History Posts

Social Science for What?
Battles over Public Funding for the "Other Sciences" at the National Science Foundation

Taking the Bite Out of Rabies
The Evolution of Rabies Management in Canada

Launchpad: On Nostalgia, by David Berry
"Berry’s subject is a wide-ranging one, but he pulls off the impressive feat of covering plenty of ground in a concise and compelling manner." —Tobias …

Iron Peggy

All 'Bout Canada
A Compendium of Canadiana

Witness
Passing the Torch of Holocaust Memory to New Generations

Witness
Passing the Torch of Holocaust Memory to New Generations


The Abortion Caravan: A Ragtag Army of the Willing
The Abortion Caravan, intent on bearding prime minister Pierre Trudeau in his den and removing abortion from the Criminal Code, set off for Vancouver …

The Irish Buddhist
The Forgotten Monk who Faced Down the British Empire