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Michael Ignatieff

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2 years

Salman reviewed The Needs of Strangers in 1984 and we became friends. I was there when he went into hiding in 1989 and used to see him during his confinement. Now I pray he survives and lives to defy his tormentors once again.

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Pericles defining the democracy that Athens lived by. On the Acropolis.

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The grateful and happy recipient of a Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters from The University of Cambridge. Congratulations to my fellow Honorands.

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In Memoriam Andrew Ignatieff . 9 June 1950 - 18 December 2022. My brother.

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1 year

Ian Davey, who was my chief of staff, when I was in politics, died on Friday. Here we are dining together, Zsuzsanna, Jill,Ian, Dan Brock and me, back in 2008, in happier times. I learned so much from him. I miss him and mourn his loss.

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When my brother and zsuzsanna met the first time she said she wanted to meet “ a washing bear”. A raccoon ,said Andrew and gave her this coin purse . Today ,after Andrew’s funeral, as custom requires ,people put a memento in the coffin. She laid the worn purse next to him.

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Michael Ignatieff wins Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences6

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6 years

Wishing all our friends the kind of happiness in the new year depicted here : a cappuccino, a cornetto, a grappa and a splendid book on Caravaggio. Sharing it all with my own beloved photographer in Rome. Happy New Year !

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Michael Ignatieff

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4 years

@ClaudiaLennhoff We did not know your mother. We do not know you. But the feeling of loss is a feeling we do know. One consoling thought; your mother had what every parents wants,hopes for; a child ,you, who loved her the way you did and still do. She will stay part of you till the end .

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2 years

Brother Andrew died last night. We mourn.

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2 years

In praise of a life cut short: Trevor Harrison in memoriam

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2 years

Opinion: From Hungary in 1956 to Ukraine in 2022, Russia has tried to crush the people’s will – and failed /via @globeandmail

Opinion: From Hungary in 1956 to Ukraine in 2022, Russia has tried to crush the people’s will – and...

In the end, Putin will not destroy Ukrainians’ desire for freedom any more than Khrushchev did with Hungarians or Brezhnev with Czechs and Poles. But many more lives could be lost before he realizes...

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11 months

Pushkin Press has republished four of my books and this one-The Needs of Strangers—has just about everything I’ve ever written or thought about since: solidarity, freedom and the politics of the good. So happy to see it on the shelves again!

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My university is recruiting students in the subways of Budapest for our new campus in Vienna. The cut-line: “ knowledge knows no is invincible.Apply to CEU”

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1 year

Madrid .Working and celebrating another birthday. Perfect.

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8 years

Stephen Harper begins a new life after politics. Life's good after politics. I wish him well.

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2 years

There are no words yet just overwhelming sorrow. Words will come as there is so much to say about the cherished son, brother, husband to Kaisha and friend to many- zsuzsanna and I amongst them-but we are still trying to accept the fact of his death. Trevor Harrison 1986-2022

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Zsuzsanna and I send all our friends affectionate Holiday greetings from Budapest and best wishes for health and happiness in 2018.

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5 years

We are open. The new campus of CEU is open in Vienna thanks to the hard work of many dedicated people. Warm welcome to our students.

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9 months

My son Theo made this bonsai for us. Beautiful.

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3 months

Another birthday- this one in Baden- looking out from the Beethoven memorial. And before a good meal in Heurigen Krug in Gumpoldskirchen.

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7 years

Hungarian university fights to stay open @CNNI . Thank you for all the support pouring in. The battle continues.

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6 years

Morning sail on Lake Balaton, apple pie for lunch. Dinner on the terrace. A very good birthday I think.

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1 year

Second visit to Vermeer. Fifteen minutes in the almost empty exhibition rooms - due to our supreme luck- and good bye to this extraordinary gathering of pictures.

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1 year

This week Pushkin Press is publishing a revised, updated edition of my biography of Isaiah Berlin. "In a dark century, he showed what a life of the mind should be: sceptical, ironical, dispassionate and free."

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11 months

A new edition of Blood and Belonging on nationalism. Wonderful to see it out again. Thanks Pushkin Press.

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6 years

Is identity politics ruining democracy? via @FT An essay of mine. Hope it helps

Is identity politics ruining democracy?

Michael Ignatieff on why we have to look beyond group identity and failed meritocracy

www.ft.com

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9 years

A new Canadian. Congratulations to Zsuzsanna Zsohar,my wife. http://t.co/A5bHnfCAbh

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Here we are: my son, Theo and daughter Sophie,getting ready for Theo’s wedding to Jesca tomorrow in Toronto. Wishing the happy couple lifelong happiness.

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Michael Ignatieff

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8 years

All packed and ready to leave Cambridge. One phase is over the next about to start. Goodbye friends and thanks.

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Michael Ignatieff

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6 years

Central European University is a remarkable school. It should stay in Hungary. Ron Daniels President of Johns Hopkins thinks we should stay. The government thinks otherwise. Read on . . .

Opinion | Central European University is a remarkable school. It should stay in Hungary.

