Is it time to spread our wings as a Nation?

King Charles III is, at the moment of this writing, in Ottawa, Canada meeting and greeting people young and old, of high office and commoner alike. It’s a nice event. The spontaneous crowd in the gardens at Rideau Hall are singing Oh Canada and God Save the King. I can’t help but wonder if at …

I welcome you, northern neighbours.

(This letter was sent to the Anchorage Daily News on March 18, 2025, it was published online the same day.) Dear Editor, I was mildly dumbfounded when I stumbled upon Mr. Crawford’s recent letter extolling the virtues of Alaska joining Canada… and double-double-dumbfounded when I realized it was in response to Mr. Jones. Is this …