Pat Murphy • Nelson Voice

The rise and fall of Spiro Agnew

Posted by Pat Murphy | Dec 11, 2019

The Nixon administration vice-president made two critical mistakes: he took on the media and he got caught taking kickbacks

Posted by Pat Murphy | Dec 4, 2019

Brave, dashing and manly, these social bandits have lofty status. But some, like Dick Turpin, fall far short of the glowing stereotype

Posted by Pat Murphy | Nov 28, 2019

A recent report compares care across eight developed countries, including Canada. The results are edifying

Posted by Pat Murphy | Nov 20, 2019

A separate Scotland and a unified Ireland would certainly face new challenges. But life might be easier for the English

Posted by Pat Murphy | Nov 13, 2019

How about Scottish independence and Irish unification, just to start the conversation?