Arthur I. Cyr – Page 29

Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the West wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Column: The true significance of the Capitol riot

January 13, 2021 at 7:55 a.m.

The shocking mob violence in Washington D.C. on Jan. 6 directly challenges the fundamental nature of our governmental institutions, political practices and the stability of our society. The criminal acts...

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson signs the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement at 10 Downing Street, London Wednesday Dec. 30, 2020. (Leon Neal/Pool via AP)

Column: ‘Britain’s challenge and opportunity post-Brexit is to define a new effective international role’

January 6, 2021 at 1:13 p.m.

While much of the world experienced 2020 as the Year of the Pandemic, Europe has faced a second challenge -- agreeing on United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union (EU),...

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks via video call during a news conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. This year, Putin attended his annual news conference online due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Column: Putin’s press conference in context

December 31, 2020 at 5:27 p.m.

President Vladimir Putin of Russia held his traditional year-end news conference on December 17. The annual show is certainly preferable to the grotesque show trials of Stalin's Soviet Union, and...

The contemporary Christmas holiday characterized by commerce and exchange of gifts is a relatively recent phenomenon. (Nancy Stone/baiduhai)

Column: The meaning of Christmas, past and present

December 24, 2020 at 5:20 p.m.

Christmas involves both a religious event of profound significance, recognition of the birth and enduring influence of Jesus, and the tangible largely secular exchange of gifts. The former can be...

ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, DEC. 11--FILE--Infantrymen of the U.S. First Army plod through snowy woods in Belgium's Ardennes Forest as they advance to contact German forces at the start of the Battle of the Bulge, December1944. American forces took heavy casulties in the face of the German advance, but eventually turned back Hitler's last-gasp gamble to win World War II. (AP Photo/Files)

Column: Peace and war at Christmas

December 16, 2020 at 8:51 a.m.

The Christmas season emphasizes harmony, but includes the anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, the largest battle in the history of the United States. On December 16, 1944, Nazi...

President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, to announce his health care team. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Column: The Biden administration will be different

December 9, 2020 at 8:28 a.m.

Joe Biden's campaign for the White House from the start was remarkably low-key, and the same quality characterizes preparations of the new administration for taking office. The contrast to the...

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 1941, file photo, part of the hull of the capsized USS Oklahoma is seen at right as the battleship USS West Virginia, center, begins to sink after suffering heavy damage, while the USS Maryland, left, is still afloat in Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii. Floyd Welch, one of the last survivors of the battle of Pearl Harbor, died at his home in East Lyme, Conn., on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. He was 99. Welch was serving aboard the USS Maryland on Dec. 7, 1941, when the U.S. fleet came under attack by Japan. (U.S. Navy via AP, File)

Column: The enduring lessons of surprise attacks

December 2, 2020 at 10:42 a.m.

Pearl Harbor continues to reverberate. The attack on the United States Navy base by Japan on Dec. 7, 1941 shocked an insular nation into direct declared combat in World War...

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, left, applauds as Minister of Trade Tran Tuan Anh, right, holds up a signed document during a virtual signing ceremony of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, trade agreement in Hanoi, Vietnam on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. China and 14 other countries have agreed to set up the world's largest trading bloc, encompassing nearly a third of all economic activity, in a deal many in Asia are hoping will help hasten a recovery from the shocks of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)

Column: Asia nations take major step forward

November 24, 2020 at 2:10 p.m.

A comprehensive new trade agreement among the nations of East and Southeast Asia promises greatly to increase production in the vast region, and in consequence benefit the global economy in...

FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2015 file photo, Cuba's Cardinal Jaime Ortega, right, accompanies Pope Francis in the popemobile as they arrive for Mass at Revolution Plaza in Havana. (Ismael Francisco/Cubadebate Via AP File)

Column: Pope Francis’ leadership underscores global influence of Roman Catholic Church

November 18, 2020 at 2:18 p.m.

"An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth...," is a useful starting place for discussion of the influence of Pope Francis, who is proving to be a...

In this Feb. 27, 1959 file photo, Sen. John F. Kennedy, D-Mass., is shown in his office in Washington. In 1956, he spoke in opposition to proposed changes to the Electoral College. (AP Photo, File)

Column: Electoral College designed to protect against uncompromised concentration of power

November 11, 2020 at 9:25 a.m.

"It is not only the unit vote for the presidency we are talking about, but a whole solar system of government." --Senator John F. Kennedy, 1956 Former Vice President Joe...

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