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Did Hitler do some good things?

Did Hitler do some good things? PATRICK S. WOLFE Two weeks before the 2024 U.S. presidential election, a statement attributed to former President Donald Trump by his former chief of staff, General John Kelly, in an interview with The New … Continue reading

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From tariffs to global warming:  Getting used to the Big Squeeze

From tariffs to global warming:  Getting used to the Big Squeeze[1] PATRICK S. WOLFE We live in really challenging times. Premier David Eby’s Jan. 15 commentary about the potential harm of U.S. tariffs bore the title, “B.C. prepared for economic … Continue reading

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What qualities do we want in a prime minister?

What qualities do we want in a prime minister? PATRICK S. WOLFE David Merner’s Times Colonist commentary, “Justin Trudeau: The good, the bad and the ugly,” published on Jan. 8, 2025, two days after Trudeau announced he is resigning as … Continue reading

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Protecting the future with a thousand-year-old teaching: The enduring relevance of the Peacemaker

The Peacemaker: Protecting the future with a thousand-year-old teaching[1] PATRICK S. WOLFE Toby Ord, an Australian philosopher of Ethics at Oxford University, “has systemically ranked existential risks.” Most dangerous, he believes, is A.I., to which he assigns “a one-in-ten chance … Continue reading

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THE HOLOCAUST IN HOLLAND AND THE TWILIGHT WORLD OF THE WESTERBORK TRANSIT CAMP

THE HOLOCAUST IN HOLLAND AND THE TWILIGHT WORLD OF THE WESTERBORK TRANSIT CAMP PATRICK S. WOLFE – EVOLVING PERSPECTIVES ON THE HOLOCAUST IN HOLLAND – WESTERBORK: COMMANDERS AND KEY INDIVIDUALS – WESTERBORK: THE REFUGEE ARISTOCRACY – WESTERBORK: THE TRANSPORTS – … Continue reading

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Recognizing the extraordinary when the veil is lifted

Recognizing the extraordinary when the veil is lifted[1] PATRICK S. WOLFE According to Rabbi Abraham Heschel, moments occur in every life “when there is a lifting of the veil.” The trick is to recognize this lifting and grasp its rarity … Continue reading

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Samuel W. Wolfe of the G.T. Fulford Company

Samuel W. Wolfe of the G.T. Fulford Company The Story of a Patent Medicine Man and His Internment by the Japanese in 1942 and 1943 By Patrick S. Wolfe ABSTRACT: Starting in the 1890s, Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale … Continue reading

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King Charles III’s portrait: A stunning warning of global warming or an alliance with the Knight of Fiery Hope or both?

King Charles III’s portrait: A stunning warning of global warming or an alliance with the Knight of Fiery Hope or both? PATRICK S. WOLFE The first official portrait of King Charles III, the world’s most famous monarch, is a surfeit … Continue reading

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Wellesley Tudor Pole, Abdu’l-Bahá and the Bahá’í goal of a universal faith

Wellesley Tudor Pole, Abdu’l-Bahá and the Bahá’í goal of a universal faith PATRICK S. WOLFE A quote I identify with comes from Mahatma Gandhi: “I’m a Hindu, a Christian, a Muslim, a Jew, a Buddhist and a Confucian.” I’m sure … Continue reading

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THE SACRIFICED, A LAMENT

THE SACRIFICED, A LAMENT “Never Let Me Go” echoes the Holocaust and the 2023-24 destruction of Gaza PATRICK S. WOLFE I recently caught a television rerun of Never Let Me Go, the 2010 film adapted from Kazuo Ishiguro’s profound and … Continue reading

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