year’s challenge, should you wish to accept it? This was my year. On January 5th a fellow blogger at Aging Capriciously, John Persico, challenged me to write 3 blog posts, … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics
Tagged Christopher Columbus, education, history, ignorance, knowledge, politics, power, science, trust, truth, wisdom
28 Comments
Map Monday: democracy throughout history
There’s much lamenting these days of the future of democracy as we know it, or rather as we would like it to be. Sorry to say that, as an example, there is much concern both inside and outside one of … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Map Monday
Tagged authoritarianism, autocracy, democracy, history, maps, world maps
15 Comments
Emancipation Day comes to Canada
There’s so much happening in our little corner of Canada this weekend. You might say that in New Brunswick we are being emancipated from the emergency restrictions put in place to combat COVID. Starting yesterday, the province that cut off … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics
Tagged abolition, Canada, COVID, Emancipation Day, history, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Day, racism, slavery, systemic racism
34 Comments
Map Monday: where the animals used to roam
We get used to being told that many of our most iconic animals are endangered, due to climate change, destruction of natural habitat, poaching and overhunting. But we rarely stop to think about what things were like when these magnificent … Continue reading
Posted in Map Monday
Tagged bears, buffalo, elephants, endangered species, giraffes, historical ranges of animals, history, lions, maps, pandas, rhinos, tigers, wildlife
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