The Endgame
Philip SlaytonLooking at events and issues through the prism of the endgame...
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The Endgame
Toronto, May 17, 2026
A diagnosis
About this time last year, I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. Parkinson’s (known familiarly as “PD”) is a progressive movement disorder of the central nervous system. The American writer and humour...
The Endgame
Toronto, May 3, 2026
My sporting life
My friend Bill was once a prominent corporate lawyer and business executive. I know him to be an engaged and astute observer of geopolitics. He’s in his late eighties now. We had lunch recently and I...
The Endgame
Toronto, April 19, 2026
Breaking up with booze
Booze and I broke up two months ago. We’d been together for sixty years. It was a close and affectionate relationship, but it’s over now.
These things happen.
We didn’t plan to split. Alcoh...
The Endgame
Toronto, April 5, 2026
Risk
Two things we know about old age and health. First, when you are old bad things are more likely to happen to your already compromised body. Second, the older you are, the worse the consequences of bad health ma...
The Endgame
Toronto, March 22, 2026
The feral cats of Essaouira
A feral cat thinks things over
Cynnie and I recently spent time in Morocco, a country we love. One place we went to was Essaouira, a small city on the Atlantic coast. Essaouira comes wi...
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Lawyer and writer. Former president of PEN Canada. Latest book, "Antisemitism: An ancient hatred in the age of identity politics" (March 2023). www.philipslayton.com
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