CEU’s ouster is a manifestation of Viktor Orban’s relentless quest to defang any institution that could check his authoritarian agenda.

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Nothing much is happening here. And it is just fine for us.

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4 years

My next book - on Consolation- includes a chapter about music and Mahler. So we paid our respect at his and his small daughter’s grave today in Grinzing,Vienna.

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8 years

Farewell to @Harvard @Kennedy_School . From September 1, I will be President & Rector of Central European University in Budapest @CEUHungary .

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Michael Ignatieff

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5 years

Forget selfies. This is what lasts. Basilica St Appolinare in Classe.

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1 year

The Question of Collaboration by Michael Ignatieff @ProSyn

The Question of Collaboration | by Michael Ignatieff - Project Syndicate

Michael Ignatieff asks what those who cooperated with the enemy in World War II reveal about those who behave similarly today.

www.project-syndicate.org

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3 years

Its my last day as Rector and President of Central European University, Budapest and Vienna. Wonderful institution, extraordinary experience. This is my goodbye message to some wonderful people at CEU

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6 years

‘Enough is enough,’ Michael Ignatieff says, giving Hungary a deadline in political battle with university

‘Enough is enough,’ Michael Ignatieff says, giving Hungary a deadline in political battle with...

The Canadian rector of Central European University has given an autocratic government an ultimatum: Settle a feud over the school’s certification by Dec. 1 or it will shift its courses to Vienna

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Michael Ignatieff

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5 years

Last year by the Hungarian Sea this year we are at the Aegean marking my birthday.

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George Soros, Viktor Orbán, and the War on CEU - The Atlantic

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Michael Ignatieff

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2 years

In Ottawa, to honour the memory of Trevor Harrison.

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Michael Ignatieff

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6 years

A Message from CEU President and Rector Michael Ignatieff via @YouTube Here's what's happening to CEU and academic freedom in Europe

A Message from CEU President and Rector Michael Ignatieff

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Michael Ignatieff

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8 years

The Myth of Cosmopolitanism, via @nytimes . A terrific piece that is also an accusation. Makes you think.

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8 years

On my way to my last Harvard graduation to say goodby to fabulous students. Next stop Budapest.

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Michael Ignatieff

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7 years

@jandrewpotter Thinking of you with respect and high regard from here in Budapest. Michael Ignatieff

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What happens to democracy when both sides claim that 'democracy is on the ballot' and believe that democracy is in danger if the other side wins?

When Democracy Is on the Ballot | Journal of Democracy

Democracy is on dangerous ground when its fundamental rules become the main point of political contention. This is where we are today. The truth is that the institutions, not just the players…

www.journalofdemocracy.org

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3 years

Big day for a writer when the Canadian edition comes out. It’s in the bookstores. Hooray.

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3 years

Goodnight ,beautiful Amsterdam. And goodbye.

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1 year

From Amsterdam,departing. A reminder of what we have just seen.

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9 years

The Refugee Crisis Isn’t a ‘European Problem’ http://t.co/HWQA0pqLzB If you're sick of the excuses here's how Canada and US could act

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4 years

Yesterday the European Court of Justice ruled that ‘lex CEU’ violates Hungary’s commitments under the World Trade Organization and infringes on the provisions of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights relating to academic freedom. Vindication for CEU!

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11 years

A sad day for the dignity of public office, both in Toronto and in Ottawa.

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7 years

To Zsuzsanna. Celebrated in Amsterdam with 150 Psalms ,a visit to Rijksmuseum and a boat ride on the canals.

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Michael Ignatieff

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8 years

Order of Canada honorees include federal politicians, authors, scientists and more Honoured to be included.Merci!

Ondaatje, Kaspi, Ignatieff among 100 Order of Canada honorees

Rideau Hall’s latest Order of Canada honorees reflect the breadth of accomplishment contained within Canada’s borders

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Michael Ignatieff

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4 years

A nice surprise , three young birch trees for my birthday.

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2 years

Birthday week end in Paris. Dinner with friends, people watching in cafes and Kurtag’s Fin de Partie at Opera Garnier Saturday. Just visited Beckett’s grave - the opera is based on his play.

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Michael Ignatieff

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6 years

The battle continues. Thanks for all your support.

Michael Ignatieff fights for Central European University’s future amid far-right’s rise

CEU’s fate in Budapest is increasingly a bellwether for the future of liberal thought, education and democratic standards in Europe

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Michael Ignatieff

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8 years

It was a very good day. Thanks to all .

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5 years

Great meeting with the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs who came to discuss the CEU situation.

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Michael Ignatieff

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2 years

Waiting to board Ryanair for Dublin to deliver the Edmund Burke lecture at Trinity College tomorrow. “Democracy and the Legacy of Revolutionary Violence.”

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4 years

“I teach therefore I am” a sign at the Paris demonstration in memory of Samuel Paty murdered for teaching freedom of speech to his students. May his loss not be in vain.

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Michael Ignatieff

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3 years

flowers for my birthday.

