Daniel Ryan Spaulding

Croatia Knows What Europe Is Forgetting

From Croatia to Israel, the ancient idea of peoplehood is colliding with a Western world that has forgotten what home means.

Rainbow Wars: Socialism, Canada, and the Myth of Permanent Peace

I was raised on multiculturalism, anti-war politics and the promise that history only moved forward. Then October 7 taught me how fragile freedom really is.

Nicki, NAZA & the Stories We Tell

How Nicki Minaj, a film about Gaza, and three years of political upheaval taught me what happens when reality becomes too big for the stories we tell about ourselves.

The Irish, the Jews, and the War for Happiness

From Ireland’s complicated relationship with Jews, to the maps that transformed the Middle East, to myths Canadians inherited: what happens when political mythology collides with historical facts.

Caroline Shinkle & the Straw That Broke the Camel’s Back

I thought the Democratic Party would eventually say enough. I was wrong.

Club Kid & the End of Berlin

Jordan Firstman’s Club Kid, the friends I made between Berlin and Tel Aviv, and what October 7 revealed about the culture we shared.