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“Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next.”  Gary Gruber-Mai talks about this, love or money and immigration challenges.

Please introduce yourself.

My name is Gary Gruber-Mai; I am 39 years old and currently live in Calgary, Alberta Canada. I was born in Vereeniging in Gauteng province in South Africa. I had officially immigrated to Canada in November 2012

You left your comfort zone, moved to a different country and started your own business. Tell us more about this experience.

I would refer to comfort zone loosely. My decision to move was because I was uncomfortable in my position in South Africa. I lived...

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September 2026 Magazine

Ronald Gruner recently wrote We The Presidents: How a Century of Presidents from Harding to Trump Forged Today’s America. A newly released edition commemorates the 250th Anniversary of American Independence. Both books have received critical acclaim from people who take presidential history seriously. Learn more about why he undertook these massive projects. Barbara Lloyd McMichael writes about education, acknowledging that throughout much of this nation’s history, access to schooling has been predicated on gender and race. And yet, it’s important to acknowledge the strides we’ve made over the last 250 years. In John de Graaf’s latest film Econoclast, he has captured the life and work of ecological economist Herman Daly.Happy September! –Patricia Vaccarino


Will We Care Enough to Vote?

There is significant and widespread destabilization in this country, as Trump plays with the military and our cultural institutions. The midterm elections offer an opportunity to strengthen Congressional checks and balances on Trump.  He is currently back at the Supreme Court arguing on behalf of a range of restrictions on mail in ballots.  


Ronald Gruner: An American Story

Ronald Gruner recently wrote We The Presidents: How a Century of Presidents from Harding to Trump Forged Today’s America. A newly released edition commemorates the 250th Anniversary of American Independence. Epic in the making, both books have received critical acclaim from people who take presidential history seriously. 

 

 

 


The history of American education – out of sight, out of mind?

Over 54 million kids in the United States are heading back to school in the United States this month. Many of us whose school memories include the screech of chalk on blackboards, the irresistible smell of freshly mimeographed worksheets, and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance  – now look back with nostalgia on those formative years of promise and progress. We probably didn’t realize it then, but that final line of the Pledge – “with liberty and justice for all” – didn’t automatically mean access to quality K-12 education nationwide. And it still doesn’t.


Is Canada Ripping Off America?

We’ve been ripped off for years, and we’re not going to be ripped off anymore.… We’re spending $200 billion a year to subsidize Canada.… We don’t need their cars. We don’t need their energy…. Canada only works as a state, [it would be] so perfect as a great and cherished state.

Those comments, made during an Oval Office meeting on March 13, 2025, pretty much summarize President Trump’s current feelings towards Canada. His feelings aren’t complex: (1) Canada is stealing from the United States, (2) the U.S. needs neither Canadian goods nor energy, and (3) Canada would be perfect as a U.S. state.