Pat Murphy • Nelson Voice

The Marshall Plan wasn’t a silver bullet

Posted by Pat Murphy | Apr 20, 2018

Called ‘the most generous act of any people, anytime, anywhere, to another people,‘ the post-war economic boost still had flaws

Posted by Pat Murphy | Apr 13, 2018

Mary Jo Kopechne’s death was sensational, but justice was never truly done and far too many questions remain unanswered

Posted by Pat Murphy | Apr 5, 2018

Fifty years ago tomorrow, Trudeau was declared winner of the federal Liberal Party’s leadership race. Two weeks later he was prime minister

Posted by Pat Murphy | Mar 22, 2018

The truth is that gathering and deploying information to influence people’s voting behaviour has long been a staple of politics

Posted by Pat Murphy | Mar 9, 2018

The eagerness of western intellectuals to justify the Moscow show trials of the late ’30s was what was truly frightening about them