Arthur I. Cyr – Page 48

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump participate in a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 13.

Cyr: Today’s Fake News Headline — ‘Canada-U.S. Relationship Threatened’

June 4, 2018 at 11:44 p.m.

British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle greatly raised the prestige of the lowly detective story with his fictional alter ego Sherlock Holmes. One of Holmes' most brilliant insights concerned something...

Missiles are paraded across Kim Il Sung Square during a military parade on April 15 to celebrate the 105th birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, North Korea.

Cyr: North Korea best handled with allies

June 5, 2018 at 1:49 a.m.

Tensions ratchet up between North Korea and the United States. On April 24, Pyongyang added a threat to sink a U.S. aircraft carrier and accompanying ships to the regime's constant...

Republican President Donald Trump, from left, and Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., tour Snap-on Tools HQ in Kenosha with Snap-on CEO Nicholas T. Pinchuk on Tuesday.

Trump’s Wisconsin visit highlights region’s importance

June 5, 2018 at 3:36 a.m.

The visit of President Donald Trump to Kenosha and Snap-on Tools just across the state line is significant at several levels. At the most apparent, Snap-on is a long-established, influential...

Referendum ‘victory’ may prove costly for Turkey’s President

June 5, 2018 at 3:31 a.m.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has probably been weakened rather than strengthened by grasping for even more power. Last summer, he dramatically and personally turned back an attempted military coup, using...

Cyr: Referendum ‘victory’ might prove costly for Turkey’s president

June 5, 2018 at 3:45 a.m.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has probably been weakened rather than strengthened by grasping for even more power. Last summer, he dramatically and personally turned back an attempted military coup, using...

A photo provided on April 4 by the Syrian anti-government activist group Edlib Media Center shows victims of a suspected chemical attack in the town of Khan Sheikhon in Syria.

Cyr: Poison gas accusations greatly raise Syria stakes

June 5, 2018 at 5:43 a.m.

"I think the real failure here has been Russia's ..." That is how Secretary of State Rex Tillerson succinctly summed up the situation resulting from the use of poison gas...

Cyr: Preserving fragile peace in Northern Ireland

June 5, 2018 at 7:41 a.m.

On March 23, a funeral was held in Northern Ireland for Martin McGuinness, a top commander of the violent Irish Republican Army who later joined the British-brokered peace process. Participants...

Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 22.

Cyr: The agony of Supreme Court confirmation

June 5, 2018 at 9:41 a.m.

"Judges are not politicians in robes." Judge Neil Gorsuch, nominated for our Supreme Court, used that high-sounding phrase to emphasize the majesty of the law, and also by the way...

Author J.K. Rowling prior to her reading from "The Casual Vacancy" at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London in 2012.

Cyr: How ‘Harry Potter’ creator trumps bigotry

June 5, 2018 at 11:44 a.m.

"His freedom to speak protects my freedom to call him a bigot. His freedom guarantees mine." That was author J.K. Rowling, creator of Harry Potter, speaking last year at the...

A frame grab from a video provided by the Syria Democratic Forces shows fighters from the SDF running during fighting with Islamic State militants near Raqqa on March 6, 2017.

Cyr: United States military in Syria — does anyone care?

June 5, 2018 at 1:53 p.m.

Military forces of the United States are now on the ground in Syria, a nation gripped in civil war in one of the most dangerous and violent regions in the...

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