Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change

Sigh www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...

The Sunday Daily: We Underestimated the Neanderthal Podcast Episode · The Daily · 2026-01-25 · 32m

I teach my students about the interconnections between different species of humans, this podcast makes this point, but also highlights the great diversity in “human” life over time. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

Mark Carney and 'The Speech' Podcast Episode · Front Burner · 2026-01-22 · 32m

After listening to Carney’s Davos speech, Front Burner, as usual, offered insightful analysis. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...

Sad to learn of the passing of Canadian historian Tim Cook. His reaearch and writing on Canadians at war represented an important contribution to our understanding of the country’s military history. www.tvo.org/article/fare...

Opinion | Cruelty, Bigotry and Rage. What’s Not to Like?

This is an important read from the NYT. Cruelty, Bigotry and Rage. What’s Not to Like? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/o...

Today’s Canadian painting is “Algonquin October” painted by Tom Thomson in 1914.

Opinion | Trump Is Pushing Us Toward a Crash. It Could Be 1929 All Over Again.

As a historian I’m a sucker for historical analogies, but in this case I hope the author is off the mark for all our sakes. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...

Ken Dryden was a national hero. Now that he’s gone, he has no replacement The Hall of Fame goaltender was hockey’s conscience and sharpest interrogator

There will be plenty of thoughtful eulogizing of Ken Dryden’s impact, both on and off the ice, but Cathal Kelly’s piece from @theglobeandmail.com is certainly worth the read. www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/artic...

I’m not a gardener, but I love this flower. #notagardener

Fascist fight clubs are growing across Canada Podcast Episode · Front Burner · 2025-07-23 · 28m

While the emergence of these groups is certainly troubling, to say the least, it is, sadly, not without historical precedent in Canada. Underscores the ongoing need for anti-racist and anti-hate education in Canada. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...

Two books I’ve read recrently are helping me to contextualize and better understand our current political and cultural moment - Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order” and Hahn’s “Illiberal America: A History.” Actually, check that, they are sobering reads.,

A.I. Is Poised to Rewrite History. Literally.

A fascinating article from the NYT on AI and its implications for the discipline of history. A.I. Is Poised to Rewrite History. Literally. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/m...

The Montreal Gazette’s fabulous editorial cartoonist “Aislin” nails it again with this tribute to Marc Garneau.

The Very American Roots of Trumpism Podcast Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2025-04-23 · 1h 14m

Definitely worth a listen for anyone imterested in the history of liberalism and illiberalism. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

Film on legacy of residential schools in Canada nominated for best documentary at 2025 Oscars | CBC News A film detailing the legacy of residential schools in Canada has been nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 2025 Academy Awards.

An amazing doc that weaves together different but interrelated threads of the residential school story that all Canadians should take the time to watch. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Need a cure for today’s anxieties, on the field or otherwise? Grab a book Why are people so anxious today? They don’t read. If they had regular access to the deepest feelings of others, they wouldn’t be so captive to their own, and they wouldn’t feel so adrift in history

A great and timely read from the Globe and Mail’s Cathal Kelly. www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/artic...

Today’s Canadian painting is “House Tops in the Ward” painted by AJ Casson.

History’s Lessons on Anti-Immigrant Extremism Even Donald Trump’s recent assertion that he would use executive action to abolish birthright citizenship has a historical link to the Chinese American experience.

Donald Trump’s assertion that he would use executive action to abolish birthright citizenship has a historical link to the Chinese American experience, @michaelluo.bsky.social writes.

Today’s Canadian painting is “Canadian Christmas” painted by Sam Paonessa.

My context is different (high school), but I too have made changes in light of AI. Increasingly though, I suspect that I’m making changes designed around the few and not the many who want to research and then think through their writing.

Your simple posts brighten my days, thank you.

Today’s Canadian painting is “Snow Clouds” painted by Franklin Carmichael in 1938.