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Michael Ignatieff

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9 years

ISIS is trying to provoke an apocalyptic confrontation w the Crusader infidels. We should deny them this opportunity

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8 years

Nova Scotia lobsters in Budapest! Delicious. Canadian chamber of commerce dinner full house

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The Cathedral.Santiago de Compostela.

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8 years

Last day of class - to my astonishing @Kennedy_School students from so many countries, thanks for a great semester.

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6 years

Surely the coolest -looking literary prize. Thank you Zocalo for the award and for the exciting event.

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7 years

Off to celebrate Canada Day in Budapest. Joyeuses Fetes Mon Canada!

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3 years

In awe of Monets waterlilies in the orangerie PARIS

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Michael Ignatieff

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11 months

Another birthday of Zsuzsanna ,another present from me .The small glass vase falls in the category summed up by my mother—in - law as “ something you did not know you needed or even wanted but now you love it”. Happy 76 my dear wife.

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4 years

Our first cherries . Small and sweet.

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3 years

Day 1 in Athens. A sight to inspire.

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2 years

History Brought Us Here

But Ukraine's heroism reminds us the future belongs to the free.

www.persuasion.community

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4 years

On 23 December the florist promised and we believed the amaryllis would bloom. Here it is. Happy 2021.

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And after it rains there is a rainbow and all of its colours are there…our little hillside . How lucky we are.

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7 years

The Ordinary Virtues: Moral Order in a Divided World. published tomorrow.Thanks to Harvard University Press,The Carnegie Council et al.

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Canadian Thanksgiving dinner in Budapest with great canadian students, our ambassador and tom kmiec, mp from calgary. Michael and zsuzsanna.

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7 years

Finally

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1 year

About to enter the Vermeer exhibition in Amsterdam

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9 months

Why Israel Should Obey Geneva Even When Its Enemies Do Not - The Atlantic

Why Israel Should Obey Geneva Even When Its Enemies Do Not

It has more to gain from sticking to the international conventions that govern the lawful conduct of war than it does from seeking reckless vengeance against Hamas.

www.theatlantic.com

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6 years

The CEU has no place in Orbán’s Hungary – but it won’t be the same anywhere else | View

Much more than a university leaves Budapest when the CEU goes | View

The Central European University may have been an American institution, but for many Hungarians, it represented a bright future for young Hungarians. Now it has been lost to Budapest forever.

www.euronews.com

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9 years

You have to feel good about Canada after an hour with these Canadians at Harvard Business School. I sure did! http://t.co/dmkAfXoSKz

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6 years

Zsuzsanna and all her family voted today in the Hungarian General Election.

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10 years

Horror and valour in Ottawa today. Thank you Kevin Vickers brave friend. We mourn our soldier. we will defend democracy we won't back down

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Hungary CEU: Protesters rally to save university

Thousands of people protest in Budapest in solidarity with CEU, founded by George Soros in 1991.

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5 years

CEU Expresses Support for Hong Kong Universities via @ceuhungary Anybody who loves universities as free and civil spaces must feel sorrow and anger at what is happening in Hong Kong.

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4 years

My birthday flower from Suzanna.

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Alone with El Greco

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Canadian thanksgiving in Budapest. Great Canadians at CEU.

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6 years

Zsuzsanna’s picture of a proud moment, an honorary degree at the University of Edinburgh.

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4 years

What’s happening -twitter asks. This is what’s happening.

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3 years

My essay "Liberalism in the Anthropocene" is now online. Comments welcome

Now Showing - Liberties

For some time now it has felt like history is itself the pandemic. In our country and elsewhere, it has been in overdrive, teeming with evils, flush with collapses, abounding in fear and rage, a...

libertiesjournal.com

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Soros-funded Central European University is pushed out of Hungary, after the Trump administration failed to save it - The Washington Post

The Trump administration tried to save a U.S. university by playing nice with an autocrat. It...

Central European University is being kicked out of Hungary, exposing the limits of U.S. influence.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Helsinki’s New Library Has 3-D Printers and Power Tools. (And Some Books, Too.) via @NYTimes

Helsinki’s New Library Has 3-D Printers and Power Tools. (And Some Books, Too.) (Published 2018)

The new building in the Finnish capital is intended to be a co-working space and a town square, as well as a traditional reading room.

www.nytimes.com

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4 years

We will soon learn what kind of country America is, and what kind of people we are. Richard Ford is America’s best writer. Read this one.

Opinion: We will soon learn what kind of country America is, and what kind of people we are

The 2020 election, more than any other, feels like a life-or-death struggle for the future of the nation – and if it fails, there’s no going back

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Festival of philosophy in modena italy 45 lectures in the streets and squares. Amazing experience. I give a talk called Thinking for Yourself. Hardest thing in the world.

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Michael Ignatieff

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2 years

The birthday girl - no birthday woman - and I celebrating in Padova at Bistro San Pietro. Many Happy Returns!

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2 years

When I was presented to the queen in the 1990’s in London she asked me what I was doing. A biography of Isaiah Berlin, I replied. She brought her white gloves close to my face and mimicked someone talking fast. Can you understand a word he says? Big smile. Wonderful woman.

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