Pat Murphy • Nelson Voice

Religion helped defeat the first Catholic U.S. presidential contender

Posted by Pat Murphy | Nov 7, 2018

Al Smith fell prey to the three Ps – prohibition, prejudice and prosperity – in 1928

Posted by Pat Murphy | Oct 31, 2018

The demise of the German Hohenzollerns led to Hitler, while the collapse of the Austrian Habsburgs gave rise to malignant nationalism

Posted by Pat Murphy | Oct 23, 2018

The full story of Robert the Bruce’s ascendancy to the Scottish crown is more intricate and certainly less romantic

Posted by Pat Murphy | Oct 17, 2018

The former Conservative prime minister has advice for us on Trump, economics, immigration and more

Posted by Pat Murphy | Oct 10, 2018

Pat Garrett has been maligned for killing his “friend” in a “cowardly” way. Neither indictment is persuasive