Opinion

Short term beats long term most of the time, even when people understand where their long-term self-interest really lies. Take, for example, that well-known pair, Russia and the Maldives.

"Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and therefore the fount of all invention and innovation.

Houseguests for the winter I'm one of the last original owners of an Eva Lake unit, which was one of the first employee-housing projects built in 1988. For me it has been a blessing and a curse. I got into the real estate game early at the age of 22.

The muzzling of Canada's scientists has been in the news for many months now, here at home and also around the world.

Surprise of the week: the club of African presidents (a.k.a.

Whistler girls rising

Well, it looks like Facebook is at it again. Last year when it rolled out the search feature, users concerned with their profile privacy were able to opt out of being searchable in the site's search bar.

This past year we have had several key reports released to the community for consideration.

"We are all afraid for our confidence, for the future, for the world. That is the nature of the human imagination. Yet every person, every civilization, has gone forward because of its engagement with what it had set itself to do.

A salient feature of American "exceptionalism" is the belief that the United States can never be ordinary. If it is not the best, then it must be the worst. If it is not destined to dominate the world forever, then it is doomed to decline and decay.