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February 21, 2021 Commentary

The Pain in Spain 

By William J. Furney It seems hard to imagine that just a few short decades ago, European holiday favourite Spain was a full-on dictatorship, ruled by Francisco Franco, and the

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February 13, 2021 Commentary / International Affairs

In China, No News Is Great News

By William J. Furney The omnipotent might and financial clout of the Communist Party in China means the country’s leaders can do as they please, and if the wider world

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January 17, 2021 Commentary

#FakePresident

By William J. Furney In the end, it wasn’t so much fake news as a bogus leader who refused to accept election results, sowed doubt, confusion and chaos — and

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January 3, 2021 Commentary

China’s Dark Zhang Zhan Corona Moment

By William J. Furney What has China done with a citizen journalist reporting on the early days of the coronavirus pandemic from the epicentre in Wuhan? Praised her efforts at

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December 27, 2020 Commentary

2020: A Year of Humility

By William J. Furney If there’s one thing many of us have learned this year, it’s a big lesson in humility. For all our freedoms and liberties, and desires to

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December 20, 2020 Commentary

Who’s Afraid of the Coronavirus Vaccine? 

By William J. Furney Mind control. A fake pandemic. A global conspiracy engineered by the elite to gain even more power and cash reserves.  After all, who are these people

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December 13, 2020 Commentary

‘People of the Year’ Are Healthcare and Key Workers and Coronavirus Vaccine Developers (Not Politicians Yet to Take Office)

By William J. Furney If you’re giving out awards to “people of the year”, in this of all years, it probably shouldn’t take you long to realise who is most

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October 25, 2020 Commentary

Europe Takes a Bite Out of ‘Vegan Burgers’ and Finds Them to Its Taste

By William J. Furney Fancy a “vegan tube”? How about a “veggie disc”? These were the meaty issues European politicians were digging into this week as they chewed over proposals

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October 18, 2020 Commentary

Are We On Track for Coronavirus Success?

By William J. Furney Donald Trump, approaching his 80s, gets coronavirus and is out in public and attending an election rally days later. The queen of Britain, getting on to

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October 10, 2020 Commentary

Humans: A Work in Progress

By William J. Furney Wisdom teeth are on the way out. We no longer need these large and troublesome molars to grind up rough and fibrous food because, it’s believed,

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