Pat Murphy • Edmonton's Business

Heroes and villains: how history picks the winners

Posted by Pat Murphy | Jan 4, 2018

The Second World War movie Darkest Hour raises questions about perspective and reality

Posted by Pat Murphy | Dec 13, 2017

News reporting has always been susceptible to allegations of spin and slant, cherry-picking and calculation

Posted by Pat Murphy | Dec 6, 2017

Stuck between Germany and the Soviet Union didn’t stop thousands of Poles from contributing to the war effort in the 1940s

Posted by Pat Murphy | Sep 15, 2017

The storied president was more English than Irish, despite being seen as the ultimate symbol of Irish-American success and social acceptance

Posted by Pat Murphy | Sep 8, 2017

Historians are divided on Josef Stalin’s intent in the Ukraine that resulted in millions of deaths. Anne Applebaum’s new book has revived the dispute